Three AI startups from Kazakhstan won $10,000 at AlmatyFair.ai

As part of the large-scale AlmatyFair.ai exhibition, the AI Startup Showdown took place—an exciting pitch battle where promising AI startups from Kazakhstan competed for recognition and a prize fund.

The AI Startup Showdown was held in the format of short pitches, with each participant given three minutes for their presentation, after which a jury composed of leading startup industry experts asked questions and evaluated the potential of the projects.

The winner of the battle was FinFlow, which received the main prize of $5000 and access to the Hero Training accelerator program in Silicon Valley. FinFlow is an AI-CFO for small and medium-sized businesses, offering intelligent tools for financial management and expense optimization.

The second place and a $3000 prize were won by Pleep—an innovative tool for creating multimodal AI traders.

The third place and $2000 went to Foody.ai—a digital assistant that uses artificial intelligence to form healthy eating habits.

Other participants in the AI Startup Showdown included: Flection.ai, offering a digital platform for stroke therapy; Bizdin.ai—an AI agent that understands visual information; RE:Create AI—a service that accelerates social media growth through content generation; KOZ AI—solutions for comprehensive business digitalization; Qala ai—a platform for enhancing urban resilience; redflags.ai—an AI tool for automating corporate procurement audits; Protector AI—a video analytics system for preventing incidents; WeGlobal.ai—a platform supporting schools in career guidance and psychological assistance; KikoAI—a social robot for families; OncoZero.AI—a developer of innovative early cancer detection methods.

From March 28 to 30, 2025, AlmatyFair.ai—the largest artificial intelligence exhibition—was held in Almaty, attended by the heads of state of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The exhibition showcased advanced solutions in GovTech, BigTech, and Smart City, and featured panel sessions with leading industry experts. Additionally, specialized zones were set up on-site dedicated to IT companies, industrial innovations, educational projects, and a startup alley, as well as drone and robotics show zones.