# Top 50 SaaS Startup Investors in Kazakhstan in June 2026

## Quest Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology

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

## Murat Abdrakhmanov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

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

## Big Sky Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, EdTech, FinTech

At Big Sky Capital, we invest in exceptional founders in emerging markets building disruptive SaaS solutions for enterprise. Our firm is based on core set of principles with Founder First mentality. As serial entrepreneurs ourselves, we understand the intricacies of early stage company growth and our goal is to build a VC firm that supports thefounders with action.Our Fund I size is $20M.

## Talgat Ismail
- Type: Angel
- Location: Almaty, Almaty City, Kazakhstan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Learning, Apps, Cooking

Talgat Ismail

## I2BF Global Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

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.

## LocalGlobe
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Seeding ambitious founders at places like @citymapper, @improbableio,@teamkano, @moo, @songkick,@seedcamp, @transferwise and @zoopla since 1999. Who's next?

## Askar Dostiyarov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Payments, Mobile Apps

Askar Dostiyarov is an angel investor and Managing Partner at Meridian Capital Limited. He attended the Wharton School.

## MOST Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Almaty, Almaty City, Kazakhstan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, B2B

Private Venture Capital

## Orbit Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, 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.

## Bas Godska
- Type: Angel
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence

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.

## UMAY Angels Club
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Astana, Astana, Kazakhstan
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Syrym Kaireshev
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Services, Information Technology

Syrym Kaireshev

## Astana Hub
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Astana, Astana, Kazakhstan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Gaming, Developer Platform

International Tech Park of IT Startups "Astana Hub"  fosters a culture of innovation and supports high-tech projects to strengthen the national economy. As the core and driving force behind the development of Kazakhstan's innovation ecosystem, Astana Hub aims to become an internationally recognized hub for technological businessdevelopment.

## TMT Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: St. Helier, NA - Jersey, Jersey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Social Media

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.

## Dinmukhammed Abaidylda
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Services, Information Technology

Dinmukhammed Abaidylda

## Baring Vostok Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Series B
- Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce

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.

## Madiyar Tuleuov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Food Delivery, Food and Beverage

Madiyar Tuleuov is the CCO of the Sajda App and co-investor at Kwaaka.

## Andrena Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Andrena Ventures (Andrena VC) is a solo GP angel fund founded by Gideon Valkin, former Monzo Commercial Director. Pre-seed investing in European tech startups.

## Chris Howard
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Chris Howard is the founder and Partner of Fuel Capital.

Chris earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Occidental College and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington where he was a McGowan Scholar.

## Thomas Wolf
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology

Thomas Wolf is the Chief Science Officer at Hugging Face. He previously worked at Cabinet Plasseraud as a European Patent Attorney. Thomas Wolf studied at 
Pierre and Marie Curie University studying Statistical / Quantum Physics.

## Sawiris Family Office
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Finance, Lending, CleanTech

Sawiris Family Office operates as an investment firm.

## Nariman Zakirov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Services, Information Technology

Nariman Zakirov

## Timur Turlov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Logistics, Transportation, Information Technology

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

## Olzhas Akbayev
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Food Delivery, Food and Beverage

Olzhas Akbayev is the CEO and Founder of Wedo.

## Heroic Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS

Heroic Ventures is an early stage venture capital studio focused on first-money-in and formation opportunities in Silicon Valley, Colorado, and Israel.

## Azamat Bissenov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Services, Information Technology

Azamat Bissenov

## Yeldar Tolesh
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Business Process Automation (BPA)

Yeldar Tolesh is a angel investor.

## Axiom Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Astana, Astana, Kazakhstan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Finance, Real Time

Private equity in software

## Ivan Burazin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Developer Tools, Developer Platform

Ivan Burazin

## Spot VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Developer Tools, Software

## AloqaVentures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tashkent, NA - Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence

AloqaVentures is corporate venture fund of Aloqabank that invests in pre-seed and seed stage startups

## Artificial Societies
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Developer Tools, Developer Platform

Artificial Societies specializes in simulation of user database to test and reframe content and marketing strategies in pre-launch stage.

## Kulveer Taggar
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology

Kulveer Taggar is an angel investor and former CEO of Zeus. He holds a master's degree from the University of Oxford.

## ABC-I2BF
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Computer, Software

ABC-I2BF  is an  investment firm.

## Eurasian Hub Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, B2B

Early talent believers

## Ventures Together
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing

Ventures Together is a venture capital firm which preferred to invest in seed and early stage.

## Gustav Söderström
- Type: Angel
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, B2B, Internet

Gustav Söderström is based out of Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, and is the Co-CEO, CPO, and CTO of Spotify. Gustav previously worked at Yahoo Finance as a Director of Business Development. Gustav Söderström attended Södertörn University. Gustav Söderström has been certified in Machine Learning.

## MA7 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Almaty, Almaty City, Kazakhstan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Medical, Payments

MA7 Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides funding and support to tech startups and visionary founders, focusing on fostering innovation and growth within the startup ecosystem. The firm engages in identifying high-potential companies and offers strategic guidance, mentorship, and resources to help them scale effectively. MA7 Venturesspecializes in various sectors, including software, fintech, and digital services, aiming to create long-term value for its portfolio companies while contributing to the overall development of the technology landscape. Through its investment approach, MA7 Ventures facilitates connections between startups and industry experts, enhancing opportunities for collaboration and market expansion.

## Ermek Ashkenov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Payments, Mobile Apps

Ermek Ashkenov is a Co-founder at Prosper Pay.

## 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.

## Rakhimbayev Family Office
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Astana, Astana, Kazakhstan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Payments, Mobile Apps

RFO Rakhimbayev Family Office is a family office aimed at implementing social projects with the mission of "uniting good people around good projects to provide smart help to children." The organization supports initiatives in the field of education, inclusion, preservation of historical heritage and systemic charitable solutions.

## Seven Rivers Capital LTD
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Secondary Market, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, FinTech

Investment, Consulting

## Michael Fertik
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Machine Learning, Developer Platform

Michael Fertik founded Reputation.com with the belief that people and businesses have the right to control and protect their online reputation and privacy.  He is credited with pioneering the field of online reputation management and generally recognized as the leading expert in digital privacy and reputation.Fertik is an industry commentatorwith guest columns in Harvard Business Review, Reuters, Inc.com and Newsweek.  He frequently appears on national and international television and radio, including the BBC, Good Morning America, Today Show, Dr. Phil, CBS Early Show, CNN, Fox, Bloomberg, and MSNBC.  He is the co-author of two books, Wild West 2.0 (2010), and New York Times best seller, The Reputation Economy (2015).Michael is a NYT bestselling author, and his fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous literary journals.

## Tomer Cohen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Content, Marketing

Tomer Cohen is based out of Sunnyvale, California, and was the Chief Product Officer of LinkedIn. Tomer Cohen attended Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

## EA Group Holding
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Almaty, Almaty City, Kazakhstan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: B2B, SaaS, Fitness

Challenging the expectations of today to reinvent the way we invest tomorrow

## Aman Alimbayev
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Food Delivery, Food and Beverage

Aman Alimbayev is an Independent financial consultant.

## Marlen Shokhitbayev
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Services, Information Technology

Marlen Shokhitbayev

## 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.

## Saltanat Kudaikulova
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Services, Information Technology

Saltanat Kudaikulova

## 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.

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