15 startups from Kazakhstan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia have begun training in Silicon Valley under the Hero Training program.

On May 22, founders of 15 IT startups from Kazakhstan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia began a five-week acceleration program in Silicon Valley. They were selected based on the results of a joint pre-acceleration program by the international technology park Astana Hub and Draper University in partnership with My Ventures.

Initially, 199 startups applied to participate in the program. Of these, 80 completed the pre-acceleration phase, after which the top 15 were selected.

The lucky winners are: Flowsell.me, ozen, CITIX, SpaceLab, and Smartestprep from Kazakhstan; Smart Technologies from Kyrgyzstan; BEEP and beyne.ai from Kazakhstan; FIBO CLOUD from Mongolia; Sqm-invest and Connected Home Ltd. from Kazakhstan; MEDIXBOT from Turkey; and Med365, Big Dream Lab, and Alaqan Technologies from Kazakhstan.

Additionally, four startups—Beyne.ai, GoDays, Beep, and Smartestprep—received investments from the program partner My Ventures in the amount of $30,000.

As part of the partnership between Astana Hub and Draper University, the startups will undergo an intensive acceleration program in Silicon Valley and gain the opportunity to scale their projects into global markets, including the U.S. market.

The intensive acceleration program takes place at the Draper University campus, providing accommodation and workspace for all startups for up to six months. During this period, participants will have a unique opportunity to attract investment and enter the U.S. market under the guidance of experienced technology entrepreneurs and experts from the Draper ecosystem.

During their stay in Silicon Valley, startups will have access to:

— Participation in Demo Day

— Networking

— Expertise and mentoring from Silicon Valley experts

— Support from Astana Hub’s international agent in the U.S.