The VII International Forum Digital Almaty concluded with an award ceremony for the winners

The VII Digital Almaty International Forum concluded its work in Almaty. The key event of the final day was the awarding of winners in prestigious competitions in the field of innovations and digital technologies.

One of the most anticipated events was the Industrial AI Battle — a competition providing startups with a unique opportunity to present their solutions to the largest enterprises in Kazakhstan, launch pilot projects, attract investors' attention, and establish important business connections. Out of 200 applications, 15 top startups in the field of artificial intelligence advanced to the finals. The projects were evaluated by professional jury members, including representatives of government agencies, venture investors, trackers, and industry leaders.

Winners of the main categories:
Most disruptive — epsilon3ai, prize — $15,000
Best scale ability — Finflow, prize — $15,000
Best ROI potential — arlan biotech, prize — $15,000
Best sustainability impact — qala ai, prize — $15,000.

Additionally, special prizes from partners were distributed among the finalists:
Cloud services worth 10 million tenge, advertising campaigns worth 1 million tenge, and up to 2,500,000 API requests per year on the Yandex Maps platform from Yandex. Winner — Qala ai.

Tickets to the Russian Venture Forum 2025, inclusion in the business program, participation in the pitch show, and access to the closed evening part of the first day of the forum from Innopolis. Winner — Horus mine.

One-year residency in the hub and services for supporting market entry into the USA, access to all hub infrastructure from Silkroad. Winner — Finflow.

Subscription to cloud services worth 10 million tenge from Vk Cloud. Winner — Chrome ai.

Workplaces from Smartpoint. Winners — Onco zero ai & Pleep.

A surprise from Kazakhtelecom — a cash prize for startup development in the amount of $10,000. Winner — Pleep.

Another significant event was the awarding of winners in the Children's Robotics Championship. Four top teams from Kazakhstan received the opportunity to represent the country at international competitions and also shared a prize fund of 2 million tenge.

As a result of the competition, the winning team was Sana BIL from Almaty, which received the main prize of 1,000,000 tenge. The second place was taken by the Point team from School No. 208 in Almaty, receiving 500,000 tenge. The third place and a prize of 300,000 tenge went to the PID team from the Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Chemical and Biological Profile in Almaty. The fourth place was taken by the Jeltoqsun team from the Murager school in Karaganda, receiving 200,000 tenge.

The championship was organized by the USTEM Foundation, under whose support Kazakhstani teams became champions of the FIRST Global Challenge three times, winning in Geneva, Singapore, and Athens.

In addition, the results of the drone football championship within the Digital Almaty Multi-Drone Championship were announced. The tournament was held under the auspices of FIDA. Winners received valuable prizes and the opportunity to join the national team to participate in international FIDA tournaments.

Winners:
First place — Skyzone X4Pro
Second place — Radiomaster Boxer ELRS
Third place — BetaFPV Air65 Freestyle.