January Investments. 9 Startups That Received Funding

CodiPlay
An EdTech startup has raised $9 million in a Series A funding round with participation from investors in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. These funds will help the company expand in the MENA region and implement its educational programs in 3,000 schools over the next two years.

AI for Marketing
A Kazakh startup in the AI marketing space has raised $100,000 to develop a platform that helps manage social media marketing through AI-generated content. The system, which supports the Kazakh language, automates content creation for social networks, adapting it to individual needs.

Aurma
A pharmacy marketplace focused on family health has raised $500,000 in investment to improve its platform, expand its team, and scale its services. The platform collaborates with pharmacies to offer competitive prices and personalized recommendations.

YAYA
A Kazakh project offering a unified children's subscription for various activities with access to over 500 children's centers in Almaty and Astana. The startup successfully closed the initial part of its seed funding round, raising $210,000 from Amanat Capital and private investor Zaure Rozmat.

TrustMe
A company creating innovative solutions for automating document management and contract signing has raised $1 million in venture capital from American investor Tim Draper. Tim Draper, known for his investments in projects such as Tesla, SpaceX, and Skype, recognized the potential of TrustMe as early as 2023, when the company participated in the Hero Training accelerator and ranked among the top 10 startups worldwide.

Grand Games
A Turkish startup specializing in mobile game development has raised $30 million in investment, driven by the success of its hit games Magic Sort and Car Match. In just six months, the games generated over $4 million in revenue for the startup, with Magic Sort leading the Apple charts. The funding round was led by London-based fund Balderton Capital, with participation from Bek Ventures and Laton Ventures.

Alif
Alif has raised $3 million through an agreement between ITFC, part of the Islamic Development Bank, and Ipak Yuli Bank, aimed at supporting the private sector in Uzbekistan. The funds will be used to develop the Nasiya service, which allows consumers to pay for goods in installments in accordance with Islamic finance principles.

Ryadom
In January, inDrive made a strategic investment in Ryadom, a leading online ultra-fast delivery service for groceries and ready-to-eat meals in Kazakhstan. The investment supports Ryadom's ambitious growth plans to strengthen its position as a leader in the rapidly growing e-grocery segment of the e-commerce sector.

Apicore.one
Kazakh B2B platform Apicore.one, designed to automate interactions between distributors, dealers, and online stores, has announced the raising of $200,000 at a $2 million valuation from Documentolog CEO Bayzhan Kanafin.