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Tips from Successful Startups: Key Lessons of 2025 on Launching, Investing, and Scaling

2025 was a test of resilience for startups. Founders from Central Asia share the key lessons of the year — about launching products, raising funds, scaling, and mistakes that cost time and money. Concise, practical, and drawn from real startup experience.

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Silkroad Innovation Hub: Key Achievements in 2025

2025 was one of the most eventful and significant years for Silkroad Innovation Hub. Aset Abdualiev, founder and CEO of Silkroad Innovation Hub, shared key achievements, discussed large-scale international programs, startups, investments, and educational initiatives that helped the regional ecosystem reach a new level and make its mark in Silicon Valley.

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Kazakhstani startup TrustMe has joined StartX at Stanford University

With TrustMe's entry into the US market, I have been here for two months and plan to bring my family over — a conscious and difficult decision. The timing of StartX perfectly coincided with our opening of an office in the US.

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Business Calendar 2026: Key IT Events Around the World

2026 promises to be a busy year in the IT sector — from major international conferences to local yet ambitious events in Central Asia. We have gathered key events that will help you stay on top of trends, connect with like-minded professionals, and get inspired by new ideas.

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How to Find an Investor. Managing Partner of UzVC, Abdulazal Toshkhuzhaev, on New Priorities of the Venture Market

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Women in Tech Kazakhstan: The First Year of a Movement Created by Women Changing the Industry

A year ago, Women in Tech Kazakhstan began as a simple yet ambitious idea – to unite women who want not just to "be in IT," but to find support, knowledge, and an environment for professional growth

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How an HRTech startup from Mongolia reduces employee turnover by 70% through gamification

We tell you about oneplace.hr — a Mongolian startup that, in just two years, turned ideas into a working HRTech platform. Today, the largest banks and corporations in Mongolia use oneplace.hr's games and artificial intelligence for hiring and onboarding employees, reducing turnover and making the hiring process objective and engaging.

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How to find an investor. Khazrat Ismailov on Yoshlar Ventures' approach to startups

Shahzod Ismailov, Venture Associate and Director of Corporate Relations at Yoshlar Ventures, shares the main mistakes made by founders, secrets of smart money investments, and explains which startups truly attract the attention of venture funds.

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15 startups from Central Eurasia that early-stage investors should keep an eye on

Central Eurasia is experiencing a historic and transitional moment: the ecosystem is no longer looking for its place—it is creating it. DSA Demo Day became a point where this is particularly evident. New names and new products, ready for growth, are emerging in the region.

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Qazaqstan Venture Group and UzVC invest in Big Sky Capital

On December 5, in Tashkent, as part of the Central Asia Venture Conference, the first deal of the Qazaqstan Venture Group fund of funds was signed. The Tech editorial team exclusively reports on this event: Qazaqstan Venture Group, together with UzVC, invested in the Big Sky Capital venture fund, which is forming its second fund with a volume of $50 million.

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How the founder invested his $100,000 and turned an internal IT tool into a global B2B product

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How to find an investor. Munis Sharipov on how United Ventures supports startups

Founder of several IT companies and head of Uzbekistan's largest venture fund, United Ventures, shared insights on how to properly present a project, find investors, and overcome typical challenges on the path to a successful investment. He also discussed the fund's strategies and priority sectors.

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33 startups in BioTech and MedTech from Central Eurasia that are changing medicine

We have gathered 33 promising projects in BioTech, HealthTech, and MedTech that are already changing the rules of the game in the region. From AI capable of diagnosing a stroke in minutes to robotic assistants and drug discovery services — technology is making medicine faster, more accurate, and more accessible.

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How an Uzbek is building the future of humanoid robots and attracting millions in Silicon Valley

In a joint feature by IT Park Uzbekistan and The Tech, Sanjar shared how his journey unfolded—from a boy herding sheep under the stars of Samarkand to the founder of a Silicon Valley startup that raised $2.5 million to build the foundation for global robotics.

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Raised $1.6 million and entered the top 3 of Alchemist Accelerator: the story of Loadex, an AI startup from Kyrgyzstan

Aigerim Birnazarova from Kyrgyzstan shared how simply observing dispatchers at work inspired her to create a startup that is transforming logistics with technology.

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