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ROSTOK PROJECT
ROSTOK: Bring Your Ideas to Life
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The ROSTOK project aims to develop a culture of ecological burial of pets with the help of its own development, the first in Russia bio-urn for ashes of pets in Russia with a system of planting seedlings "ROSTOK URN PETS"
(patented development, has an ecological certificate of conformity) and creation of a network of the first alternative to spontaneous pet cemeteries —Memory Parks, where trees grow instead of graves
Hi! My name is Mariia, I'm 18 y.o., living in a small Siberian town and... It's been two years since I became a founder of The ROSTOK project. During it's existence, it has attracted more than 5 million rubles in grants, made more than 1,000 sales and won many Russian national competitions.
I proved that it is possible to establish a successful eco-startup before adulthood and my team continues to reach new horizonts!
I proved that it is possible to establish a successful eco-startup before adulthood and my team continues to reach new horizonts!
September 2022
Less than a year after beginning and the first serious viсtory — The ROSTOK projest is a winner of The International Startup Accelerator by Skolkolo community
Less than a year after beginning and the first serious viсtory — The ROSTOK projest is a winner of The International Startup Accelerator by Skolkolo community
The idea of the ROSTOK project arose in preparation for a scientific conference. The problem of a large number of illegal animal burials in Russia and problems in the legislation regarding animal burials was discovered. In December 2021 the idea was all I had. Let's find out what happened after that:
Our first team of three people (a leader, an environmental technician and an SMM) came into being after winning a grant competition from the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs. A prototype of a bio-urn was created with invited scientific group and the first 600 bio-urns were created: they were given free of charge to needy citizens, pet-shelters, and veterinary centers. It was for our testing of MVP.
New victories
After beginning our work on the grant, we began a serious dialogue with the county veterinary service about organizing Russia's first Pet Memorial Park. A cooperation agreement was reached and we received permission to improve the land plot
(construction works will start in 2025)
(construction works will start in 2025)
In two years of work we have won 6 All-Russian competitions, two accelerators and received the "Green Award" of the Russian Environmental Operator for our contribution to the environment. We have been featured in the news on a federal channel, more than 30 public articles have been published mentioning us and we even starred in a podcast!
Now the ROSTOK project has the most prestigious status for startups in Russia — the Skolkovo resident status. This is a guarantee of the project's high level of technological sophistication
Now the project, which was born out of a simple desire to do a good deed for the benefit of society, has turned into a startup that brings money and interesting experience to our team: we have regular sales, and we often become guest experts and speakers at youth business conferences.
I believe RYEP is able to help me expand my view of the world, share international experience and finalize the concept of expanding my project.
Sincerely, Mariia Kotik
Sincerely, Mariia Kotik
