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THURSDAY, 27 AUGUST 2026 · ALMATYEN · Subscribe
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The Big Read · 14 min read
The region's best startups speak every language but English
Central Eurasian venture funding hit a record $320 million in 2025. The opportunity is not the money — it is that almost no one is telling the story to the people who could fund its next chapter.
The Big Read · 22 min read
Inside Higgsfield AI: the longest profile we have published
A four-month inside view of how a Kazakh-founded generative-video company became the first global breakout from the corridor.
Founders · 9 min read
From Almaty to a $1.3 billion valuation
Higgsfield AI raised $50m, then an $80m extension — the first global breakout to carry a Kazakh origin story.
Markets · 12 min read
The data behind every venture chart you have seen this year
The numbers, the sources, the methodology, and the three figures everyone has been quoting incorrectly.
Fintech · 11 min read
Uzbekistan's first unicorn is just getting started
Uzum crossed a $2.3bn valuation in 2026 — the high-velocity second pillar after Kazakhstan.
Founders · 16 min read
Six hours with the founder rewriting Tashkent fintech
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.
Founders · 10 min read
The diaspora capital map
How Armenian operators — ServiceTitan, Picsart, Krisp — turn distance into deal flow.
Markets · 9 min read
Bishkek, the frontier of the frontier
Tiny checks, big tax breaks: why Kyrgyzstan rewards the patient founder.
Founders · 11 min read
The Armenian YC class of 2025
Six startups, one capital, and a pattern: technical founders with global product instincts and a Yerevan address.
Markets · 8 min read
Why Baku is funding climate hardware
An oil-rich state is writing checks that quietly look very different from its petro-dollar past.
Markets · 9 min read
The corridor's first deep-tech fund
A $40m vehicle out of Astana takes its first three bets — and they are not what you'd expect from the region.
Markets · 9 min read
Five maps that explain Central Asian venture in 2026
Capital flows, founder origins, talent migration. The shape of the corridor, drawn in numbers.