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Nov. 17, 2025 00:00

Students Launched a Flower Marketplace in Tashkent and Raised $100,000

Abdumalik Abdukhali mov from Uzbekistan got into startups while still a student. His very first project turned out to be a success: thousands of Tashkent residents order flowers every month through the OYGUL marketplace, which he launched together with fellow university IT students. The young company, OY Startech, focused on high service quality and a convenient CRM for sellers, powered by its own artificial intelligence solution. Near-term plans include entering the Kazakhstan market and selling the AI-powered customer support agent as a standalone product.
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Nov. 14, 2025 17:00

A Kazakh Woman Launched a Startup While on Maternity Leave That Simplifies Life for Dentists. Here’s How It Works

Makpal Orakkizy is originally from Ust-Kamenogorsk. After graduating from university, she actively built a career as an employee: she worked at various IT companies, focusing on development, management, and analytics. Then came maternity leave, during which she came up with the concept for her startup, MacDent. It is an analytics and patient interaction system for dental clinics: appointment scheduling, completed and recommended procedures, reminders about upcoming visits, evaluation of social media advertising effectiveness, and more.
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Nov. 14, 2025 10:49

Who Will Claim the Crown of Innovation and Technology: Astana Hub Launches IT Queen 2025

Astana Hub announces the opening of applications for the IT Queen 2025 competition—an initiative aimed at supporting women entrepreneurs and startup founders developing IT projects.
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Nov. 13, 2025 18:04

Delegation from the Ministry of Digital Development and Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic Visits Astana Hub

A delegation from the Ministry of Digital Development and Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic, led by First Deputy Minister Nursultan Kubanov, arrived at Astana Hub for a working visit.
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Nov. 13, 2025 15:54

How to Build a Strong Brand with AI: A New Course Launches at Astana Hub

The international innovation cluster Astana Hub, together with the Academy of Digital Industries, has launched a unique educational program titled “Build a Brand with Neural Networks.” Its goal is to teach Kazakhstanis how to leverage the power of artificial intelligence to promote themselves, their businesses, and creative projects.
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Nov. 11, 2025 09:35

An Economist Created a Startup That Makes the Real Estate Market Transparent. Here’s How the Service Works

Akmal Bakhronov comes from the small Uzbek city of Navoi. Before launching his startup, he tried himself in various traditional businesses, including a cleaning service and a small print shop. But Akmal was always drawn to technological solutions. Soon, by chance, he entered the IT field and began creating products for the real estate market. This led to the creation of UYSOT, an ecosystem that represents a digital database of developers. It provides transparency for buyers and better control of assets and finances for sellers. For the joint Digital Business and Astana Hub project “100 Startup Stories of Central Asia”, Akmal shared insights about how developers work in Uzbekistan, the importance of digital solutions for real estate, and his plans to enter the Kazakh and MENA markets.
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Nov. 10, 2025 17:07

Finalists of the Digital Startup Awards Semifinal Announced

Kazakhstani startups Multicode and CYBERPACK.AI have become the winners of the semifinal round of Best Startup Project, part of the Digital Startup Awards program by IT Park Uzbekistan. These two teams will represent Kazakhstan in the final, which will take place in Tashkent and features a prize fund of $90,000.
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Nov. 10, 2025 00:00

A Tajik Entrepreneur Created an AI Startup for Banks. It Has Already Been Valued at $40 Million

The startup zypl.ai was founded in 2021 by Tajik entrepreneur Azizjon Azimi. The company develops technologies that help banks and microfinance organizations reduce credit risks. The startup’s model can determine who is likely to repay a loan and who should not be issued one. Today, zypl.ai operates in 20 countries, including Kazakhstan, and works with 60 financial institutions. The latest confirmed valuation of the company is $40 million.
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Nov. 7, 2025 18:34

Astana Hub Invites You to Share Your Stories as Part of #DigitalHeart

On November 6, the international innovation cluster Astana Hub celebrated its seventh anniversary. Over the years, the cluster has become a central platform for the development of innovation, startups, and digital entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan, bringing together hundreds of teams, experts, and technology companies.
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Nov. 7, 2025 00:00

Kazakhstanis Came Up with a Way to Fight Cheating and Could Earn Over $300 Million in the UK

Yersultan Yermanov launched his first startup while still a student. Together with his classmates, he created two travel portals at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Singapore. This was followed by the large marketplace Kupi.kz, which had to be shut down at the peak of its popularity, and a search for a high-demand solution in the education sector. Eventually, after several unsuccessful attempts, Yersultan and his team identified a real market pain point—this is how the TrustExam.ai project emerged. Initially, it helped combat cheating during exams. Today, it is a full-fledged anti-cheating system designed to ensure fairness and objectivity during any form of knowledge assessment, both online and offline.
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