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Feb. 9, 2026 15:35

Astana Hub Participant MoonAI Raises Investment from Oskar Hartmann

MoonAI, a Kazakhstan-based startup and portfolio company of Astana Hub, has raised pre-seed investment for its AI-agent platform designed for businesses. The investor is international entrepreneur and business angel Oskar Hartmann, who joined the company’s cap table under a standard SAFE agreement at a $5 million valuation. The investment amount totaled $50,000.
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Feb. 6, 2026 10:51

From School Desks to Global-Scale Startups: alem.ai battle Launches in Kazakhstan with a Prize Fund of KZT 25 Million

As part of the Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, applications are now open for the national competition alem.ai battle — an AI-focused initiative aimed at supporting and developing AI talent across Kazakhstan. The final stage of the competition will take place at the International Center for Artificial Intelligence alem.ai in Astana.
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Feb. 3, 2026 16:19

Almaty to host GITEX Ai CENTRAL ASIA & CAUCASUS Kazakhstan, marking a key date in the year of digitalisation and AI

GITEX, the world’s largest technology and startup event network, today announced the inaugural GITEX Ai CENTRAL ASIA & CAUCASUS Kazakhstan will take place in Almaty, the country’s largest city, from 4-5 May 2026. The new location puts the event at the centre of the region’s hub for commerce, manufacturing, enterprise, and innovation.
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Feb. 2, 2026 00:00

The First Digital Qazaqstan Forum to Be Held in Shymkent

In 2026, the Digital Almaty forum enters a new stage of development and transforms into Digital Qazaqstan — the country’s main national technology forum, bringing together regions of Kazakhstan into a single platform for digital initiatives, IT companies, industrial customers, and government institutions across the country.
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Jan. 29, 2026 17:44

The Head of State Meets with Kazakhstani IT Entrepreneurs Yerzat Dulat and Murat Abdrakhmanov

During the meeting between President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Yerzat Dulat, Chief Technology Officer of the startup Higgsfield AI, as well as Murat Abdrakhmanov, founder of the venture platform MA7 Ventures, the parties discussed issues related to the systematic adoption of artificial intelligence in the economy, public administration, and the social sector, as well as the development of IT entrepreneurship, the venture capital market, and the AI industry.
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Jan. 28, 2026 12:27

Kazakhstan Presents Its First Country Report on AI Development: Venture Investment in the Sector Grows Fivefold, Exceeding $73 Million

A dynamically developing artificial intelligence startup ecosystem has emerged in Kazakhstan. More than 100 AI startups are currently operating in the country, while the volume of venture investment in AI projects increased more than fivefold between 2023 and 2025 — from approximately $14 million to $73 million. As a result, AI now accounts for more than half of all venture investments in Kazakhstan.
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Jan. 27, 2026 14:41

Kazakhstan’s Call2action.ai Scales in the U.S., Onboarding 30+ Carriers in Just Three Months

Kazakhstan-based startup Call2action.ai, a participant of the international innovation cluster Astana Hub, has onboarded more than 30 transportation companies in the United States over the past three months. The client base includes both paying customers and pilot projects that are already transitioning to a commercial model. The combined fleet of companies using the platform now exceeds 2,000 trucks.
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Jan. 23, 2026 09:00

From Idea to First Sales: Astana Hub Launches a New Batch of Startup Garage

Astana Hub has announced the opening of applications for the fifth batch of Startup Garage, an intensive incubation program designed for early-stage tech startups. The program targets projects at the MCI (idea) and MVP (prototype) stages.
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Jan. 22, 2026 17:22

Astana Hub and the National Center for Healthcare Development Launch a Strategic Partnership in MedTech

The international innovation cluster Astana Hub and the Salidat Kairbekova National Scientific Center for Healthcare Development of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, opening new opportunities for the development of MedTech, health technology assessment, and the implementation of artificial intelligence in the country’s healthcare system.
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Jan. 22, 2026 17:00

Kazakhstan’s WeGlobal AI EdTech startup enters the UK market through BETT UK

Kazakhstan-based EdTech startup WeGlobal AI, which focuses on mental health and career guidance for schoolchildren, has taken an important step toward international expansion by participating in the BETT UK international education exhibition with the support of Nazarbayev University. For the team, the event marked a key milestone on the path to entering the UK market and launching a pilot project in British schools, DKNews.kz reports. BETT has been held since 1985 and is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading platforms for educational technologies. Each year, the exhibition brings together more than 35,000 participants and over 600 companies from more than 130 countries, including schools, universities, EdTech startups, investors and representatives of national education systems.
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