Kazakhstan’s venture funds head west - Emerging Europe

Kazakhstan’s venture funds head west - Emerging Europe

As the local start-up scene matures, Kazakh investors look to Europe’s tech hubs. Kazakhstan’s venture capitalists are getting restless. A decade ago, Astana and Almaty hardly registered as start-up cities, but today Kazakhstan boasts one of Central Asia’s most dynamic innovation scenes. Homegrown unicorns remain elusive, but with plans to create at least five by 2029, the landscape is rapidly evolving: local accelerators have sprouted, funding …

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The head of the CSTO responded to criticism from the people of Kazakhstan, who accused him of being pro-Russian. He recorded a video message in Kazakh and tried to convince his compatriots that they were wrong. “I am not pro-Russian” is the main message of Imangali Tasmagambetov's almost six-minute video message. He filled his speech with quotes from Kazakh philosophers in an attempt to respond to criticism from Kazakhs who accused him of wantin…