Cold-pressed oil project wins Stavropol's Business Battle competition

Elena Aseeva won the second season of Stavropol's Business Battle competition with a cold-pressed oil workshop project and received the 2 million ruble top prize from VTB. The bank announced the final results on Wednesday.

Vladimir Antonov's mobile tomato-picking robot project also finished among the top entrants. His prize is free tuition on the Sustainable Business Development MBA programme at St Petersburg State University of Economics.

Natalya Gromova placed third with the 3D Signs project. She will receive 1 million rubles from the Stavropol regional government.

The season began with remote selection in April 2026. Mentors chose four projects for their teams, which then completed acceleration stages. Five projects reached the final.