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Startups pitching live

Global partners

Central Asian startups in Silicon Valley,
October 23, 2025

WELCOME TO UNICORN BATTLE IN SILICON VALLEY – Global Startup Pitch Contest where famous international VCs and Business Angels meet extraordinary startups from all over the world!


PRESENTING: CENTRAL ASIAN STARTUPS PITCHING AT TECHCRUNCH!


SEED - SERIES A.

INDUSTRY-AGNOSTIC.

LIMITED TICKETS.




In this startup pitch event, 10 extraordinary startups from Central Asia will compete for the attention of:


1. 10 VC funds;


2. Top AI, Robotics, AR, Product experts from MAANG, Tesla, Berkeley;


3. Managing Partners of corporate funds like KPMG.


The finalists of our 400+ previous events in 55 countries have raised $1b+ - they are alumni of the YC, Alchemist, NVIDIA Inception, Techstars and more.




KEY INFORMATION:


Location: Silkroad Innovation Hub - 320 High St, Palo Alto

Date: October 23, 2025

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Pacific time)

Language: English


CHECK OUT OUR PREVIOUS EVENT: https://vimeo.com/892745912



AMONG OUR 2021-2023 WINNERS:


1. Largest:

Solides ($112M, Warburg Pincus)

BioSapien ($37.1M, SOSV)

Accern ($34.8M, Mighty Capital, Fusion Fund)

HelloBetter ($27M)

1MRobotics ($25M)

Ottopia ($26.5M)



2. Outstanding stories:

Micronoma ($17.5M)

8base ($15.3, Techstars, Alumni Ventures)

Sense Neuro Diagnostics ($14.2M, US Department of Defense, National Science Foundation)

Xandar Kardian ($13.7M)

PlanetWatch ($11.9M)

RxLive ($10.5M)

Remedly ($10.6M, Newchip, StartX)

Xandar Kardian ($13.7M)

RxLive ($10.5M)

UpLyft ($10M)


3. Techstars alumni:

8base ($15.3, Techstars, Alumni Ventures)

EnviCore Inc. ($3.1M, Techstars)

NovaXS Biotech ($1.9M, Techstars)

Autority ($1.3M, Techstars)



4. 500 Global alumni:

Umoja Labs ($1.6M, 500 Global)

Clockster ($1.5M, 500 Global)

Wisear ($1.4M, Techstars, Kima Ventures)


5. Y Combinator alumni:

Matidor.com ($1.9M, Y Combinator)



6. Alchemist alumni:

Seasony ($3.9M, Alchemist)




Contact us: vst@startup.network

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Silkroad Innovation Hub, 320 High St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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