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Otabek Karimov
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Otabek Karimov

Fintech correspondent · Tashkent
Uzbekistan's first unicorn is just getting started
Fintech

Uzbekistan's first unicorn is just getting started

Uzum crossed a $2.3bn valuation in 2026 — the high-velocity second pillar after Kazakhstan.

A day inside Tashkent's fastest startup
Founders

A day inside Tashkent's fastest startup

Field notes from the office, the product and the funding reality of Uzum.

Inside Uzum's super-app playbook
Fintech

Inside Uzum's super-app playbook

A walkthrough of every product line, ranked by contribution margin — and the one nobody outside Tashkent is paying enough attention to.

The corridor, in your inbox every Sunday.

One documentary-grade read on Central Eurasian founders, funding and fintech regulation.