Prizes up to $1000 and investments up to 25,000,000 tenge: current opportunities for startups

Business Acceleration Business Turar
The program is designed for active female entrepreneurs who have completed training and hold certificates from the Business Qymyz or Business Órken programs, have been running their own business for one to three years, and aim to take it to the next level. Those interested in participating in future cohorts of the acceleration program can take a business fundamentals course on the ccb.kz website to receive a certificate under the Coca-Cola Belesteri project, and later join Business Turar.

Practical Accelerator by Red Team Accelerator
Business founders with monthly revenues of at least $5,000 are invited to a program led by experts Evgeny Frolov and Nikolai Tyan, who have collaborated with over 1,000 startups. Participants will enhance their skills in marketing, sales, CJM, and unit economics, learn to manage constraints, build teams, and develop investment theses for investor networks.

GROWTHHACK Accelerator
A program designed to support startups with IT products at the MVP, PMF, or SCALE stages, aimed at taking the business to the next level. The program includes consultations with experienced trackers, workshops by leading specialists, and the chance to receive investments of up to 25,000,000 tenge or a grant from Yandex Cloud Boost.

When: January 27
Where: Karaganda, IT-hub Terricon Valley

GROWTHHACK Incubator
The incubator program includes meetings with experienced trackers, workshops, and consultations with leading specialists. Participants will gain knowledge for selecting target markets, master effective sales and customer communication methods, and develop their competencies to attract new clients.

When: January 27
Where: Karaganda, IT-hub Terricon Valley

Blazingly Fast URL Shortener Challenge
A competition to create a high-performance URL shortener in Rust. Participants have 72 hours to develop a URL shortener with one additional feature of their choice: custom aliases, link expiration, QR code generation, API access, or data encryption. The project must include a demonstration of basic functionality and the chosen feature, an architecture presentation, and an explanation of technical decisions, which will be key to success.

When: January 31
Where: Online

Browser Buddy Hackathon
A hackathon for developing browser extensions. Participants are invited to create innovative solutions to improve focus, productivity, or online research, choosing one of the following tracks: FocusBuddy, ResearchBuddy, or ProductivityPal. Participants must provide source code, technical documentation, and a demo video, competing for prizes worth up to $1,000.

When: January 31
Where: Online

Digital Umma
The first Islamic IT forum featuring over 25 speakers, three panel sessions, and more than 3,500 participants. The forum will also host a Startup Showcase, where startups that improve the lives of Muslims and benefit the Umma will be selected.

When: February 8 at 09:00
Where: Almaty, Republic Palace

Y Combinator Program
Y Combinator is accepting applications for the Spring 2025 cohort, which will take place from April to June in San Francisco. Participation begins with a three-day offline event and includes weekly meetings, lectures from renowned founders of Airbnb, Stripe, and Reddit, as well as support from experienced YC partners. Companies receive funding immediately upon acceptance, and at the end of the program, they are assisted in raising additional funding.

Deadline: February 12 at 10:00