Generation Z in IT: 15 young startups that are changing the industry

Kazakhstan

Elnur Kay
Elnur Kay is an entrepreneur and co-founder of the Kazakh startup GoDays. The startup develops an artificial intelligence-based solution for tracking employees' emotional states and preventing burnout.

Mark Inger
Founder and CEO of the startup Pleep, which allows companies to create AI assistants in just two hours without technical skills. Starting his career as a programmer in his teens, he progressed from a school incubator to participating in top accelerators and launching a profitable business.

Benazir Toleubekova
Co-founder of the AI startup Pointai, previously worked at Tencent, Taobao, and Momenta. Gained international experience in Silicon Valley, participated in AlchemistX, and attracted investments from Plug and Play, DOMiNO Ventures, and AloqaVentures.

Arlan Rakhmetzhanov
Founder and CEO of the Nozomio startup from Almaty. Created an AI-based product to automate routine tasks in software development. In 2025, he was included in the Forbes 30 under 30 list.

Arsen Klyshbek
Co-founder of The Personal AI Company, developing the AI assistant Amurex.ai in San Francisco. He has been launching startups since the age of 14, and his current product attracted hundreds of users overnight and entered the international market.

Amina Tushakova
A student at Minerva University in San Francisco and one of the co-founders of Central Asian Ladies Initiative — a community that supports the career development of girls from Central Asia in Silicon Valley through events, mentoring, and international networking.

Ukili Omarova
Ukili Omarova is the founder and CEO of the startup Soile AI. At the age of 15, she launched a project creating an AI assistant for recognizing and correcting speech disorders. To date, Soile AI collaborates with 14 clinics, and the startup has received more than 10 international awards for innovative achievements.

Kyrgyzstan

Mariyam Soodanova
Co-founder and operations director of the 4Bricks startup from Bishkek, involved in the development of digital education in Kyrgyzstan, building a marketplace for online courses and educational content.

Amanthur Alanov
An IT entrepreneur from Osh, founder of the GTECH company and creator of the Parking.G system, which automates parking facilities using license plate recognition. A winner of accelerators and hackathons, he has received over two million som in investments and recognition as one of the most promising entrepreneurs in Kyrgyzstan.

Eldar Azamatov
Eldar Azamatov is a programmer from Bishkek and the founder of the game studio Supernatural. At the age of 11, he began creating games in Roblox, Steam, and Play Market, and at 17, one of his games became popular.

Uzbekistan

Abdullokh Hikmatov
Founder of the IT company Dynamic Soft. The company develops mobile applications, CRM systems, and internal business systems for clients from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and other CIS countries.

Muhammadsaid Mamasaidov
A programmer and founder of the Tahrirchi startup — a translation service with Uzbek and Karakalpak languages. Recently, the team announced the launch of support for the Kazakh language and the beginning of entry into the Kazakh market.

Nurislamakh Mahkamjonkhodzoda
Co-founder of the OYGUL startup from Tashkent, winner of the President Tech Award, and the first to integrate a miniApp into the external Click ecosystem. Together with his team, he launched a marketplace for flowers and gifts, assembled a team back in school, and went from closing his first project to receiving a $100,000 grant for the development of a new one.

Tajikistan

Nadzima Noyofatova
Co-founder and operations director of the epsilon3.ai startup. The company specializes in analytics and forecasting for the public sector. It is part of the A7σ holding and works with government structures in six countries, including Kazakhstan and the UAE.

Aziz Nasirov
An entrepreneur from Dushanbe, founder of the Yalla service, which helps find and deliver rare medicines in Tajikistan and abroad. Recently, the team launched a new project — the Yalla Lunch food service.