This partnership marks a significant milestone in Grand Mobile’s long-term strategy to strengthen its global footprint and accelerate its expansion into international markets.

The collaboration with Astana Hub Ventures will give Grand Mobile access to a wide range of resources and opportunities — including participation in international acceleration programs, entry into MENA, Southeast Asian, and Eastern European markets, and strategic support for product scaling.

The company’s near-term goal is to enter new markets and solidify its position on the global stage. The funding will be used to enhance the core product, expand the team, and launch marketing campaigns beyond the CIS region.

Grand Mobile is an open-world mobile online game developed by Kazakhstani game development studio Grand Games. To date, the game has been downloaded over 60 million times, with more than 5 million monthly active users. The game was created by Roman Lineytsev, a 27-year-old entrepreneur from Ust-Kamenogorsk and a featured member of the "30 Under 30" list.

Roman Lineytsev, founder of Grand Mobile:

“In fact, we secured this funding several months ago. For us, raising capital wasn’t a necessity, but a strategic move. Astana Hub Ventures is more than just capital — it’s access to deep industry expertise, structured scaling experience, global networks, and a powerful ecosystem. This kind of partnership enables us to move faster, smarter, and more sustainably toward big goals.”

Magzhan Madiyev, CEO of Astana Hub:

“When we launched Astana Hub Ventures, we did so with the belief that investment should be an extension of strategy, not just one-off support. Grand Mobile is a strong team with a product that’s already proven itself on the international market. It’s important for us to see companies like this scale globally while remaining anchored in Kazakhstan. What’s especially valuable is that Grand Mobile was built not in the capital, but in the regions. This proves that globally competitive projects can emerge from anywhere in the country — as long as there’s ambition, a solid product, and an ecosystem ready to support growth. These are the kinds of stories that show Kazakhstan can be a full-fledged player in the global innovation landscape — not just a bystander.”

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