# Top 5 Media (entertainment) Startup Investors in Kazakhstan in June 2026

## Evgeny Chebatkov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Video, Creative Agency, Artificial Intelligence

Evgeny Chebatkov is a blogger and co-founder of Fabula.

## UMAY Angels Club
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Astana, Astana, Kazakhstan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Social Media, Social Network, Web Development

UMAY Angels Club is a community of angel investors that invest in startups at early stage of growth.

## Margulan Seissembai
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Social Media, Social Network, Web Development

Margulan Seissembai is a well-known Kazakhstani entrepreneur and investor.

## Bakht Niyazov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1

From 1997 through 2003 Bakht Niyazov worked in the state system of securities market regulation and was a member of Kazakhstan stock exchange board of directors.In 2004 founded Real-invest.kz, a trading company, without using any borrowed capital. 4 years later the company became one of the leaders at the securities and mutual funds market;company capitalization grew from $50k to $25 mln. Under the guidance of Niyazov, Real-invest.kz participated in the introduction of and placement of shares and bonds of 10 companies, including Gosprodkorporatsiya, ATF-Bank, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Engineering. The total value of transactions exceeded $500 mln.Apart from the stock market, Bakht Niyazov is experienced in private equity investments.In 2009 he founded a microloan provider – Real-Credit. Within a year the company became one of the top players in terms of portfolio yield, a number of loans and market share.
In 2014 launched a VIP passenger transportation service in Moscow – CyberTransRu.
In 2010 founded an investment company – DIFC – that provides financing to projects in the international market.
In 2015 became a co-founder of a revolutionary project in the biotechnologies field – MeiraGTx.Over 18 years of experience in executive positions in the banking and investment sectors.

## Orbit Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, Software

Founded in 2010, Orbit is the Emerging Markets VC investing in tech companies that digitize traditional industries and help people raise their living standards all in a more sustainable way. Orbit provides a lifetime program with hands-on support for partnerships, business development, fundraising, growth, and an initial investment package andfollow-on funding. The firm focuses on digitalization across e-commerce, fintech, media, healthcare, education, and logistics sectors.