The finals of the Glovo PowerUp international startup competition took place at Astana Hub. Out of 107 applicants, the 10 strongest Kazakhstani AI and B2B startups advanced to the final stage. Following the pitch day, the top two teams claimed the grand prize—a fully funded internship at the Glovo headquarters in Barcelona. The third-place winner received an exclusive online mentoring session with the company's co-founder, Sacha Michaud.
During the finals, the startups presented their solutions to an international panel of expert judges, who evaluated the projects based on innovation, commercial potential, and scalability prospects.
Competition Results:
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1st Place: Prometei – an all-in-one AI platform for marketplace sellers that integrates product selection, content creation, order management, pricing, inventory, and marketing.
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2nd Place: NCSpeech – a data collection and validation platform required for training artificial intelligence models.
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3rd Place: Prosper Pay – a fintech platform for B2B process automation, electronic HR document management, and personnel management.
Prizes and Rewards
The grand prize of the competition—a fully funded internship at the Glovo headquarters in Barcelona—was awarded to the first and second-place teams, Prometei and NCSpeech. Meanwhile, the Prosper Pay team, taking home the bronze, secured an exclusive online mentoring session with Glovo co-founder Sacha Michaud.
About Glovo PowerUp:
This competition is part of a large-scale global initiative by the Spanish tech company Glovo, rolled out across many countries where the service operates, and marks the second joint project with Astana Hub. The program focuses on supporting entrepreneurs capable of creating globally competitive solutions, developing business models, helping startups expand into new markets, and building sustainable partnerships. The competition served as a premier platform for showcasing promising Kazakhstani technological solutions and expanding international opportunities for domestic startups.
The finals of the Glovo PowerUp international startup competition took place at Astana Hub. Out of 107 applicants, the 10 strongest Kazakhstani AI and B2B startups advanced to the final stage. Following the pitch day, the top two teams claimed the grand prize—a fully funded internship at the Glovo headquarters in Barcelona. The third-place winner received an exclusive online mentoring session with the company's co-founder, Sacha Michaud.
During the finals, the startups presented their solutions to an international panel of expert judges, who evaluated the projects based on innovation, commercial potential, and scalability prospects.
Competition Results:
-
1st Place: Prometei – an all-in-one AI platform for marketplace sellers that integrates product selection, content creation, order management, pricing, inventory, and marketing.
-
2nd Place: NCSpeech – a data collection and validation platform required for training artificial intelligence models.
-
3rd Place: Prosper Pay – a fintech platform for B2B process automation, electronic HR document management, and personnel management.
Prizes and Rewards
The grand prize of the competition—a fully funded internship at the Glovo headquarters in Barcelona—was awarded to the first and second-place teams, Prometei and NCSpeech. Meanwhile, the Prosper Pay team, taking home the bronze, secured an exclusive online mentoring session with Glovo co-founder Sacha Michaud.
About Glovo PowerUp:
This competition is part of a large-scale global initiative by the Spanish tech company Glovo, rolled out across many countries where the service operates, and marks the second joint project with Astana Hub. The program focuses on supporting entrepreneurs capable of creating globally competitive solutions, developing business models, helping startups expand into new markets, and building sustainable partnerships. The competition served as a premier platform for showcasing promising Kazakhstani technological solutions and expanding international opportunities for domestic startups.
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