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Top 20 Startup Investors in Kazakhstan

Last updated: Sep 2023 A list of 20 angel investors and VC funds that invest in startups based in Kazakhstan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in companies from Kazakhstan. We update this investor list every month.

Top 20 Startup Investors in Kazakhstan

Investor	Kazakhstan investments
Quest Ventures	14
Bas Godska	3
Talgat Ismail	3
Murat Abdrakhmanov	2
Adil Nurgozhin	2
I2BF Global Ventures	2
Murat Abdrakhmanov	2
ABC-I2BF	1
MOST Ventures	1
Baring Vostok Capital Partners	1
Marlen Shokhitbayev	1
Nariman Zakirov	1
MostVentures	1
Saltanat Kudaikulova	1
Seven Rivers Capital LTD	1
Azamat Bissenov	1
Dinmukhammed Abaidylda	1
Syrym Kaireshev	1
TMT Investments	1
Timur Turlov	1

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Quest Ventures is a top venture capital firm in Asia. For entrepreneurs: venture capital. For enterprises: applied innovation. For ecosystems: accelerate.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Marketplace
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Singapore, Malaysia, Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

Ion Mobility — Ion Mobility is a tech-driven all-electric mobility company tackling a challenging and complex space.
Smoothly — Startup is a place where ideas are built. A place where we are always looking toward the future; new horizons in design and development are just ahead.
ZumVet — ZumVet provides access to affordable and convenient veterinary care through video calls and medication delivery. They are passionate about animals and want them to get the best possible care by offering video consults, referrals, home visits, and emergency services. It was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Singapore.

General Partner & Founder Acrobator Ventures, Tech Investment Fund. Founder Acrobator.com, growth hack and marketing advisory firm. Digital Dutchman, entrepreneur-turned-investor. eCommerce expert, growth hacker and marketeer since 2000. Assisted 100+ companies worldwide as CMO, MD, board advisor, consultant. Personal angel investmentportfolio, overall company value nearing $3BN, follow-ons raised (>$150 MN) from Accel, Iconiq, Insight Ventures, EBRD, Techstars, Acrobator Ventures. 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."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 Moscow School of Management MBA (3 years).Portfolio: miro.com; harver.com; travelata.ru (co-founder); Chocofamily Holding: chocotravel.kz, chocolife.me, aviata.kz, chocomart.kz (exit), lensmark.kz, rahmet.kz, chocofood.kz, iDoctor.kz, HRbot; Newzmate.com (partial exit to Piano.io); storyterrace.com, getobjectiv.com; Crossss (sold to Leadhit); clockster.com; linkpizza.com; zakaz.ua; urbandine.nl; 6nomads.com, instreamatic.ai., omdena.com, aura-aware.com, awesomic.com, memoryOS.com, VC investments: leapfunder.com; respeecher.com; letsenhance.io; studyfree.org.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Machine Learning
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
United States, The Netherlands, Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

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.
SuperWorld — The Virtual World mapped on top of the real world to create, discover and monetize content.
Awesomic — Get matched with the best-fit designer on a fixed budget with no stress. Place a design task and see the first results on the next business day. Start today!

Talgat Ismail

Investment focus

E-Learning, Apps, Biometrics
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
Kazakhstan, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Clockster — We help small and medium businesses cut HR overhead by automating payroll, attendance and more at no cost
Steppix — Access well structured online dance lessons that pull you in. Discover Steppix: professional dance floors and streaming dance classes to you live and on-demand.
Kid Security — Kid Security is a mobile application for child safety.

Murat Abdrakhmanov is a co-investor at 2C2P. Attended Fuqua Executive school of bussines.

Investment focus

SaaS, Information Technology, Advertising
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
United States, Kazakhstan, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Zeely — Zeely is a website development platform designed to assist businesses in marketing their web pages. The company's platform allows businesses to create and promote websites without using codes or UI/UX designs, and these codes can be linked with Google Ads or other social media platforms to increase reach, allowing businesses to create awebpage based on AI and expand their audience network.
Kwaaka — Kwaaka is a subscription-based service that integrates Food Delivery services like Glovo, Wolt, Bolt Food, Deliveroo direct into restaurants’ point-of-sale systems, streamlining order taking processes and menu management through a single interface and eliminating the requirement for restaurant staff to monitor multiple devices and manually repunchorders into their existing system.
Yope — Salo is a discussion platform that erases the borders for people with diverse opinions to let anyone speak up and be heard.

Adil joined I2BF in 2012 as an Investment Director and the Head of the Kazakh office for the Russia-Kazakhstan Nanotechnology Fund. His previous experience is diverse across fields such as law, business development and financial investments. He is a serial entrepreneur and an angel investor with a deep knowledge of the Central Asian market. Priorto joining I2BF, he spent 5 years in various executive positions executing investments for the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna and the Regional Financial Center of Almaty. Adil holds a degree in International Law, he has an MBA and MPA.

Investment focus

EdTech, FinTech, Lending
Pre-Seed, Seed
Singapore, Kazakhstan, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Kilde — Hands-off regular income with up to 11.5% returns per year. Invest in consumer and SME loans with the leading lending firms.
CTOgram — CTOgram is a Kazakhstan-Based Automotive Start-up.
UvU Shuttle — UvU is a ride-sharing platform which connects parents with licensed vetted care-drivers on 4-seaters providing first-class transportation service for their kids to travel to school or extraclasses.

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

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

AeroCloud — AeroCloud is revolutionizing airport management delivering modular, scalable airport operations solutions based on leading-edge technology.
Portside — Portside is an aircraft data, reporting & analytics platform for individual and corporate plane owners.
Partly — Auto parts distributors, manufacturers, dismantlers, marketplaces and software providers use Partly's software and API to add fitment and manage parts online.

Murat Abdrakhmanov is a co-investor at 2C2P. Attended Fuqua Executive school of bussines.

Investment focus

SaaS, Information Technology, Advertising
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
United States, Kazakhstan, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Zeely — Zeely is a website development platform designed to assist businesses in marketing their web pages. The company's platform allows businesses to create and promote websites without using codes or UI/UX designs, and these codes can be linked with Google Ads or other social media platforms to increase reach, allowing businesses to create awebpage based on AI and expand their audience network.
Kwaaka — Kwaaka is a subscription-based service that integrates Food Delivery services like Glovo, Wolt, Bolt Food, Deliveroo direct into restaurants’ point-of-sale systems, streamlining order taking processes and menu management through a single interface and eliminating the requirement for restaurant staff to monitor multiple devices and manually repunchorders into their existing system.
Yope — Salo is a discussion platform that erases the borders for people with diverse opinions to let anyone speak up and be heard.

ABC-I2BF is an investment firm.

Investment focus

EdTech, Computer, Software
Pre-Seed, Seed
Kazakhstan, United States

Portfolio highlights

Aeroexam by Essential Technologies LLC — Best SaaS solution for emerging markets that does not allow cheating on any exam.
ElectroNeek — ElectroNeek Intelligent Automation platform combines No-Code tools with RPA, IDP, GPT, and AI to help MSPs and Businesses to streamline routine tasks
Clockster — We help small and medium businesses cut HR overhead by automating payroll, attendance and more at no cost

Private Venture Capital

Investment focus

EdTech, Ride Sharing, Taxi Service
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Kwaaka — Kwaaka is a subscription-based service that integrates Food Delivery services like Glovo, Wolt, Bolt Food, Deliveroo direct into restaurants’ point-of-sale systems, streamlining order taking processes and menu management through a single interface and eliminating the requirement for restaurant staff to monitor multiple devices and manually repunchorders into their existing system.
UvU Shuttle — UvU is a ride-sharing platform which connects parents with licensed vetted care-drivers on 4-seaters providing first-class transportation service for their kids to travel to school or extraclasses.

Baring Vostok Capital Partners Limited is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Russia. It invests on early venture, acquisitions, buy-outs, growth capital, later-stage, mid-market, and medium-sized enterprises that operate in sectors such as natural resource extraction, particularly oil and gas; competitive industrial companiesthat operate in local or export markets; mass media and telecommunications; utilities; construction materials; specialty manufacturing; real estate development; residential real estate development; internet; software; retail; and service management. Baring Vostok Capital Partners was founded in 1994 and is based in Moscow, Russia with additional offices in Limassol, Cyprus and Gernsi, Channel Islands.

Investment focus

Internet, Software, E-Commerce
Funding Round, Private Equity, Series B
Russian Federation, United States, Poland

Portfolio highlights

Kodland — We teach children a practical skill that will be useful in the future: computer literacy creation of sites and games, programming. Classes are held online, and instead of boring tests, children create real projects.
Mindbox — Cloud-based marketing automation platform that unites a CDP, loyalty program, omnichannel communications and more to create personalized customer experiences
Jiffy Grocery — Grow your business with Jiffy SaaS platform which includes app/website, picking, delivery, supply chain & replenishment services

Marlen Shokhitbayev

Investment focus

Software, Information Services, Information Technology
Pre-Seed
Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

TrustMe — TrustMe is a trust ecosystem , including 6 services for responsible companies and conscious people: Company - Information service about companies; People - platform for recomendations and achievements; Places - search and selection of places; Contract - online contracts via SMS; Business - business owner's personal account; Coin- a bonus system for people and companies.Registered in 2019, Kazakhstan. CEO and founder - Chingiz Dauletbaev.

Nariman Zakirov

Investment focus

Software, Information Services, Information Technology
Pre-Seed
Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

TrustMe — TrustMe is a trust ecosystem , including 6 services for responsible companies and conscious people: Company - Information service about companies; People - platform for recomendations and achievements; Places - search and selection of places; Contract - online contracts via SMS; Business - business owner's personal account; Coin- a bonus system for people and companies.Registered in 2019, Kazakhstan. CEO and founder - Chingiz Dauletbaev.

MOST Ventures serves Venture Capitals and startups with business and law consulting. The team is also looking to deploy capital for our clients in Europe as well as connect startups with investors in Europa and USA. They are based in Amsterdam and Warsaw. Please free to contact us with any question.

Investment focus

Automotive
Seed
Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

CTOgram — CTOgram is a Kazakhstan-Based Automotive Start-up.

Saltanat Kudaikulova

Investment focus

Software, Information Services, Information Technology
Pre-Seed
Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

TrustMe — TrustMe is a trust ecosystem , including 6 services for responsible companies and conscious people: Company - Information service about companies; People - platform for recomendations and achievements; Places - search and selection of places; Contract - online contracts via SMS; Business - business owner's personal account; Coin- a bonus system for people and companies.Registered in 2019, Kazakhstan. CEO and founder - Chingiz Dauletbaev.

Investment, Consulting

Investment focus

Software, Logistics, Automotive
Series A
Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

AUTO.KZ — AUTO.KZ – Ecosystem of car ownership Our group of Companies has two main divisions — Software Development and Online agregator of automotive products. We Aggregate and processes offers from hundreds of suppliers from all over the world with a full cycle of customer service: online payment, delivery, technical support, returns, etc.

Azamat Bissenov

Investment focus

Software, Information Services, Information Technology
Pre-Seed
Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

TrustMe — TrustMe is a trust ecosystem , including 6 services for responsible companies and conscious people: Company - Information service about companies; People - platform for recomendations and achievements; Places - search and selection of places; Contract - online contracts via SMS; Business - business owner's personal account; Coin- a bonus system for people and companies.Registered in 2019, Kazakhstan. CEO and founder - Chingiz Dauletbaev.

Dinmukhammed Abaidylda

Investment focus

Software, Information Services, Information Technology
Pre-Seed
Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

TrustMe — TrustMe is a trust ecosystem , including 6 services for responsible companies and conscious people: Company - Information service about companies; People - platform for recomendations and achievements; Places - search and selection of places; Contract - online contracts via SMS; Business - business owner's personal account; Coin- a bonus system for people and companies.Registered in 2019, Kazakhstan. CEO and founder - Chingiz Dauletbaev.

Syrym Kaireshev

Investment focus

Software, Information Services, Information Technology
Pre-Seed
Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

TrustMe — TrustMe is a trust ecosystem , including 6 services for responsible companies and conscious people: Company - Information service about companies; People - platform for recomendations and achievements; Places - search and selection of places; Contract - online contracts via SMS; Business - business owner's personal account; Coin- a bonus system for people and companies.Registered in 2019, Kazakhstan. CEO and founder - Chingiz Dauletbaev.

TMT Investments PLC invests in high-growth technology companies across a number of core specialist sectors and has a significant number of Silicon Valley investments in its portfolio. Founded in 2010, TMT has invested in over 65 companies to date. The Company’s objective is to generate an attractive rate of return for shareholders,predominantly through capital appreciation. The Company is traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. www.tmtinvestments.com.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Social Media
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Estonia

Portfolio highlights

Mobilo Card — Share your contact details with a tap. The best digital business card for teams. This is a real business card, no app. The best and cheapest digital business card.
Whizz — My Device is a subscription-based rental service provider for devices like electric scooters, bicycles, home sports equipment, etc.
Feel — We make the cleanest, potent supplements in the world. Delivered straight to your door. Designed by nutritionists for energy, sleep, stress and hair, skin & nails.

Timur Turlov is the chief executive officer and director at Freedom Holding.

Investment focus

Logistics, Transportation, Information Technology
Seed
Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

Relog — Relog is a Kazakhstani company that provides services to optimize logistics processes. Its software is suitable for all companies that have their own logistics. Its service helps companies reduce their transportation costs and manage all logistics. Currently, Relog works with companies such as Post Express, Daas, METRO, and Spark Logistics. It wasfounded in 2015.

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