The final list of Silkway Accelerator 1.4 participants released

The Silkway Accelerator program from Google for Startups and Astana Hub continues to support young IT entrepreneurs from Central Asia, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

In total, 197 applications were received for participation in the fourth stream of the Silkway Accelerator from startups seeking to develop innovations and introduce technological solutions to the market. Of these, the 15 best projects from Kazakhstan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan were selected.

By the decision of a special commission, which included experts from Central Asian countries and representatives of Google for Startups, the finalists are as follows:

• ARLAN BIOTECH - SaaS AI/ML models for predicting highly specific synthetic nanobody sequences for a selected antigen (Kazakhstan).
• Care Pay LLC - a fintech solution that aims to provide equal, affordable healthcare services for all (Mongolia).
• Cleek.kz - a service for quick personnel and work searches (Kazakhstan).
• Dalatech Systems - a platform that optimizes the sales chain of agricultural products through aggregation using digital technologies (Uzbekistan).
• Gram - a mobile application that allows users to call a taxi easily and conveniently, set the place of departure and arrival, select the type of car, and find out the preliminary cost of the trip (Tajikistan).
• Growave - universal marketing software that helps small and medium-sized online stores retain customers and create compelling social proof (Kyrgyzstan).
• Metacog Metrics - recruitment process through gamification (Mongolia).
• Metaland Metaverse - all real communication and services in the virtual world (Mongolia).
• Mystory - a personalized AI-based gift service that creates personalized stories where the recipient is the main character (Kyrgyzstan).
• OILA - an educational application for children aged 5 to 9 years old with a lot of interactive content and educational games (Kazakhstan).
• Proxymeta Labs - the first automated smart contract solutions for WEB3 projects (Georgia).
• Python RPA - software for automating routine processes without code, intended for managed service providers and system integrators working with SME clients (Kazakhstan).
• Tastamat - a simple and convenient service for the delivery of goods and parcels (Kazakhstan).
• TezTok - improved charging stations for electric vehicles (Uzbekistan).
• ZebraEye – medical software based on artificial intelligence for diagnosing rare eye diseases that are difficult to detect (Kazakhstan).

As part of the Silkway 2023 program, Astana Hub will provide free accommodation for two startup team members for the program period, visa support for international participants, as well as training and mentoring from Google for Startups and Astana Hub.