5 competitions and hackathons for startups from Central Asia

We are sharing a selection of competitions where you can get help in developing your startup.

Smart City Day Hackathon

 Requirements:

— project stage: MVP and above — attach a presentation with the solution, choosing one or more technological tasks — age: 16 years and older.

Technological tasks:

1. Water resource management

2. Waste management

3. Urban greening

4. Utility services

5. Road conditions and pedestrian routes

6. Healthcare.

Winners will have the opportunity to launch a pilot of their project with the assistance of the Akimat of Astana.

When: December 13

Format: offline

Registration deadline: December 4

Pizza Pitch

At the event, you can present your MVP and receive feedback from experienced specialists.

Event jury:

— Nurasyl Jarbasov, founder of the Astana Venture Club business angel club

— Alexander  Doroshenko, founder of IT-Hub "Terrikon Valley", development director at Wooppay

— Absamet Abai, CEO of BGlobal Ventures.

When: December 5 at 17:00 

Where: Astana, Mangilik El Ave., C4.6, Astana Hub 

AGGE Games Pitch

Almaty Geek Games Expo is a Kazakhstani festival of science fiction, fantasy, pop culture, comics, and games.

At the AGGE venue, indie developers and game studios will have the opportunity to showcase the capabilities of their projects and open the path to the GameDev business.

Criteria:
— team of 3 people
— availability of at least a non-playable demo version
— completion of the game or team application form.

When: December 2 at 15:00

Where: Almaty, Atakent-Expo, Pavilion 10, lecture hall 

Google Solution Challenge 2024 

The competition is held for student developers.

The mission of the Solution Challenge is to solve one or more of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals using Google technologies.

10 finalists will receive a cash prize of $1000 for each team member and a feature in the Google Developers blog, and will be able to participate in the global live broadcast of the Demo Day, as well as receive mentoring from a Google expert.

Three finalists will receive the same prizes, but their cash prize is $3000 for each team member.

When: January 11, 2023

Where: online

StartUp Battle by "Grabli Night"

You can submit an application and present your startup to venture investors and leading IT specialists.

To present your project, you need to go through three stages of selection.

Participants will have the opportunity to receive feedback for their startup and attract investments.

When: December 16

Where: Bishkek, Kievskaya St., 148B, Sheraton Hotel