Why is this important
Uzbek projects are becoming noticeable in the global technology market, including in the USA, strengthening the country’s reputation as an exporter of IT talents and increasing the chances of other startups receiving international funding.
What happened
- Humanola has attracted $2.5 million from Link Ventures, Bad Ideas Fund, Georgia Tech Fund, and entrepreneur Akmal Payziev.
- The startup is developing solutions for remote control of humanoid robots — for industry, medicine, logistics, and hazardous work.
- The company plans to expand its team and accelerate the development of a platform for new industries.
- CoRun.ai closed the $3.5 million round with a valuation of $17.5 million.
- The platform creates AI tools for logistics: security, cost reduction, forecasting, insurance models.
- The project was designed in Germany by an Uzbek team and is now being scaled up in the USA.
What they say
“Competition in robotics is extremely high, and it’s even more valuable that a project with Uzbek roots is becoming noticeable in the US”, writes Hikmatilla Ubaydullayev, Deputy Head of the Department of Financial Technologies, AI, and Digitalization of the Presidential Administration.
Context
Uzbek founders are actively entering the US and European markets, leveraging the advantages of distributed development and the demand for AI solutions in logistics and robotics.
