Results of the grant implementation under the Business Incubation services agreement

From July 24 to November 1, 2023, training on Business Incubation was held at Turan university within the framework of a grant won by JSC “National Agency for innovation development” Qazinnovations “on the activities of the Center for commercialization of research and innovation activities of Turan university.

The purpose of our cooperation is to increase the level of entrepreneurial culture, expand support for entrepreneurship and train qualified personnel in the field of small and medium-sized businesses for the economy of Kazakhstan.

More details about the implementation of the project can be seen on the sites forbes.kz, Association of higher educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Science Foundation under the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan, weproject.kz, as well as in various social networks and Telegram channels. In addition to grant funding, the media attracted investments from the Halyk charitable foundation.

As part of the grant implementation, training on business incubation of startups and preparation of projects for their further participation in commercialization competitions with the issuance of certificates was conducted free of charge. More than 500 applications were processed and 2 streams of participants were trained. As part of the training, the following training modules were provided: ABC Entrepreneurship, preparation of a business plan and submission of an application, marketing research, public speaking, fundraising, team building, etc.

To study all the modules, such well–known trackers as Abadan Gani, a communications tracker, Kabden Rustam, an expert on grant applications and a financial model, Ruslan Molchanov, a practitioner, and Kabulov Asset tracker, who received grant funding and successfully opened his production, were brought in.

2 Demo Days were held with the participation of investors and 1 Hackathon. The performances of the most prepared teams were prepared and listened to.

Demo Day 1.0 + Hackathon was held on 09/23/2023.

In Demo Day 1.0 + Hackathon, prizes were awarded and funding was distributed for 3 projects: Smartsales – 1st place, Ecosliv – 2nd place, Homefood – 3rd place. The number of participants who came to the event is 85 people. Within the framework of the event, the gaps of the participants of the business incubation program were eliminated.

Demo Day 2.0 was held on 16.10.2023.

73 people took part in Demo Day 2.0, including investors. Among the investors were Alshanov R.A. – Rector of Turan University, Akhanov S.Zh. – Chairman of the Board of JSC “National Agency for the Development of Innovations “Qazinnovations” ICRIAP, Zakarya K.D. – President of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Bilyalov D.N. – Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kankin B. – CEO of TechGarden, Tolibayev M. – Head of the venture fund “Activat VC”, (TVS), Ospanova B. – Executive Director of the venture fund “Jas Ventures”, Ibrahimov N.T. – Managing Director for Industry Development of NCE “Atameken” Almaty, Blieva D. – VC-investor, Yessimkhanov M. – Executive Director of the venture fund “Activat VC”, (TVS), Artykbekova M.A. – General Director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of France Kazakhstan (CCIFK), Akhmetsadykov M. – Managing Director of MOST Ventures Toltaev E. is an investment manager of the MyVenturs venture fund, Seitov R. is an independent expert on social and investment projects at the HALYK Charitable Foundation. Several TV channels were involved, such as Astana, Atameken, Qazakhstan.

Based on the results of the business incubation program, 3 projects received funding.

Agroinnovation – development of biotechnological, chemical and IT technologies for soil improvement of farms. The bioprotectant is intended for seed treatment in order to destroy pathogens of fungal and bacterial diseases of plants. In the course of independent and internal studies, the effectiveness of the bioprotectant in the fight against diseases was revealed with a high degree of stimulation of the growth of the root and vegetative parts of plants at the same time. This project received 16 million tenge.

Take care mom is an AI–based virtual assistant for parents, which will replace consultations with children’s specialists and information search, giving personalized and scientifically proven answers to questions. Search in Google, Yandex, Alice, Amazon Alexa, buy a variety of courses and consultations from the experts require a lot of resources both time and money. A virtual assistant will help you get quick scientifically proven answers to questions for a small cost. This business incubation project received 15 million tenge.

KnopkaApp is a new, innovative, highly functional and very simple digital solution for digitizing mechanical “call buttons” of personnel into digital buttons using QR-code for medical institutions, as well as for private sectors, restaurant business, hotels, convenience stores, night pharmacies, cars, etc. The use of the mobile application “KNOPKAPP” is as wide as possible and is of high importance in the economic and social spheres. An investment agreement worth 40 million tenge was signed with this project.

The Homefood project was selected for the acceleration program from the UN within the framework of food security. The main goal of the project is to provide everyone with access to homemade food and products that are prepared and sold by his neighbors. The novelty of the project lies in the fact that the project brings the existing processes for buying food and products out of the “shadow” and unorganized chat and conference market into a legal convenient plane, which reduces the time to find food for the buyer and the process of working with orders for food sellers and food manufacturers. When using this application, food suppliers can sell their products without intermediaries, planning their volumes and places of sale in advance, which increases the freshness of products and reduces its price due to the absence of several resellers. The innovation of the project is to create a convenient tool for manufacturers, suppliers of products, buyers, couriers, as well as in the product quality control system.

In addition to the participants who have won grant funding, such projects as:

Smart Sales is a ROPbot application for automating sales processes based on artificial intelligence; Smart Wallet is a service for issuing electronic loyalty cards for small and medium–sized enterprises; YOORENT is a CRM platform for a comprehensive solution for automating business processes of landlords and tenants; Atron Robotics is the production of drones for various applications; A complex of educational stands “CASCADE” – educational stands that are not available on the market; EcoCash – an ecological system for a smart future; AVA – a platform for online events; LabPro is an automated career guidance author’s tool and many others.