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Nov. 24, 2025 00:00

Kazakhstanis Created a Corporate Ecosystem of AI Agents and Have Already Raised $6 Million

Alibek Polatov is originally from Shymkent. After finishing school, he enrolled at the Kazakhstan branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University, where he studied systems programming. After graduating, he returned to Kazakhstan and almost immediately found himself in entrepreneurship. He first founded a web studio focused on website development, and since 2020 has been launching his own startups. This year, Alibek became CEO and co-founder of shai.pro — a platform that enables the creation of AI agents and digital assistants. The company has already raised $6 million in investment.
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Nov. 21, 2025 20:54

Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan and Armenia Visit alem.ai

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan visited the International Artificial Intelligence Center alem.ai, where they reviewed the development of artificial intelligence technologies, GovTech initiatives, and solutions created by Kazakh startups.
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Nov. 21, 2025 00:00

A Woman from Uzbekistan Built a Business with $500,000 in Revenue — and Is Now Transforming the Agricultural Sector

Dildora Atadzhanova has been in entrepreneurship for more than eight years. Her first business was Teodora Goods, a company exporting agricultural products from Uzbekistan. In 2020, she became a co-founder and CEO of the startup Dalatek — an agrotech platform for digitizing the supply process of fruits and vegetables to local supermarkets. Initially, the service positioned itself as a marketplace for farmers and supermarkets, but over five years it went through several transformations. Today, Dildora is building a cooperative with small and medium-sized farmers to establish a tomato supply chain across Uzbekistan and abroad.
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Nov. 21, 2025 00:00

Tumar Innovation Hub Acceleration Program Concludes in Dubai

On November 20, as part of Investor Day 2025 in Dubai, Demo Day took place — the final event of the second acceleration program, Scale Up Program, implemented by Tumar Innovation Hub. Startups from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan presented their technology solutions to investors and representatives of the UAE ecosystem.
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Nov. 20, 2025 14:34

Central Asian Innovation Hubs: Results of the First Year of Strategic Partnership Between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Astana Hub and IT Park Uzbekistan summarize the first year of operations under the unified brand Central Asian Innovation Hubs, launched in 2024 following the signing of a cooperation memorandum during ICT WEEK Uzbekistan. The initiative aims to promote Central Asian startups on the international stage, unite the innovation potential of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and build a single regional ecosystem.
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Автономный кластерный фонд «Астана Хаб»

Nov. 20, 2025 09:40

Qazaqstan Venture Group Announces $115 Million Raised in First Close

Qazaqstan Venture Group (note: the management company of the fund of funds Alem Ventures Fund) has raised $115 million as part of its first close. At this stage, commitments from the initial investors were secured and the fund began its investment activities. Capital formation included participation from Qazaqstan Investment Corporation, Freedom Holding Corp., Astana Hub, as well as a number of private investors.
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Автономный кластерный фонд «Астана Хаб»

Nov. 20, 2025 00:00

Qazaqstan Venture Group Raises $115 Million in First Close

At this stage, commitments from the initial investors were secured and the fund began its investment activities. The fund’s capital formation included participation from Qazaqstan Investment Corporation, Freedom Holding Corp., Astana Hub, as well as a number of private investors.
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Nov. 19, 2025 10:44

President of Estonia Visits Astana Hub

President of the Republic of Estonia Alar Karis visited the international innovation cluster Astana Hub as part of his official visit to Kazakhstan.
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Nov. 18, 2025 12:01

Which Hub to Choose in Kazakhstan: A Guide for Startups and Entrepreneurs

In addition to Astana Hub, Kazakhstan has a wide range of regional hubs aimed at developing the startup ecosystem and entrepreneurship. We have gathered the key information on how to join regional hubs.
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Nov. 17, 2025 16:45

A Kazakh Entrepreneur Invested $100,000 in a Startup to Help Businesses. His Project Is Already Valued at $4 Million

Askhat Adkhamov launched his first project back in 2020, when he was just 20 years old. It was an online school called Terenoi, offering math and English courses for children and teenagers. At first, the project developed successfully, but after two years it had to be shut down. After that, Askhat moved into traditional business and company consulting, and last year decided to launch a new product. That’s how MoonAI emerged — a startup that builds AI agents to automate sales and customer support for small and medium-sized businesses.
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