24 startups from Central Eurasia that attracted investments in November 2025

Georgia

Helio AI
Startup Helio AI received $1 million in funding to develop an AI agent that automates recruitment processes. The investment will help the company accelerate its entry into new markets.

Kazakhstan

Prometei
Kazakh startup Prometei, which develops SaaS solutions for businesses, raised $310,000 in a new funding round. The funds will be used to expand its product line and marketing efforts.

Ozen Finance
Kazakh FinTech startup Ozen Finance won a $50,000 investment at the FinTech Stars Battle competition. The funds will help the team improve its financial services platform for small businesses.

Soda
Kazakh startup Soda raised 1 million tenge to develop a data analysis and business intelligence platform. The investment will allow the startup to improve its product and expand its development team.

Armeta
Armeta, a Kazakh artificial intelligence startup, secured $1 million in funding. The funds will be directed toward refining AI models and expanding its customer base.

TapHR.kz
TapHR.kz raised $250,000 from Bayzhan Kanafin, CEO of the IT company Documentolog. The startup is developing an AI-based platform to automate recruitment processes.

Partners Pay
Startup Partners Pay raised $300,000 from investor Askhat Sagdiev. The platform enables businesses to organize instant mass payments, manage electronic document flow, and automate accounting for freelance workers.

Social Startup 2025 Winners

NU Impact Foundation selected the top 10 startups from 153 applications and awarded grants of up to 10 million tenge.

Winners:
— Kunde Robot Cafe — robotic coffee shops and baristas with disabilities
— FoodSave — food rescue and waste reduction
— flection.ai — post-stroke rehabilitation through AI
— MoonAi — small business automation
— ZhanymAI — AI for emotional support
— Nomadica — eco-friendly materials made from agricultural waste
— VBOX — inclusive vending machines
— SoileApp — Kazakh-language screen reader for the visually impaired
— AR Sana — AR speech therapist for children
— Defect AI — AI for verifying medical records.

Uzbekistan

Corun AI
Corun AI, an Uzbek startup developing artificial intelligence solutions, received $3.5 million in funding. The investment will be used to scale AI products and enter international markets.

Uzum
Uzum, Uzbekistan’s largest digital ecosystem, raised $25 million from the American fund VR Capital. This is the second deal between the companies in 2025, reflecting investor confidence in the rapidly growing digital services market in Uzbekistan.

Humanola
Startup Humanola raised $25 million in investment to expand its mental health support platform and wellbeing services. The funds will be used to scale services within the region and beyond.

Datox
IT Park Ventures made a strategic investment in the British company Datox, which specializes in security and data technologies. The investment amount was $300,000.

AloqaVentures Invested $60,000 in Three Startups
Following a pitch session at the Youth and Investors event, venture fund AloqaVentures announced direct investments in three projects:

Lexora — $20,000
Between — $20,000
Logbit AI — $20,000.

In November, our startups were able to secure both local and international investments, demonstrating that the regional ecosystem is gradually reaching a global level.