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Автор: Katsiaryna Malama

Almatinians launch innovative startup streamlining recruiters’ routine tasks. Explore how it works.

At just 21 years old, Akezahn Umarov has already gained significant business experience. During his 10th-grade year, he joined a marketing agency. Subsequently, he established the “Beyond Borders” anti-motivational forum, featuring renowned entrepreneurs such as Oskar Hartmann, Nurlan Smagulov, Evgeniy Chernyak as speakers. Concurrently, he and his friends created a mobile application offering training courses, […]

Avoiding a regrettable car purchase: insights from the CEO of a Kazakhstan startup specializing in car selection

Purchasing a pre-owned car in Kazakhstan can be both enjoyable and challenging. This is due to the fact that numerous vehicles come with legal and technical issues that sellers often omit from their advertisements. CheckAuto, a startup, has created a tool that allows individuals to uncover the genuine history of a car before making a […]

Played in traffic jams, and everywhere: how a Kazakhstan startup created a national blockbuster – Aqyl Battle

Aibolat Kulatay and his partner, after establishing a prosperous outsourcing company focused on mobile development, opted to launch a startup subsequent to Kantar. Even though the project took six months instead of the initially anticipated one, the game began generating profits immediately upon its release. In an interview with Digital Business for the collaborative project […]

Helping businesses spend less and earn more: Relog startup revolutionizes logistics concepts

Bauyrzhan Rustemov, the founder and CEO of Relog startup, characterizes himself as a «Black belt in delivery optimization.» The logistics automation project he leads aids businesses in minimizing delivery time and cutting down on transportation costs. With a valuation of $20 million, Relog has secured investments from Timur Turlov and Margulan Seisenbay. The startup boasts […]

Almaty entrepreneur allocates 8 million tenge from savings for apartment purchase to pursue IT startup over lucrative ventures

Ablay Yussupov embarked on his entrepreneurial journey while studying as a marketologist at Almaty Management University. Initially, he and his friends launched a vine project named Queex, creating humorous videos. Following this venture, Ablay transitioned to establishing a language center. Upon completing his university studies, he founded Upgrade School, specializing in marketing, management, and SMM […]

I have already invested 70 mln tenge in the project: Almaty entrepreneur launches startup enabling people to choose psychologists

After completing college, Alan Ibraim pursued university studies in Marketing but did not complete the degree. Unfortunately, his education was interrupted when his father passed away unexpectedly. Alan took on the responsibility of providing for his mother, who was a housewife, and his two younger sisters. At the age of 18, he commenced his career […]

Kazakhstani entrepreneurs successfully introduced a chatbot in the USA, securing a position among the Top 10 most profitable AI applications

GoatChat.ai isn’t a typical startup. While it doesn’t address obvious pain points, it achieved profitability within its first months and quickly rose to the top of App Store downloads in multiple countries. The GoatChat application operates on the foundation of large language models (LLM), akin to Chat GPT. This enables the creation of digital twins, […]

A teacher and a programmer created a startup that assists students in learning math and earning from It

Qalan.kz is a service for learning math in Kazakh and Russian languages. On this online platform, students solve tasks with the assistance of a chatbot based on AI and real teachers. Upon successfully completing a task, students receive remuneration. The project is currently operational in multiple countries, reaching over 325 thousand individuals. Its creators are […]

Who in Kazakhstan needs virtual 3D apartments? A qMeta startup introduces a novel approach to earning through model engineering

How do you go about purchasing something you can’t see or touch, especially if it’s a significant investment? Take, for instance, an apartment in a residential complex that hasn’t commenced construction yet. Madi Medet and his team are spearheading a qMeta startup in Kazakhstan that specializes in creating lifelike 3D models of apartment buildings for […]

Over 160,000 Users Join Within the First Months: Almatinians Launch an App Enabling Earnings Through Walking

By profession, Alim Razdykov is a financier and a stage director. However, his involvement in marketing has spanned his entire life. It all began with Almaty Kairat, where Alim oversaw the club’s media and social network activities. Subsequently, he moved through various advertising agencies, and presently, he serves as the digital team lead in the […]

A kazakhstani revolutionizes fitness training: anyone can attain a sculpted physique as a hunk or fitness babe

Entrepreneur Iliyas Issatayev spent six years experimenting with new technologies within his chain of fitness clubs, Invictus Fitness. He succeeded in creating a startup, Hero’s Journey, that dramatically alters the approach to fitness and motivates people to train three times more frequently. Presently, Hero’s Journey is thriving and profitable, operating a single gym in Astana […]

The journey of Beksar startup: how Kazakhstani innovators crafted software from the ground up for complete store digitalization

Several years ago, Maksat Bektibayev, Bauyrzhan Sarsembayev, and Aidyn Temekov were expanding their store chains in Kazakhstan. The three individuals were brought together by a shared challenge: none of them could consolidate comprehensive data on income, expenses, and inventory balances in a single location. They experimented with different software solutions. However, when they grew weary […]