Russian Market info

1. Russian IT Overview
By Alexei Polyakov

2. So, where is Russia?
Image source: NHK, 2011

3. I am from Vladivostok – just an 1.5 hour flight
from Narita
Image Source: NHK, 2011

4. My Garage Project: @locomizer
Location analytics – Building Geo-Behavioral Interest Graph
Geo-Data Interest Profiles
ü Companies’ own data ü User Interest Profiles
ü Public sources ü Business Profiles
ü Un- or Semi-Structured Data-as-a-Service ü Privacy Protected

5. Let’s talk about Russia IT
Quiz

6. Do you know what is this?

7. Alexey Pajitnov developed Tetris while
working for Gov Research Center
Alexey Pajitnov
Tetris was born in Moscow at one of the
closed research centers in 1984.
Russian scientist Alexey Pajitnov
develops the very first version of Tetris
on an Electronica 60.

8. Russian IT started in
military R&D centers

9. Perestroika, USSR collapse and
followed IT brain drain
100K+ scientist left Russia last decades
2nd Most Popular 1st Most Popular
Destination Destination
Source: http://www.time.com/

10. To summarize Russian IT situation:
§ It was historically MILITARY oriented
– no idea of CONSUMERIZATION and
MONETIZATION
§ Soviet Union fall led to the halt in
military spending and followed brain
drain

11. Is Russian IT dead?

12. Is Russian IT dead?
Actually, NO.
There is a change
happening right now!

13. Brain drain seems to slow down

14. Russia is ready for monetization
Image source: http://en.rian.ru/

15. Russia Internet
Source: therunet.ru

16. Russia Internet penetration
therunet.com

17. Russia mobile phone market
therunet.com

18. Russia ＩT Market hasn`t
experienced Bubble yet

19. Russian language Market is
More than 300millions

20. Russia SNS market
VKontakte Odnoklassniki Moy Mir
therunet.com

21. Russia Advertising market
therunet.com

22. Russia E-Commerce
therunet.com

23. Btw, Rakuten invested in Russia’s
largest online shopping site Ozon.ru
Participated in a $100 Million round
Disclosure: I work for Rakuten Image source: Wired.co.uk

24. Russia Startups
therunet.com

25. As the result…
therunet.com

26. Questions?