CENTRAL EURASIAN VENTURE FORUM 2025

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The Venture Renaissance: Funding the Next Wave of Innovations

Central Eurasian Venture Forum
for investors and startups

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June 5 | The Ritz-Carlton Almaty

Agenda

is a prestigious event focused on investment trends and strategies in the high-tech and startup world.

Forum CEVF2025:
"The Venture Renaissance: Funding the Next Wave of Innovations"

Forum shows the importance of individual creativity and entrepreneurship in the process of technological and economic progress.

CEVF2025

Participants will discuss key issues and challenges associated with radical innovations in the context of freedom and minimal government intervention.

CEVF2025

CEVF 2024 RESULTS

individual investors

200

participants

1200

total amount of investment agreements

$11M

investment and venture capital funds

17

corporations

100

entrepreneurs

400

media outreach

7,5M

startups

400

CEVF 2025 Speakers

UPDATED REGULARLY

Anurag Maloo

Is a survivor of a near-fatal fall on Mt. Annapurna (8,091m) in April 2023, where he was trapped alone for 72 hours inside a deep Himalayan crevasse. From this miraculous survival emerged a renewed purpose: The Voice of Glaciers Foundation (TVGF) — a global call for climate action, rooted in lived experience, storytelling, and advocacy.

Dr. Ramses Alcaide

Neuroscientist, inventor, CEO and founder of Neurable. Previously he was the CEO of Pharo LLC, where he managed numerous high-impact health projects, such as a rehabilitation technology for stroke patients. Ramses was named a 2021 Next 1000 member by Forbes magazine as a top 1000 entrepreneur in the world.

Tal Catran

Tech Innovation Expert, Startups & Accelerators GURU, Consultant for Governments, Municipalities, SMEs and CEOs, Networking Wizard. Founder of 20+ global Startup Accelerators since 2012. Conducted 100+ cohorts, graduating over 2,000 Tech Startups. Tal was a keynote speaker at TEDx, Forbes and Podcasts.

Alexander McCobin

Founder and CEO of Liberty Ventures. Previously CEO of Conscious Capitalism and founder and president of Students For Liberty. He is a professor of philosophy and holds a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. from Georgetown University.

David Bennett

CEO and founder of MIMIC PRODUCTIONS and MIMIC MINDS. working on films such as Avatar, Tintin and Rise of the Planet of the Apes, as well as collaborations with artists such as Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Kanye West, and companies such as Warner Brothers, Nike, Adidas and more.

Noriko Suzuki

Head of Global Energy, Automotive and Electronics, IBM Institute for Business Value. With over 20 years of experience working with global manufacturing companies, she specialises in technology strategy and implementation. Her professional activities span North America, Europe and Asia, and she is based in Tokyo, Japan

John Cole

Founder, Investment Partner, Calculated Leap Ventures. John is a technical founder and investor with extensive experience developing automation solutions. Throughout his career, he has launched and scaled multiple technology companies, advised Fortune 50 companies and the US government on implementing emerging technologies.

CEVF 2025 tickets

Silver

$345

Panel sessions

Access to the main forum area

Profile in the app with access to the forum chat

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Access to closed forum sessions

Light

Standard profile in the app with the forum program

Panel sessions

Access to the main forum area

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$185

Investor

$625

Investor profile in the app

Panel sessions

Access to the main forum area

Lunch

Pitch decks from the "Startup Alley" sent to your email after the forum

Access to closed forum sessions

Access to the VIP Terrace

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Gold

$625

Panel sessions

Access to the main forum area

VIP profile in the app with access to investor lists and opening chats with them

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Access to the VIP terrace

Access to closed forum sessions

Lunch

A questionnaire must be completed for each forum attendee when purchasing tickets as a corporate client.

Billed from 3 or more tickets

FOR CORPORATE CLIENTS

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Forum Timeline

5 June

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Evening of 5 June

VC Afterparty

6-7 June

CEVF RETREAT

Apply now for the CEVF Retreat before it’s too late

CEVF RETREAT is an exclusive extension of the Central Eurasian Venture Forum. This closed-door event offers a unique opportunity to connect with experts and peers in a private, intimate setting.

Two days in the picturesque mountains of Almaty — under the open sky and away from the city rush — to recharge, reflect, and shape the future of the venture market.

Date: June 6–7, 2025
Location: Zvezdnaya, Almaty
Accommodation format: Glamping

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STARTUP ALLEY

PARTICIPATION IN THE "STARTUP ALLEY" INCLUDES:

TENT, TABLE, CHAIRS/SOFA, ROLLUP, TV FOR DEMONSTRATION OF VIDEOS

3 TICKETS

FOR THE MAIN PROGRAM

PROMOTIONAL ZONE:

Pitch deck distribution to forum attendees after the event

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*A participation fee applies

for media

Accreditation for media

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COMMERCIAL OFFER FOR VCs

$5 940

Access to the VIP Lounge – an exclusive space for networking with investors, LPs, and funds’ top management

Logo placement on the forum’s official website under the ‘VC Funds’ partners section

Integration into the forum’s mobile application

2 Instagram Story announcements featuring the fund’s logo

Mentions in the MOST platform announcements (social media, email newsletters)

3 investor tickets with access to exclusive investor events

Priority access to pitch sessions of the best startups

Personalized networking with other funds and strategic partners

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The Forum will be held at The Ritz-Carlton Almaty

The Forum will be held at
The Ritz-Carlton Almaty

It is a landmark venue for business meetings and events of the highest level. This year we are rethinking the format of the forum, making it more private and focused on
the quality of the audience.

WHO IS CEVF 2025 FOR?

ENTREPRENEURS

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VENTURE INVESTORS

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CORPORATIONS

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STARTUPERS

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Innovators

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MEDIA

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INVESTMENT MARKET ENTHUSIASTS

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For those seeking like-minded peers

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Go to the CEVF 2024 report website

Organizer

MOST, a private ecosystem based in Kazakhstan, started as a business incubator and quickly evolved into a leading platform for technology entrepreneurship and innovation.

In 2020, the company expanded its activities by creating the first private venture fund in Central Asia, MOST Ventures, which specializes in investing in promising startups at seed and pre-seed stages. The main focus of the fund is technology startups. A distinctive feature of MOST Ventures is their strong community and network of contacts that brings together founders, mentors, experts, investors and business angels.

Kyrgyzstan General Media Partner