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Startup Battle: Kyrgyz Startups on the Path to the Global Market
Startup Battle of the Unicorn from KG and Dive into Silicon Valley programs took place as part of KIT Forum 2026.
One of the highlights of KIT Forum 2026 was the Startup Battle of the Unicorn from KG and Dive into Silicon Valley programs, implemented by the High Technology Park of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Over the course of several months, participants underwent intensive training as part of a pre-acceleration program organized in partnership with WeFund and Startup Lab 119. Startup teams worked on developing their products, studied the Customer Discovery (CustDev) methodology, fundraising and investment attraction, MVP development, investor relations, the application of artificial intelligence in startups, and improved their pitching and public speaking skills.
The program culminated in the Startup Battle held on the main stage of KIT Forum 2026. The most promising startups, aiming to enter global markets, presented their projects to an expert jury, investors, and representatives of the international technology community.
As a result of the selection process, the winner of the Unicorn from KG program was:
BizOne — Nursultan Markisbekov
The winners of the Dive into Silicon Valley program were:
Numen — Askar Suyunaliev
FinMind — Kamila Raimbekova
o-nion — Bermet Koshoeva
SpeakFlow AI — Kairat Kubatov
Helix Training — Dmitrii Gumennikov
TOLT — Kamila Kanatbekova
AKU — Beks Okenov
The shortlist of the Unicorn from KG program also included:
NUROO — Tilek Dzhenishev
Settler AI — Meerim Kanybekova
The shortlist of the Dive into Silicon Valley program included:
Hosto — Tair Abdysh
WeaveAI — Evgenii Ibragimov
IlimTap — Zafira Ibraeva
This autumn, the winners will travel to Silicon Valley, where they will meet leading technology companies, venture capital investors, and world-class entrepreneurs. The trip will become an important milestone in the development of their projects and will provide Kyrgyz startups with access to international expertise, investment opportunities, and global markets.
The Startup Battle demonstrated that a new generation of technology entrepreneurs is emerging in Kyrgyzstan, capable of creating globally competitive products and driving innovation on the international stage.
