Top 5 Biotechnology Startup Investors in Kazakhstan (October 2023)

I2BF Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm with a global investment mandate. Established in 2005, I2BF Global Ventures has $400M+ under managment and it is currently investing from its fifth fund.The mission of I2BF Global Ventures is to seek out innovative and competitive companies across SaaS, Hardware Enabled B2B solutions(AI, IoT, AR, VR, robotics, RPA & automation), Digital Healthcare, and New Media, which it believes can lead the path to a brighter future. Since the first investment in 2006, I2BF Global Ventures has successfully backed 60+ startups and exited 12 companies.In keeping with its worldwide investment focus, I2BF Global Ventures retains a team of technology and sector experts in New York, London, and Los Angeles. This impressive team ensures a truly global venture capital strategy and a hands-on management approach.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, Canada, Russian Federation

Investor stats

Total investments: 114
Round size: Seed $750k–$5M; Series A $2.2M–$19M
Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2012

Portfolio highlights

Groundwork — Groundwork is a virtual sales system for contractors who want to work smarter, not harder.
Superorder — The top off-premise operating system for restaurants. Focus on making the food that you love and we'll take care of the rest.
AeroCloud — AeroCloud is revolutionizing airport management delivering modular, scalable airport operations solutions based on leading-edge technology.

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Quest Ventures is a top venture capital firm in Asia. For entrepreneurs: venture capital. For enterprises: applied innovation. For ecosystems: accelerate.

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Marketplace
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: Singapore, Malaysia, Kazakhstan

Investor stats

Total investments: 107
Round size: Seed $50k–$800k; Pre-Seed $50k–$54k; Series A $1.8M–$7.7M
Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $7.5M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

ZumVet — ZumVet provides access to affordable and convenient veterinary care through video calls and medication delivery. They are passionate about animals and want them to get the best possible care by offering video consults, referrals, home visits, and emergency services. It was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Singapore.
Ion Mobility — Ion Mobility is a tech-driven all-electric mobility company tackling a challenging and complex space.
Smoothly — Startup is a place where ideas are built. A place where we are always looking toward the future; new horizons in design and development are just ahead.

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General Partner & Founder Acrobator Ventures, Tech Investment Fund. Founder Acrobator.com, growth hack and marketing advisory firm. Digital Dutchman, entrepreneur-turned-investor. eCommerce expert, growth hacker and marketeer since 2000. Assisted 100+ companies worldwide as CMO, MD, board advisor, consultant. Personal angel investmentportfolio, overall company value nearing $3BN, follow-ons raised (>$150 MN) from Accel, Iconiq, Insight Ventures, EBRD, Techstars, Acrobator Ventures. Ranked #1 Foreign Angel Investor in Russia (EWDN); Top 10 Angel Investor (Firrma.ru/SLON), Crunchbase: #1 Dutch (2019) & Top 50 EU angel investor. Techcrunch / Crunchbase: "Bas Godska is one of the most prolific Western investors in Eastern Europe."Roles Europe/Russia/CIS (2003-2019): CMO lastminute.com ; Country Manager Sportingbet ; CMO Europe Ebookers.com / Orbitz.com ; MD Gogol Media. CMO / dep. CEO Ozon.ru ; VP Marketing Gloria Jeans ; CMO Lamoda.ru (Rocket Internet) ; CMO Digital KupiVIP.ru ; eCommerce Director a.i. Enter | Svyaznoi ; MD myThings.com ; Guest Lecturer Digital Marketing at Moscow School of Management MBA (3 years).Portfolio: miro.com; harver.com; travelata.ru (co-founder); Chocofamily Holding: chocotravel.kz, chocolife.me, aviata.kz, chocomart.kz (exit), lensmark.kz, rahmet.kz, chocofood.kz, iDoctor.kz, HRbot; Newzmate.com (partial exit to Piano.io); storyterrace.com, getobjectiv.com; Crossss (sold to Leadhit); clockster.com; linkpizza.com; zakaz.ua; urbandine.nl; 6nomads.com, instreamatic.ai., omdena.com, aura-aware.com, awesomic.com, memoryOS.com, VC investments: leapfunder.com; respeecher.com; letsenhance.io; studyfree.org.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Machine Learning
Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
Geography: United States, The Netherlands, Kazakhstan

Investor stats

Total investments: 40
Round size: Seed $200k–$2M
Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

Awesomic — Get matched with the best-fit designer on a fixed budget with no stress. Place a design task and see the first results on the next business day. Start today!
SuperWorld — The Virtual World mapped on top of the real world to create, discover and monetize content.
knopka — knopka - is an advanced automated nurse calling system that ensures help is provided on time. One-hour installation. Completely wireless. Compatible with cardiac monitors, fitness trackers, and smartwatches.

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Investment focus

Industry: EdTech, Computer, Software
Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
Geography: Kazakhstan, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 3
Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

Clockster — We help small and medium businesses cut HR overhead by automating payroll, attendance and more at no cost
ElectroNeek — ElectroNeek Intelligent Automation platform combines No-Code tools with RPA, IDP, GPT, and AI to help MSPs and Businesses to streamline routine tasks
Aeroexam by Essential Technologies LLC — Best SaaS solution for emerging markets that does not allow cheating on any exam.

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