Silkroad Innovation Hub presented 24 startups from Central Eurasia at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

From October 28 to 30, in San Francisco, California, the Central Eurasia Pavilion organized by Silkroad Innovation Hub was featured at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, the world's largest conference, showcasing 24 innovative startups from Central Eurasia. Of these, 16 projects were presented by the Astana Hub and IT Park Uzbekistan technology parks under the unified brand Central Asian Innovation Hubs.

The annual TechCrunch Disrupt conference, which brings together over 10,000 participants, has become an important platform for startups from Central Asia this year. Silkroad Innovation Hub, a center promoting Central Eurasia as a unified technological region in the US market, organized the largest pavilion at the conference. This platform provided an opportunity for regional startups to present their solutions in the fields of artificial intelligence, ClimateTech, HealthTech, and FinTech.

Startups from Central Asia at the Central Eurasia Pavilion represent a wide range of innovations. Among the Kazakhstani projects:
Yaya — a subscription service for children's entertainment centers and developmental clubs Arlan Biotech — using nanotechnology and artificial intelligence in medicine FOREST HERO — a ClimateTech startup aimed at combating climate change and deforestation Call2action — a smart voice broadcasting platform pwron.ai — an AI assistant for quick market research with expert support Bult — a cloud platform for deploying web applications Parqour — a developer of a parking optimization platform TrustExam — an online learning and knowledge assessment system with automatic proctoring.

Uzbek projects also showcase their innovations, including: Uzum — the first Uzbek unicorn startup, the country's largest digital ecosystem offering services in e-commerce, express delivery, banking, fintech, and business development Uzinfocom — a single integrator with scalable IT solutions for complex projects BILLZ — solutions for automating retail and creating financing solutions for SMEs across Central Asia Smartup — cloud software for managing distribution and production Call24 — solutions for personalized customer service Datagaze — a cybersecurity solution for medium and large enterprises Point.ai — software for customer support services GeoMotive — a marketplace for DOOH advertising.

Central Asian Innovation Hubs, a joint initiative of Astana Hub and IT Park Uzbekistan, was created to promote and support regional startups on the international stage. The collaboration, based on a memorandum signed during ICT WEEK UZBEKISTAN 2024, demonstrates the capabilities of the two technology parks, which have already participated under a unified brand at major events such as InMerge in Baku and Central Asia at Silicon Valley in San Francisco.