Maria Podlesnova

Over 10 years of running Rusbase as a Founder and CEO. Rusbase is the key platform for people with entrepreneurial spirit in Russia - founders, industry leaders, science masterminds, innovators and more. Rusbase's business consists of 1/ a media website - rb.ru (tech & business, 2 mln MAU), 2/ a hub with IT services for startups & VCs (database, matching, SME B2B platform) and 3/ an event platform - rb.events (professional team that held over 50 events for innovators and entrepreneurs).

Running Spinon for over 5 years as a founder led to multiple success stories in corporate innovations - from scouting, hackathons and acceleration programs to building professional hubs. Spinon is aiming to embed new digital technologies into transition operations.

The heart of the Russian Tech Founders Community. Geek & Ambassador of all new technologies.

Professional background:

• 10 years+ experience as a Founder and CEO of key media on tech & business in Russia & CIS — Rusbase (rb.ru): content, unique venture deals database, events' host, services for startups & investors, industry awards founder & community builder. Distributed team 30+ with HQ in Moscow, 2 mln MAU, cash positive and industry leader.
• 5 years+ experience as a Founder and CEO of Spinon that launches projects & services in the field of corporate innovations. My team and I lead tens of accelerators, hakthathones and tech hubs in different areas: banking, agrotech and foodtech, traveltech, open source and healthcare etc.
• 5 years+ in mentorship for entrepreneurs at Skolkovo Startup Academy (a 5-month part-time programme geared to the serious entrepreneur or corporate manager who wants to get the knowledge and support to launch their business). 10+ bunches with 45 students each.
• 1 failure in 2020 with building AI startup Adele, aimed to reinvent online-dating.
• since March 2022 acting as a co-Founder at HungryTeams.com — matching tool for startups from emerging markets and venture investors all over the globe