The new center is designed to handle large-scale AI computing, from training AI models to business, scientific, and engineering applications.
The first phase of the project is worth $120 million. The first phase of the Gagarin AI factory houses 512 GPUs. The center currently operates with 1.2 megawatts of electrical power. It is planned to increase this to 5 megawatts in the future, and to 35…
The MAC Affiliate Conference returned to Yerevan from May 25 to 27, bringing together the worlds of iGaming and affiliate marketing at Meridian Expo, the region’s leading exhibition center. The event attracted over 5,000 professionals from 62 countries, featured 200…
GDG Yerevan, together with Yandex Hall Armenia, is hosting a full-day hands-on AI workshop on June 20 at Yandex Hall (Moskovyan 35, Yerevan). The event is focused on building practical multi-agent systems using modern cloud and AI tooling — and is designed for developers…
RISE Powered by Silicon Mountains 2026: Expo & Forum
May 16, 2026
RISE Powered by Silicon Mountains 2026
📍 Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex | 🗓 June 3–4, 2026
RISE — which stands for Research, Innovation, Science, and Engineering — is Armenia’s new spring tech event, showcasing the products, solutions, and achievements of Armenian companies, research centers, and engineering teams. The event is organized under the slogan “We…
Global iGaming is becoming more expensive, more regulated, and more complex. Compliance requirements are tightening, advertising platforms are imposing stricter limitations, and traffic acquisition costs continue to rise. In this environment, the industry’s most valuable…
Armenia IT Sector Tax Contribution – Q1 2026/2025
April 28, 2026
Armenia’s IT sector maintained a strong presence among the country’s top taxpayers in the first quarter of 2026, showing notable year-over-year growth in total contributions. Modex represents Q1 data for the 2025/2026 period.
General overview
78 IT companies were…
Entering a new market over calls and emails may sound simple on paper: find the right contacts, reach out, set up calls, discuss terms, and move forward.
In reality, this approach often stalls at the very start. Some contacts turn out to be irrelevant, others talk a good game but have little decision-making power, and some seem interested, yet discussions never progress. The problem isn’t the…
Firebird AI will soon announce the launch of the third phase of its AI data center project in Armenia, bringing the number of GPUs to 110,000 units.
This was announced by Firebird co-founder Alexander Yesayan at AI Conf Armenia 2026 in Yerevan.
Alexander Yesayan, during his…
Armenia can be among TOP 5 AI countries
April 19, 2026
NVIDIA Vice President Rev Lebaredian notes that Armenia will be among the top five countries in the world, surpassing even the leading European countries.
Speaking at the AI Conf Armenia 2026 in Yerevan, Lebaredian announced that 50,000 graphics processing units (GPUs)…
Gateway to VivaTech 2026
April 13, 2026
Gateway to VivaTech 2026
Gateway to VivaTech 2026 is the national-level pitch competition designed to select three most promising growth-stage startups from Armenia to participate in the pitch competition at VivaTech which is being organized by EU4Innovation East between startups from the three EaP countries; Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine. To realize the selection process, the project has defined…

