Armeta AI, a Kazakhstan-founded startup developing artificial intelligence for automating construction project reviews and permitting, has been accepted into the prestigious Alchemist Accelerator (San Francisco, USA) and has secured $1 million in funding from a US–Qatar venture fund.
Armeta AI is an AI-driven platform that automates the expert evaluation and approval of construction projects — one of the most complex and time-consuming processes for government agencies and large developers around the world. The startup is incorporated in the United States as Armeta Inc. and was founded by Temirlan Rakhmetzhanov, Sanzhar Rakhmetzhanov, and Nuraly Baktygaliyev, all citizens of Kazakhstan.
Founded in July 2025, the company already operates offices in San Francisco, Astana, and Doha. Its mission is to automate mission-critical government and enterprise workflows through artificial intelligence. The team’s first focus is the construction permitting system — a crucial link influencing the speed of infrastructure development and investment in any country.
Armeta AI develops both proprietary foundation models and customizes open-source solutions, applying multi-agent AI technologies to achieve high accuracy, transparency, and reliability.
Alchemist Accelerator is one of the world’s leading accelerators for B2B and deep-tech startups. Its alumni include hundreds of companies, many of which have become global industry leaders and unicorns.
The company’s next stage of expansion includes opening new branches in Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, where Armeta AI aims to build long-term partnerships with government institutions and major investment organizations.
One of the founders, Sanzhar Rakhmetzhanov, is a well-known Kazakh entrepreneur with a professional background in industrial engineering and information technology. His son, Arlan Rakhmetzhanov, is the founder of Nozomio, another Kazakhstan-based startup that graduated from Y Combinator and raised $6.5 million from top Silicon Valley venture funds.
Together, these milestones mark a new chapter in the development of Kazakhstan’s deep-tech ecosystem, with Armeta AI emerging as the country’s next global success story.
