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Otabek Karimov

Fintech correspondent · Tashkent

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

On the road with one of the highest-velocity operators in the corridor, from the first customer call to the close of a $40m round.

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

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