The second Central Eurasian Venture Forum investment forum will take place in Almaty.

Most Holding and Singaporean investment platform Investbanq will host the Central Eurasian Venture Forum — a large-scale event for investors, startups, and other participants in the startup ecosystem. This year, the forum has expanded its participant geography to cover all of Central Eurasia. The event will take place on June 2, 2023, in Almaty.

The organizers have defined the central theme as “Human Capital in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” Thus, human capital remains a crucial factor for the successful functioning of any organization. Despite significant advances in automation and robotics, a smart and talented individual remains an indispensable resource for achieving high productivity and competitiveness. This philosophy reflects the startup culture, which is actively growing and developing in the countries of Central Eurasia.

The forum aims to bring together business angels, venture investors, and funds, technology startups and corporations, as well as all those interested in the venture industry of the named region.

As part of the forum, the international tech park Astana Hub will host the Space Tech Battle — a competition for IT startups in the field of space technologies. The prize fund of the contest is $15,000. Applications for participation are accepted until May 20.

In 2022, the venture forum took place in Almaty and gathered 800 participants, becoming the largest event for the technological ecosystem of Central Asia.

The forum is supported by the Almaty City Akimat, the Digitalization Department, the United States Agency for International Development, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Freedom Broker, the international tech park Astana Hub, the world leader in the digital payments industry Visa, the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group.

The Central Eurasian Venture Forum will be held at the Swissôtel Wellness Alatau Almaty hotel, located at 50A Tausamaly Street. To purchase tickets for the forum or secure a spot on the startup alley, visit the website: ventureforum.asia.