Startup Accelerators in Central Asia: A Full Overview

This article is an overview of a series of articles summarizing the top Startup Accelerators in Central Asia, comparing 1Mby1M across ten key dimensions—from validation to bootstrapping, solo founders to long-term mentoring. 

Guest Author Altynai Myrzabekova | Reviewed by Sramana Mitra

I have recently published a series of  posts where I explored the most relevant accelerator options for founders in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. This research applied lessons from The Accelerator Conundrum series to the realities of the region, examining what actually works for long-term success. Here are all the ten articles in the series, each with a short description and direct link:

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Building a Venture Scale Cyber Security Startup in the Age of AI: Alon Jackson, CEO of Astrix Security (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: So, when once you got the $15 million, how long did it take you to get the fresh product out?

Alon Jackson: Well, a product is a big word. An MVP or providing initial value—that’s actually an interesting story. It took us two weeks.

Sramana Mitra: Two weeks! Tell me more. What did you put in the MVP?

Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped with a Paycheck to $7M

This conversation from 2023 with AIScreen CEO and Co-founder Nikita Sherbina is a classic bootstrapping story with a very small team to serious revenue.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background?

Nikita Sherbina: I was born and raised in Ukraine. I moved to the United States about six years ago without knowing anything about this land.

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Building a Venture Scale Cyber Security Startup in the Age of AI: Alon Jackson, CEO of Astrix Security (Part 1)

Alon comes from the rich ecosystem of Cyber Security entrepreneurs in Israel. He has built an excellent, high growth AI Cyber Security company. You will find an in-depth discussion on his strategy that has included raising $85M in funding.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Ray Wu, Alumni Ventures AI Fund (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Yes, but I was not asking you about AI rollups. I’m asking you about this Y Combinator model of starting a full stack company from scratch.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Ray Wu, Alumni Ventures AI Fund (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Interesting. There is a completely opposite trend, but it’s kind of similar. Y Combinator put out the types of companies they’re looking for a few months ago. One of the types of companies is full stack AI.

1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator AI Investor Forum: Ray Wu, Alumni Ventures AI Fund (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: If you were to highlight some themes that you’re seeing in the deal flow right now, what are some of the trends that you’re seeing?

August 21 – 699th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 699th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, August 21, 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.