«Startup «Bolashak» contest

A contest «Startup «Bolashak» announced launched on the 20th July, 2015, jointly by the Association «Bolashak» and the Fund «Damu», and supported by «Bayterek» Holding. Young people between the ages of 18 and 29 from all Kazakhstan and project groups, which consisted of under 5 person, attended. The total amount of applications reached 2095. A Contest Comission approved 2080 of them to review, and 15 applications had been rejected because of incompleting package.

The most of applications were from Astana city (400), Almaty (227), Pavlodar region (155), West Kazakhstan region (134), and South Kazakhstan region (134).

The overwhelming majority of business ideas belong to manufactory – 647 applications, informational technolodies – 263, education – 171 and others.

Start-up contest offered a grant support in total amount of 25 million tenge: e.g. 7 million tenge to the winner, 5 million tenge to the runner-up and 3 million tenge for the third place. A grant of 10 million tenge offered by the Holding «BI Group», and potential investors provided fundations to develop startups.

Kazakhstan branch of «Sberbank of Russia» was a General sponsor of the Contest. The next criteria considered during the selection of business projects: the actual exigency and uniquness of business ideas, social significance of them, targeted audience, and job experience in business were welcomed as well.

The 23 business ideas were selected upon the Contest Comission's meeting, and the authors of them had been offered to pass Astana's learning seminar-trainings. Following the seminar-trainings the attenders presented the business ideas of their own before the Contest comission of large composition. Assisted by consultants and professinal mentors for further improving, the 10 best business ideas had been selected for the Business Plans Maraphon.

During the Marathon, the Contest winners defended their projects before the Contest Comission and sponsors.

You can watch the «Startup «Bolashak» Contest within the national TV channels, of which one is intended to broadcast it as a reality show, and to announce the Contest winners immediately.

Partners and installment makers: Association «Bolashak», Holding «Bayterek», Fund «Damu», Sberbank in Kazakhstan, Holding «BI Group», JSC «NATD», Atasu Group of Companies, «Sheberbuild» construction company, Astana City Admnistration. For the latest news call by phone: +7 (7172) 707 669, +7 702 633 31 51 Gul'nara