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Up until the previous year, Beibut Zhanturin enjoyed a prosperous finance career. Following his graduation from the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research (KIMEP), he embarked on a journey to the University of Exeter in the UK, where he earned his Master’s degree in Finance and Investments. Following this accomplishment, he held positions […]

Aidos Ryskeldynov, a Kazakh entrepreneur, initially possessed a taxi fleet and a series of vending coffee machines. Eventually, he divested from these prosperous ventures and funneled all the proceeds into his game development venture, iDosGames. The assortment of mobile games under iDosGames shares a cohesive ecosystem, complete with tokens and an expansive NFT marketplace. In […]

Yussup Tumgoyev from Kokshetau has been involved in entrepreneurship for almost all of his life. In the second year of his university studies together with his friend he was selling chocolates from Europe to students. In the third year of his university studies, he launched the subscription for the delivery of diapers. After that followed […]

Vitaliy Pustovoitenko, while educated as a mathematician and not IT specialist, has consistently found himself immersed in the IT sphere throughout his real-life experiences. Twelve years ago, alongside his colleague, he formed a team aimed at executing IT projects. The company primarily engaged with governmental and corporate entities, and in the midst of the pandemic […]

“One day, while I was working on a website for a project at a cafe and conversing in English, a man approached me and inquired if I had a background in IT. I nodded in confirmation. Following that, he proposed the idea of developing a system for detecting defects on asphalt roads. Meanwhile, my friends […]

Verigram, one of the pioneering startups in Kazakhstan specializing in computer vision, was founded in 2017, gaining fame for its AI-driven biometric identification system. In 2022, this cutting-edge technology earned a spot among the top 10 most accurate identification systems, as recognized by NIST. The interview with cofounders Adlet Mukashov and Igor Littig for Digital […]

MED365 offers a solution that enables workers in dangerous or hazardous industries to complete pre- and post-shift medical examinations in just a minute. This innovative approach is made possible through an automated system of medical examination (ASME), which includes a thermometer, tonometer, alcotester, and pupillometer for measuring pupil width. The collected data is then sent […]

Aigerim Beisembina started blogging while working at a Berlin startup as an account manager responsible for influencer communication in brand campaigns. Simultaneously, she posted videos on social networks but struggled with promoting and monetizing them. “The idea to create a startup that helps bloggers secure brand contracts and earn from their videos came to me,” […]

Madat Karimov ventured into the world of business while still in 7th grade, juggling his studies with the role of a gym administrator. His journey continued with ownership of a cafe, a crafted furniture production business, and a photostudio. However, Madat’s ambition always sought a grander and more scalable venture. The search led him to […]

Maidan Naymanov started working in agriculture at the age of 15, assisting his father in managing 3.5 hectares of land and tending to several thousand cattle. While not being particularly enthusiastic about agriculture, after completing the 9th year of school, he enrolled in the Humanitarian and Technical College of Uralsk and graduated as a math […]

Nabi Muratbek from Karaganda progressed in his career while studying at Nazarbayev University. In his first year, he worked as a data scientist at Choco. In the second year, he became a machine learning engineer at KPMG. At the age of 20, he secured a job at one of the Big 3 firms, major strategic […]

Digital Business, in collaboration with Astana Hub, has recently launched an exciting initiative called 100 Startup Stories of Kazakhstan. The project aims to showcase the inspiring journeys of Kazakhstani entrepreneurs and Astana Hub participants from various countries who are revolutionizing the tech industry with their innovative products and services. We believe that one of them […]