8 startups from Kyrgyzstan that we were proud of in 2023

We are sharing a selection of Kyrgyz startups that have managed to attract investments and actively developed over the past year.

Alto’s POS & Inventory

This is a SaaS application for automating sales and inventory management for restaurants and retail businesses. The founders took first place in the Glovo KG Startup Competition. They received 500,000 som and a free internship at Glovo's central office in Barcelona.

Mystory

The startup attracted investments totaling $100,000 from business angel Evgeny Matveev during its participation in the fourth cohort of Silkway Accelerator — a joint program by Astana Hub and Google for Startups. The company is also actively expanding its presence in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Additionally, it won at the Astana Hub Battle in the Best AI startup category.

WEDEVX

IT company WEDEVX raised $500,000 in a pre-seed round from Antler and Silicon Valley venture capital.

The startup, founded in 2019 by Kyrgyz citizens Adina Tilek and Askar Musakunov, helps individuals acquire IT skills and training to secure desired positions in top companies within the industry.

Smart Technologies

As part of the Hero Training program, the startup successfully completed acceleration in Silicon Valley, USA. Currently, the team is actively working on product development, attracting investments, and scaling their projects on a global level.

Appkel

This is a free service for delivering groceries and everyday essentials within 15 minutes. They received 300,000 som and a week-long internship in Barcelona after winning second place in the Glovo KG Startup Competition.

NB FIT

A digital health center for young mothers. NB FIT provides postpartum recovery services and wellness coaching via telemedicine to help young mothers return to their usual lifestyle three times faster. The startup won first place at Unicorn from KG and received $15,000 to participate in the Hero Training acceleration program at Draper University in Silicon Valley.

Enji AI

A startup from the IT company Mad Devs. It allows users to automatically generate reports on what software development teams have worked on during any selected time period. This information is derived from activity in code repositories, Jira, text messages, and other metrics.

With this project, the company won the Unicorn from KG competition and is participating in the Hero Training accelerator in Silicon Valley.

DiGi

The first deeptech company in Kyrgyzstan. The startup specializes in using artificial intelligence to effectively solve various tasks. For example, monitoring and predicting emergencies caused by landslides, earthquakes, or changes in glaciers.

The startup signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Nature Eye team — the world's first platform for real-time virtual travel using drones. Additionally, at the New Year's Eve event hosted by KAPOU and the High Technologies Park, the company won the "Best Exporter to England" award.