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Astana Hub

July 24, 2025 11:11

Hero Training 2025: Application Launch for the Fourth Batch of the Accelerator in Silicon Valley

Astana Hub, together with IT Park Uzbekistan, announces the launch of applications for the fourth batch of Hero Training – an international acceleration program held in partnership with Draper University. The program is aimed at tech startups that are ready to scale and enter global markets.
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Astana Hub

July 24, 2025 00:00

A Kazakhstani With No IT Experience Lands a Job at a Spanish Startup: The Story of a Man From Taraz

Dias Zhumagaliyev is 32 years old and has been used to moving since childhood. At the age of 13, he moved from Taraz to Astana with his family. A year later, his parents sent him to study in Canada. After graduation, he returned home, but later left again—this time for Malaysia. Two years later, he was back in Kazakhstan, where he managed to open a hostel, a print shop, and a language school. Three years later, however, he decided to relocate once again, choosing Spain. There, Dias discovered IT and became a QA tester at a startup. In 2020, he decided to return home. Today, he runs his own offline school focused on artificial intelligence.
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Astana Hub

July 23, 2025 17:28

Free Artificial Intelligence Education Center Opens for Schoolchildren in Kazakhstan

This October, the Creative Technologies Center TUMO will open at the International Artificial Intelligence Center alem.ai. The center is designed for schoolchildren aged 12 to 18 and will operate as a supplementary educational facility, allowing students to attend classes either before or after school hours. The announcement was made by Valeria Tyo, Managing Director of the Autonomous Cluster Fund "Park of Innovative Technologies," during a press conference at the Central Communications Service.
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Astana Hub

July 23, 2025 00:00

Kazakhstan Launches Large-Scale Free AI Education Initiative

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan, together with Astana Hub, is implementing large-scale educational projects in artificial intelligence that are open to all segments of the population, Inbusiness.kz reports, citing the Ministry.
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Astana Hub

July 23, 2025 00:00

Creative Technologies Center for School Students to Open in Kazakhstan

As early as this autumn, in October, Kazakhstan will open the first Creative Technologies Center TUMO in Central Asia—a free educational space for school students. The learning program will cover 11 areas, including artificial intelligence skills. Classes will be offered on a flexible schedule, allowing students to combine their studies with regular school. The initiative also plans to host online masterclasses featuring specialists from various industries. In the future, the project is set to scale across Kazakhstan, including remote regions, where mobile TUMO Boxes will be deployed to enable distance learning.
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Astana Hub

July 22, 2025 00:00

Kazakhstani AI Startup Raises Over USD 350,000 and Joins Microsoft’s Global Program

Kazakhstani startup Cybernet AI, a resident of Astana Hub, has been accepted into the international Microsoft for Startups program. As part of the initiative, the company received grant support totaling more than USD 350,000, along with access to Microsoft’s technological resources.
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Astana Hub

July 22, 2025 00:00

Kazakhstan Calls for Stronger Adoption of AI and Digitalization in the Mining Industry

The process of issuing and reissuing geological and mining permits in Kazakhstan has been fully digitized, significantly improving efficiency, transparency, and convenience for subsoil users. This was announced by Zhaslan Madiyev, Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry, at a meeting of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Astana Hub

July 18, 2025 09:36

CYBERPACK.AI Raises $300,000: Kazakh Startup Goes Global in EdTech

Kazakhstan-based startup CYBERPACK.AI, a participant of Astana Hub’s Startup Garage program, has raised $300,000 in pre-seed angel investment at a valuation of $2 million. The round included participation from top executives of Shell, Qatar Energy, and Apache Corporation, who supported the team’s mission – to make advanced technical education accessible to children worldwide.
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Astana Hub

July 17, 2025 15:58

“World’s First”: Exclusive Look Inside the Future AI Center in Astana

Together with Magzhan Madiyev, CEO of the international tech park Astana Hub, Digital Business got an exclusive tour inside the iconic spherical building Nur Alem in Astana — the future home of the alem.ai International Artificial Intelligence Center. Construction is currently underway, with the opening planned for later this year.
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Astana Hub

July 17, 2025 00:00

Kazakhstani AI Startup Raises USD 1 Million from Owner of Uzbekistan’s AVO Bank

Kazakhstani startup SHAI has raised USD 1 million in investment from entrepreneur and investor Ruslan Adilbayev, the principal beneficiary and owner of Uzbekistan’s AVO Bank.
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