The selection of projects within the framework of the startup financing program from Astana Hub – Seed money 4.2 has been completed.

Projects that have been approved for financing: 

1. Nextgen Truck Simulator is a mobile game in the genre of driving simulators of various types of transport, including trucks and passenger cars;
2. Baqa is an educational application designed for the development and education of children;
3. MathsHub AI is a platform with artificial intelligence algorithms for localization of content (educational, marketing, etc.); 
4. Webapi.ai - designer of AI chatbots for automating customer support and sales;
5. Alem is a convenient and smart guide for tourists.

According to the conditions, startups had to go through 2 stages of selection: 

1. Consideration of applications for compliance with the requirements of the program. 
2. Presentation of projects to the members of the independent commission. 

The commissions on each of the priority areas heard presentations and made their assessments. In total, 63 projects out of 150 applicants were allowed to be heard before the commission. 

The criteria for evaluating projects are: 

• The competence of the team; 
• Scalability of the business model;
• The manufacturability of the product ; 
• Progress (Achieved results). 

The maximum score for each criterion was 10 (ten) points, and the total maximum score of the project was 40 (forty) points. 

At the same time, the passing score that allowed applying for funding was at least 25 (twenty-five) points. 

Congratulations to the startups that have been selected and wish them the realization of all their goals! 

The final results are presented below.