15 Kyrgyzstani individuals who contributed to the development of the IT sector in 2023

We are sharing the year-end results of the IT sector in Kyrgyzstan and telling the stories of the people who created projects, developed their companies, and managed to improve the country’s IT industry.

Esen Sagynov, Founder of Mancho
Argen Darmanov, CEO of Mancho

Mancho operates a full-day school that trains beginners in essential IT skills. The company frequently organizes interesting events with speakers from leading technology companies who share their stories and inspire Kyrgyz programmers. For example, they have hosted a sports programming olympiad or a hackathon on the topic of Generative AI.

Azis Abakirov, CEO of the High Technologies Park
Chubak Temirov, Deputy Director of the High Technologies Park

Through the High Technologies Park, a large number of startup competitions were organized: She Loves Tech, Glovo KG Startup Competition, and others.

Additionally, the tech park awarded $15,000 each to the winners of the Unicorn from KG competition, who traveled to Silicon Valley to participate in the Hero Training accelerator.

Oleg Puzanov, CSO of Mad Devs
Alla Klimenko, CEO of Mad Devs
Andrey Sapozhnikov, CTO and CIO of Mad Devs

The company developed a new project, Enji.ai. It allows users to obtain an automatic report on the work of a development team over any selected period.

With this project, Mad Devs became the winner of the Unicorn from KG competition and gained the opportunity to participate in the Hero Training accelerator in Silicon Valley.

Vladimir Tokarev, CEO of Artmer Studio

Artmer Studio received an award from the High Technologies Park in the Young Generation Enabler category. This year, the company conducted numerous internships for beginner Kyrgyz IT specialists and designers.

Dinara Ruslan, CEO and Founder of CODIFY

Together with Accelerate Prosperity, she launched the "Startup Nation" program. This is a series of projects aimed at developing the IT sector and startup ecosystem in Kyrgyzstan. Within its framework, the team interviews leading IT specialists, CEOs of companies and startups, and conducts hackathons and masterclasses for Kyrgyz developers.

Daniyar Amanaliev, Co-founder of ololo
Ainura Amanalieva, Co-founder of ololo

The ololo group of companies includes the business accelerator John Galt. Through it, Kyrgyz startups receive support in development and securing investments. For instance, within the framework of the Venture Investors Summit 2023, Kyrgyz entrepreneurs were able to meet with investors and learn more about the investment attraction process. The team also launched a startup club, whose members met with successful developers, founders, and analysts.

Tilek Mamutov, Founder of Outtalent

The company Outtalent helps Kyrgyz IT specialists secure jobs in leading global companies. It is a career accelerator for Software Engineers.

As a result of the online program, graduates successfully passed interviews at such companies as: Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Meta.

Talai Jumabaev, Founder of GrowthHungry

The company conducted three challenges for developers with prizes. More than 800 people participated. They launched the GH Club, within the framework of which career meetings are held.

Talai Jumabaev also spoke at various conferences: TEDx ManasaSt, Startup Nation, Digital Bridge, Accelerate Prosperity, and many others.

Sanira Madzhikova, Founder of Neobis

Neobis annually helps Kyrgyz students complete internships in IT specialties. This year, the company launched a new project, Neobook — a club that helps beginner programmers gain experience working on real projects, build their portfolios, and organize their work on GitHub.

Akmaral Tulegenova, CEO of the Kyrgyz Association of Software Developers and Services (KARPOU)

KARPOU continues to organize and support IT events and competitions aimed at developing Kyrgyz specialists. The organization partnered with GDG DevFest 2023, Wspark Women in Tech, Glovo KG Startup Competition, and many others. They launched the Programmer Ayimdar III project, within the framework of which 40 talented girls from across Kyrgyzstan were selected for free programming training.