20 Top startups in Kazakhstan. Part 1 

Kazakhstan’s startup ecosystem keeps growing fast: new AI, FinTech, and DeepTech projects are emerging, and local teams are increasingly entering international markets. We’ve put together the key and fastest-growing startups worth watching in 2026.

gro.now — an AI platform for business growth that helps conduct market research, collect and analyze reviews, and study competitors, so companies can make faster and more accurate data-driven decisions.

Higgsfield AI — an AI tool for creating videos and visual content. It helps quickly produce creative clips, scenes, and ideas without complex editing.

CerebraAI — a medical AI for stroke diagnosis and CT scan analysis.

Nace.AI — an AI-powered platform that helps quickly process large amounts of data and automatically generate financial reports, audits, and analysis.

Prosper Pay — a FinTech service that gives employees early access to their earned wages and helps companies improve staff loyalty and retention.

TrustMe — a platform for digital document management and contract signing.

MoonAI — a corporate AI platform that builds AI agents to automate sales and customer support.

Nozomio — an AI platform for faster software development and code management.

Grand Mobile — a Kazakhstani mobile gaming startup that has developed an open-world online role-playing game.

SHAI — an AI platform with a flexible architecture and its own R&D lab, where a product ecosystem of intelligent agents for business process automation is being built and expanded.

Shart Rate — a LegalTech service for safe deal-making and contract management.

DOQ.kz — a digital healthcare platform for booking doctor appointments online and managing the patient experience at clinics.

Investbanq — a FinTech platform for investment solutions and deal structuring.

Mirai Tech — a DeepTech company developing biomechanical and sensory devices for rehabilitation in medicine and sports.

Paidax — a trading platform and investment community where users can learn about investing, get support, and access favorable market conditions.

CyberLabs — a SaaS and cybersecurity startup developing data and infrastructure protection solutions.

Laminar — an open-source platform that helps companies better understand how long-running AI agents work, track their behavior, identify the causes of failures, and find patterns across millions of operations.

Doodocs — a PropTech startup building an electronic document management platform that lets companies draft, approve, and sign documents online.

PanDev Metrics — a startup building an AI platform for analyzing IT team performance, helping companies track developer productivity and automate reporting.

Pleep — an AI-powered sales automation platform that replaces traditional chatbots with a fully capable AI agent.