17 startups from Central Asia that attracted investments in June 2025

Azerbaijan

Push30
The technological platform Push30, specializing in digital access to sports infrastructure, closed a $600,000 funding round from White Hill Capital and IT Park Ventures as part of the Baku ID international festival. The startup also received $300,000 at the GCC-Uzbekistan Digital & Tech Forum.

Kazakhstan

ARLAN BIOTECH
ARLAN BIOTECH startup attracted investments from Mercury Software GmbH. ARLAN BIOTECH is developing an AI-based platform that accelerates the creation of highly accurate antibodies, and this investment round is considered an important step in scaling and validating the technology.

CTOgram
CTOgram completed the full exit of early shareholders, ensuring investors a successful exit with returns ranging from 2.5x to 10x, and merged with Freedom.

YaYa
EdTech startup YaYa, specializing in digital solutions for children's learning and development, attracted investments from Axiom Capital with support from Astana Technology Fund, increasing its post-money valuation to $10 million.

Shart Rate
Shart Rate attracted $150,000 in investments at a valuation of $1 million. Shart Rate is the first platform in Kazakhstan allowing monetary and commodity transactions between individuals and legal entities, securing them with a mediation agreement.

Investbanq
Investbanq closed a Pre-Series A investment round of $3 million. Participants in the round include several institutional players, such as Constructor Capital VC, Orvel, Big Sky Capital, as well as family offices and other professional investors.

RE:CREATE AI
RE:CREATE AI startup, a graduate of the first cohort of the AI’preneurs accelerator by Astana Hub, attracted $150,000 in investments from Activat VC and Jas Ventures. RE:CREATE AI is a trend and scenario search engine for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

Kyrgyzstan

Loadex AI
Loadex AI is the first startup from Kyrgyzstan to participate in the Alchemist Accelerator and became a portfolio company, receiving $1.5 million in investments to develop the logistics sector. Loadex AI developed a platform that optimizes and automates key dispatcher service processes.

Uzbekistan

TASS Vision
TASS Vision, a company that helps large retail chains increase sales, attracted $200,000 from SABAH Fund.

FlexSoft
Investments were received from the IT Park Ventures fund amounting to $1,000,000. It is a software developer for pawnshops and microfinance organizations. The solution helps automate and digitize business processes of financial institutions.

Cradle Vision Tech
The project received investments totaling $110,000. The startup provides solutions for monitoring compliance with regulations in production and construction. It is a participant in the global Plug and Play acceleration program.

BITO ERP
The business platform, based on a localized ERP system for small and medium-sized enterprises, received $100,000 in investments. It simplifies financial, HR, and customer management processes.

Coozin
An online platform for home food delivery and support for culinary entrepreneurship. The service received $50,000 from IT Park Ventures. It also develops training and certification for chefs, as well as an online store for ingredients.

Soff.uz
Soff.uz, the largest marketplace in Uzbekistan for digital services and intelligent content, received $50,000 from the AloqaVentures fund.

ONvision
ONvision is an AI-based surveillance and monitoring system for enterprises. It operates via IP cameras and sends notifications. It received $15,000 from AloqaVentures.

Karmon AI
Uzbek startup Karmon AI, creating an AI-based digital platform for personal finance management, attracted an investment of $20,000 from the venture fund AloqaVentures. The startup is a participant in the Plug and Play, Startup Garage, and Swift Launch accelerators, a resident of IT Park Uzbekistan, and one of the winners of the AICA Awards 2025 as a promising Central Asian project.

BILLZ
BILLZ announces a strategic partnership with TBC Bank Group. The deal will be among the largest mergers and acquisitions in the rapidly growing technology sector of Uzbekistan in the last 30 years.