The regional final of one of the world’s largest innovation competitions — the Global Startup Awards — was held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The event took place within the framework of ICTWEEK 2025, bringing together startups, investors, experts, and ecosystem representatives from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Among the winners:
- Startup of the Year — HyperApp
- Best Newcomer — OINA AI
- Best Health Tech Startup — AIDENTIS
- Best Fintech Startup — MoliyAI
- Best Youth Startup — Coursemon
- Diversity Role Model of the Year — Asem Bolatzhan
Founded in 2012, the GSA competition unites technology entrepreneurs from more than 120 countries. Over the years, it has received more than 160,000 applications and helped dozens of successful projects enter the global market, including 16 unicorn startups with a combined valuation of over $64 billion.
The final program featured keynote speeches, panel discussions, and meetings with investors. Among the speakers were Kim Balle, co-founder of GSA, and Christopher Haley, an expert at Startup Genome, who highlighted the rapid growth of the startup ecosystem in Central Asia and Tashkent in particular.
As a result of the competition, the best projects of the region were determined.
Source: IT Park
