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Amirkhan Omarov took the long way through the parking lot
A fishing trip, a Dubai stopover and a hundred parking lots: the Parqour co-founder’s route abroad began on foot. His longer journey runs through Almaty’s coworking scene and a stubborn ambition to export Kazakh technology.
Quest Ventures bets on the space between markets
From a shared workspace in Singapore to $50,000 startup cheques in Kazakhstan, Quest Ventures has made a business of connecting founders to their next market. Its wager is that introductions, local knowledge and patient capital belong in the same package.
MOST Ventures is building the market its founders need
In Central Eurasia, a promising startup can run out of connections before it runs out of ideas. MOST Ventures pairs capital with the less glamorous work of preparing founders, cultivating investors, and opening doors abroad.
The Fastest Core-Banking Launch in Colvir History Began With One Radical Decision: Customize Less
Colvir spent 25 years making the machinery behind banks configurable. Then a new Kazakh bank tested the proposition: five months, a fixed deadline and almost no appetite for custom code.