5 bright Edtech startups in Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Author - Mansur Ismagulov
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Smart Ranking Agency analyzed Kazakhstani edtech startups. Smartestprep raised $50,000 from Quest Ventures and launched a platform for applying to universities worldwide. Codiplay developed an application for learning programming, which was implemented in South Korea. Hired Valley has placed over 25,000 people through its career platform. In Uzbekistan, Modme CRM raised $100,000 at a valuation of $1.2 million and serves 330 educational centers. In Kyrgyzstan, Codify.LMS has been valued at over $6 million since 2019.
The agency Smart Ranking shared the results of its research on Kazakhstani edtech startups, and we decided to recall the most notable educational startups in Central Asia over the past year.
Smartestprep, smartestprep.kz
An online platform that helps talented students from any country gain admission to the world's top universities, receive scholarships, and grants. The company received funding from Quest Ventures in the amount of $50,000. Temasek, the largest venture capital firm in Singapore, is a sponsor and partner of Quest Ventures.
Codiplay, codiplay.kz
The startup has a similarly named app with gamification elements, allowing users to learn programming and create gadgets based on arcade games.
Last week, it became known that the company's development was implemented in South Korea.
Hired Valley, hiredvalley.com
The startup's product is a career platform for job searching in international companies. Currently, the company has employed more than 25,000 people worldwide.
Uzbekistan
Modme CRM, modme.uz
A platform for automating educational centers. With a company valuation of $1.2 million, the startup received $100,000 in investments, and now 330 educational centers in Uzbekistan use the platform.
Kyrgyzstan
Codify.LMS, www.codifylab.com
A CRM and LMS system for educational centers. The total valuation of the company today exceeds $6 million. The project was launched in 2019.
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