Top 5 Marketplace Startup Investors in Kazakhstan (July 2026)

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

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: Singapore, Malaysia, Kazakhstan

Investor stats

Total investments: 126
Round size: Seed $50k–$3.5M; Pre-Seed $50k–$64k; Series A $1.8M–$10M
Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $7.5M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

BILLZ — More than 60% of retailers in developing countries are still use papers, excel sheets or outdated software. We are here to digitize the stores and power them with technology to perform on the best level both online & offline.BILLZ is the all in one retail management platform for small & medium sized businesses powered with POS, inventorymanagement, CRM, analytics, E-commerce & financial tools to sustain in a new digital world.
CoFab — AI-powered quoting automation agent for high-end manufacturing industries
NodeFlair — NodeFlair aims to help tech talents make better career decisions through jobs, salaries, reviews, company insights, and more

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Investment, Consulting

Investment focus

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics
Stage:Secondary Market, Series A, Series C
Geography: United States, Canada, Pakistan

Investor stats

Total investments: 14
Round size: Series A $800k–$415M; Series C $300M–$450M
Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

Lambda — GPU Workstations, GPU Servers, GPU Laptops, and GPU Cloud for Deep Learning & AI. RTX 3090, RTX 3080, RTX A4000, RTX A5000, RTX A6000, and A100 Options. Ubuntu, TensorFlow, and PyTorch Pre-Installed.
Applied Intuition — Applied Intuition enables engineering and product development teams to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles at scale.
Crusoe — Crusoe provides next-gen AI infrastructure and cloud compute using an energy-first approach. Deploy AI workloads at scale with reliable performance and 24/7 support.

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Venture Fund

Investment focus

Industry: SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: Uzbekistan, United States, Kazakhstan

Investor stats

Total investments: 17
Round size: Seed $250k–$1M; Pre-Seed $150k–$2M
Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow

Portfolio highlights

Behype — Behype is a marketplace platform that help the creators to create content, promoting and advertising projects.
Aino — AI-powered site analysis for real estate professionals. Generate feasibility studies with quantified metrics, maps, cost estimates, and zoning insights in minutes, no GIS or coding required.
MoonAI Inc — MoonAI enables businesses to deploy no-code AI agents—referred to as “AI salespersons”—within one day, with no installation cost. These agents automate lead qualification, escalate warm leads to managers, schedule meetings, and integrate with CRMs, messaging platforms.The solution operates 24/7, supports multiple languages (includingRussian, English, and informal Kazakh), and processes customer interactions in just seconds. It has helped companies double the volume of processed inquiries, reduce response times from minutes to seconds, and even autonomously close a portion of leads—all while reducing sales team workload and improving customer satisfaction.

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