The National Venture Fund UzVC launches the Startup Growth program

The National Venture Fund UzVC will hold its first conference on November 16, dedicated to the launch of the UzVC Startup Growth (SGP) program.
The first SGP conference will help explore global experience and understand how Uzbek startups and the venture capital ecosystem can make a leap and enter the global arena.
Special speakers Asher Siddiqui, General Partner at Sukna Ventures, and Marvin Liao, Partner at Diaspora Ventures, will share stories and ideas from Silicon Valley on how to create and manage breakthrough startups.

For participation in the program, 10 startups will be selected. Alongside startups from UzVC's portfolio, accepted teams will gain insights into the latest trends in the startup world.

Speakers at the conference will include Dilshod Hashimov, CEO of UzVC, Alisher Shaykhov, Senior Advisor at the UzVC Fund, Bahodir Bekov, Acting Head of the Inclusive Growth Cluster at UNDP, and others.

UzVC intends to make SGP an annual initiative to educate entrepreneurs about risks and opportunities, thereby increasing the success rate for VC portfolio companies and business angels originating from Uzbekistan who are ready to conquer the global market.

Source: uzreport.uz