IRA
INCREASING THE LEVEL OF READINESS OF CENTRAL ASIA STARTUPS FOR INVESTMENTS
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Speakers
active investors will advise projects as mentors
Investments
pitch in front of Central Asian 30+ investors and funds with over $500 000 check
active investors will advise projects as mentors
Investments
pitch in front of Central Asian 30+ investors and funds with over $500 000 check
from March 7 to 11
Read the option agreement
March 7th
Announcing participants, collecting documents
from March 11 to May 6
Program duration
February 27th
Applications areaccepted until
February 27 to March 7
Screening of
applications from
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About us
MOST Holding is the first private ecosystem for startups and venture investors in Central Asia. The structure of the holding includes MOST Business Incubator (for early-stage startups), MOST Venture Fund, UMAY business angels club, and MOST Hub Almaty.
MOST Holding
Indicators
Graduate of the first IRA, startup OneVision has raised $100,000 in investment at a valuation of $1 million
OneVision
$100 000
Namba One
$1M
$1 million invested in Kyrgyz startup Namba One
Startup from Kazakhstan CTOgram has raised $700,000 from Quest Ventures, MOST Ventures and angel investor Adil Nurgozhin
CTOgram
$700 000
UvU
$300 000
Graduate of the first IRA, startup UvU has raised $300,000
MOST Ventures closed 4 deals valued around $2 million in 2021
$796 000
Namba One
Single Broker
UvU
Portfolio startups
In 2021, the UMAY Angels Club
co-invested in startups
co-invested in startups
Program
Fundrasing
Develop your fundraising strategy. Understand investor types and how to choose the right one. Manage the Cap Table. Prepare for due diligence.
Finance
Build the financial model. Set the right budgeting and forecasting. Package all financial documents ready for sending to investors.
Pitching
Build the investor pitch deck and get funded. Craft the oral pitch with professional feedback. Understand what investors want to hear (and not hear!) as well as common mistakes from the investor's point of view.
Unit economics
Calculate your unit economics. Understand your AARRR funnel. Find out the key metrics you need to keep under control and business metrics for rapid growth.
Team
Understand on how to build the highly productive team. Learn on how founders' shareholder agreement works and its role in fundraising process.
Legal aspects
Learn how to split equity among founders. How to protect your IP in the initial stages. Understand how to hire the first employees and/or advisors. Raising seed financing. Negotiating a venture capital financing term sheet.
Consulting
20+ hours customised support from high-level mentors, experts, and investors. Pitch to peers, partners and investors (in informal setting). Go through our matchmaking process with business-angels and mentors.
Startup valuation and due diligence
Understand how company valuation works and which approach to use. What is due diligence and who takes the lead. The risks and investor's perspective
Tech PR
Startup promotion strategy: PR and marketing in a common package. Preparation for the launch, proper positioning of the startup, generation of infotainment and interaction with bloggers and media.
Demo Days
Two days to present your startup in front of 50+ investors from Central Asia with a check over $500,000 (internal demo day for MOST Ventures, UMAY Angels Club and foreign venture funds, open demo day)
Benefits
Packaging a startup: registration at AICF, due diligence and investment attraction
Own investment structures: MOST Ventures, syndicated deals in UMAY Angels Club
Entrance to the CA IT community: opportunity to be a resident at MOST Hub Almaty on a pro bono basis for the duration of the program
Former speakers and mentors
Bakht Niyazov
Founder - Falconry Fund KZ
Murat Abdrakhmanov
Serial Entrepreneur,
Venture investor, Sailor
Venture investor, Sailor
CEO at Clockster
General Partner at Cabra VC,
Mentor at 500 Global
Mentor at 500 Global
General Manager on OLX Kazakhstan
Nurken Rzaliyev
Partner ChocoFamily Group
Founder of Astra Global
FRII Certified Tracker
Arsalan Ni
Impact Investor, Climate Investment
Specialist, and Entrepreneur
Specialist, and Entrepreneur
Trackers
Julia Kondrashova
Alexander Tkachenko
Anastasia Sholomova
Tatiana Ermashenkova
Eugenia Gulitskaya
Julia Mikheenko
Business tracker
Business tracker
Business tracker
Business tracker
Business tracker
Business tracker
OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
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How it works
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ELIGIBILITY & APPLICATION
Read the option agreement
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Startup has traction
Proof that the product is needed in the market (first users/sales/registrations/
downloads/pre-payments)
downloads/pre-payments)
05
Startup has the scalable solution or has the potential to reach scalability
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Startups from Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
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Fields
EduTech, HealthTech, AgroTech, FinTech, InsureTech, eCommerce, RetailTech etc.
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IT-startups of early stage
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Team works full time on the project
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IRA GRADUATE STARTUPS
OPPORTUNITIES
Pitch in front of 50+ investors and funds from Central Asia, Europe and USA
Consultations with mentors who are active investors for 1 year
Get acquainted with representatives of foreign Venture funds throughout the year
Each startup will receive 24 hours of consultations
Unlimited consulting on demand
Community access and active networking
Venture partners
