Kazakhstani Entrepreneur Launches a Startup at 18 and Secures $200,000 from Google and OpenAI
Kazakhstani Entrepreneur Launches a Startup at 18 and Secures $200,000 from Google and OpenAI
Damir Iskakov is 18 years old. He studied at the Almaty RFMS School and has been passionate about technology since childhood. In high school, he launched his first startup — a platform for selecting educational institutions. The service closed after some time. In March of this year, Damir launched a new product: Vetra AI, an AI-powered assistant that automatically converts messages, files, and voice notes into tasks, meetings, and reminders, synchronizing them with the user’s calendar. Recently, the project received over $200,000 in grants from Google, OpenAI, and Cloudflare.
Damir Iskakov is 18 years old. He studied at the Almaty RFMS School and has been passionate about technology since childhood. In high school, he launched his first startup — a platform for selecting educational institutions. The service closed after some time. In March of this year, Damir launched a new product: Vetra AI, an AI-powered assistant that automatically converts messages, files, and voice notes into tasks, meetings, and reminders, synchronizing them with the user’s calendar. Recently, the project received over $200,000 in grants from Google, OpenAI, and Cloudflare.
As part of the joint Digital Business and Astana Hub project “100 Startup Stories of Central Asia,” Damir shared how the idea for Vetra AI emerged, how long it took to build the first version, and what challenges the team faced. We also learned how the grant application process with major corporations went and what the project’s roadmap looks like for the coming year.
More details are available on the Digital Business website.
As part of the joint Digital Business and Astana Hub project “100 Startup Stories of Central Asia,” Damir shared how the idea for Vetra AI emerged, how long it took to build the first version, and what challenges the team faced. We also learned how the grant application process with major corporations went and what the project’s roadmap looks like for the coming year.
More details are available on the Digital Business website.
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