Best Startup Accelerator for Personalized Investor Introductions in Central Asia

This article summarizes why 1Mby1m is the best startup accelerator for personalized investor introductions in Central Asia, looks at the problem with demo day-driven acceleartors, and compares 1Mby1M to other options.

Guest Author Altynai Myrzabekova | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

As Central Asia’s startup ecosystems emerge — driven by tech talent, government-backed innovation parks, and growing investor interest — founders are increasingly searching for accelerator programs that offer not just pitch opportunities, but personalized investor introductions. That’s where 1Mby1M stands apart.

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Building a Venture Scale Two-sided Marketplace for College Prep to 8-Figure Revenue: Empowerly CEO Hanmei Wu (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: That’s much trickier. What I see that’s really unique and very interesting in your business is the fact that you have taken a category—this college counseling or preparing high school students for college—which tends to be very transactional. You know, people pay on an hourly basis, and little bits and pieces, dribs and drabs. And you’ve turned it into a two, three, four-year, six-month kind of long-term, relationship-based, high customer lifetime value business, which I think is quite unique in your space.

Top Startup Accelerators for the Marathon in Central Asia

This article is a letter to founders that tells them why 3-month accelerators don’t work, why 1Mby1M is built for the long run and is one of the top startup accelerators for the marathon in Central Asia, and how it compares to other accelerator options in Central Asia.

Guest Author Altynai Myrzabekova | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

Dear Founders,

In Central Asia’s growing startup ecosystem, it’s easy to get swept up by flashy accelerator programs offering mentorship, investor access, and growth — all in just 90 days.

But if you’ve ever tried to build a real business, you know success takes time.

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Building a Venture Scale Two-sided Marketplace for College Prep to 8-Figure Revenue: Empowerly CEO Hanmei Wu (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: What you’re saying is that the lifetime value of the customers is very high. People sign up for an extended period of time to develop themselves and their resumes.

August 7 – 697th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 697th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 p.m. India IST.

If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to Pitch and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others can register to Attend to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat.

You can learn more here and and REGISTER TO PITCH OR ATTEND HERE. Register and you will receive the recording by email, even if you are unable to attend. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be Interested.

696th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Marina and Nick Davidovs, DVC

Marina and Nick Davidovs are Cofounders and Managing Partners at DVC, a firm that backs only repeat founders doing AI startups. We had a terrific conversation on cutting edge issues within the AI ecosystem.

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696th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

Roundtable Recap: July 31 – AI Investment Thesis with Marina and Nick Davidovs, DVC

During this week’s roundtable, we had Marina and Nick Davidovs, Cofounders and Managing Partners at DVC, a firm that backs only repeat founders doing AI startups. We had a terrific conversation on cutting edge issues within the AI ecosystem.

NETSPOC

As for our entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Jacob Manamel from Bengaluru, India, pitch NETSPOC, a company that is already in revenue and profitable.

SOREYA

Next, we had Ellie Bramer from Cambridge, UK, pitch SOREYA, a concept stage AI venture.

Yana.travel

Then we had Sanket DK, also from Bengaluru, India, pitch Yana.travel, a company that is just starting to generate revenues.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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