Top 5 Biotechnology Startup Investors in Kazakhstan (August 2026)

Olzhas Zhiyenkul

Investment focus

Industry: FinTech, Lending, Software
Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
Geography: Singapore, Kazakhstan, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 4
Round size: Seed $340k–$750k; Pre-Seed $331k–$350k
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

UvU Shuttle — UvU is a passenger transportation software for schools, organizations, airports and governments.Besides the software solution (client & driver apps, dispatch system) which allows to effectively manage thousands of vehicles, UvU’s value includes: 1. Long-term contracts with organisations (corporations, shopping malls, travel agencies, schools,government entities and etc) with the access to parking and promotion activities 2. Intracity transportation infrastructure: special bus-stops, bus-lanes, 3. Investment infrastructure for private individuals (including passengers)/organisations to invest into buses having good and safe returns
Clockster — We help small and medium businesses cut HR overhead by automating payroll, attendance and more at no cost
Kilde — Hands-off regular income with up to 11.5% returns per year. Invest in consumer and SME loans with the leading lending firms.

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Founder Acrobator Ventures, Tech Investment Fund. Founder Acrobator.com, growth hack and marketing advisory firm. Co-Founder Netherlands for Ukraine Foundation (NL4UA.org) supporting Ukrainians affected by the war since 2022. Digital Dutchman, entrepreneur-turned-investor. eCommerce expert, growth hacker and marketeer since 2000. Assisted 100+companies worldwide as CMO, MD, board advisor, consultant. Ranked #1 Foreign Angel Investor in Russia (EWDN); Top 10 Angel Investor (Firrma.ru/SLON), Crunchbase: #1 Dutch (2019) & Top 50 EU angel investor. Techcrunch / Crunchbase: "Bas Godska is one of the most prolific Western investors in Eastern Europe." Bas' Angel Fund (>EUR 100mn AUM) ranked by PitchBook as #2 in success by IRR (2021). Top 50 SuperAngel worldwide (Arete Index, 2024-25)Roles Europe/Russia/CIS (2003-2019): CMO lastminute.com ; Country Manager Sportingbet ; CMO Europe Ebookers.com / Orbitz.com ; MD Gogol Media. CMO / dep. CEO Ozon.ru ; VP Marketing Gloria Jeans ; CMO Lamoda.ru (Rocket Internet) ; CMO Digital KupiVIP.ru ; eCommerce Director a.i. Enter | Svyaznoi ; MD myThings.com ; Guest Lecturer Digital Marketing at Skolkovo MSM MBA (2013), Guest lecturer Stanford IGC Exec MBAAngel investor in decacorn Miro, Harver (exit to Rubicon PE), Chocofamily, Piano. Bas' angel investments (~50) have helped founders raise over $1 billion from investors like Iconiq, Accel, Insight, Salesforce, Google, YC, and Techstars. The combined market cap of these companies, based on their latest funding rounds, is ~$20 billion. As a VC/LP Bas invested in 400+ companies including 20+ unicorns.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
Geography: United States, The Netherlands, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 51
Round size: Seed $300k–$2M; Angel $90k–$110k; Pre-Seed $85k–$2M
Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

Portfolio highlights

Carv.com — Carv's AI recruiting platform is designed to take over repetitive admin tasks related to intakes and interviews, for a renewed focus on the candidate.
Helio AI — Automated AI-powered recruiting platform with ATS and gamified personality test. Reduce daily workload by 60% and hire top talents in a few clicks.
knopka — knopka - is an advanced automated nurse calling system that ensures help is provided on time. One-hour installation. Completely wireless. Compatible with cardiac monitors, fitness trackers, and smartwatches.

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I2BF Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm with a global investment mandate. Established in 2005, I2BF Global Ventures has $400M+ under managment and it is currently investing from its fifth fund.The mission of I2BF Global Ventures is to seek out innovative and competitive companies across SaaS, Hardware Enabled B2B solutions(AI, IoT, AR, VR, robotics, RPA & automation), Digital Healthcare, and New Media, which it believes can lead the path to a brighter future. Since the first investment in 2006, I2BF Global Ventures has successfully backed 60+ startups and exited 12 companies.In keeping with its worldwide investment focus, I2BF Global Ventures retains a team of technology and sector experts in New York, London, and Los Angeles. This impressive team ensures a truly global venture capital strategy and a hands-on management approach.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

Total investments: 176
Round size: Seed $900k–$6M; Series A $4M–$23M
Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2012

Portfolio highlights

VenueBook — VenueBook is a marketplace to create a seamless, transactional digital event planning experience. It allows event planners and venue managers to work together in a digitized, collaborative environment. The company also assists with streamlining every step of your event planning process, from inquiry to the actual event, by allowing alltransactions to occur within one comprehensive online space making the communication process simple and the event management process easy.VenueBook is dedicated to making the event process simple, quick, and most importantly painless. The company provides comprehensive cloud-based SaaS support for venues looking to optimize their events business and support people looking to book events by creating a one-stop-shop where they can research, communicate, book, and pay for their events, all online.VeneuBook was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA.
Calibre — Shaping the future of testing, inspection and certification. Powered by AI. Built for TIC.
Seren Photonics — Seren Photonics Ltd has developed a manufacturing procedure that greatly increases the intensity of light generated at the heart of a HBLED at negligable cost to the manufacturer. The technology has been applied to standard HBLED structures and so far has demonstrated between 100% to 900% increase in light generation compared to unprocessed diodes.The technology is based on the work of Dr Tao Wang and the EPSRC National III-V Centre attached to the School of Engineering, University of Sheffield.

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Talgat Ismail

Investment focus

Industry: Software, E-Learning, Financial Services
Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
Geography: Kazakhstan, Germany, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 8
Round size: Pre-Seed $76k–$1.6M
Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

Parqour — Parqour is a smart parking management solution provider that integrates any parking hardware and mobile app to create a completely contactless experience. Parqour assists in the digitization of parking operations by deploying smart parking technologies and online payment methods. As a consequence, our partners save money on operations whileincreasing customer happiness and revenue.
Clockster — We help small and medium businesses cut HR overhead by automating payroll, attendance and more at no cost
OneVision — OneVision Payments specializes in providing a comprehensive suite of financial services aimed at facilitating seamless payment processes for businesses. The company offers solutions for accepting payments through Visa and Mastercard, enabling direct payments to cards within Kazakhstan. Additionally, OneVision Payments supports fiscalization,recurrent payments, and offers options for partial or full paybacks. The firm also provides services for card retention, enhancing the security and convenience of financial transactions for its clients. With a focus on leveraging technology to streamline payment systems, OneVision Payments caters to the needs of businesses looking to accept online payments via websites and mobile applications.

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