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Venture capital investor

"I've been in the tech business my whole life and have a strong focus on human capital. For what reason? My many years of experience in building medium and large enterprises have led me to a clear perception that business is about people more than it is about money. That's exactly why I strive to support entrepreneurs in growing ambitious projects. "

Murat Abdrakhmanov

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30

41

years in business

projects

invested

>$12

mln
Own businesses
Briefly about me

Educational background:

Kazakh Polytechnic University, Fuqua Executive School of Business

Experience:
– More than 25 years' experience in business, mostly in the tech sphere. Founder of one of Kazakhstan's largest telecom companies Astel, JSC.
– Formerly co-owner and chairman of the board at KazTransCom, JSC (exited in 2020).
– Founder of Kazakhstan's largest chain of dental clinics Dent-Lux and Ambassador (over 100,000 patients yearly) and the multidisciplinary clinic Medical Park
– Co-founder of FITNATION chain of fitness centers (exited in 2007)
– Founded a number of large system integrators
– Owner of one of the leading industrial automation (oil & gas industry) companies Zeinet&SSE with Italian software partners and GE big turbines
– Co-owner of the Miras Palace large-scale restaurant complex


Startup portfolio:
– One of the key investors and board member at Kazakhstan's largest internet-holding company Chocofamily (2019 turnover: 220 mln USD)
– Co-investor of Ukrainian innovative holding GENESIS
– Co-investor of JIJI (Nigerian marketplace)
– Lead investor and board member at OrionM2M – a developer and manufacturer in the LoRaWAN standard
– Lead investor and board member at HR-messenger
– Lead investor and board member at Faceplate – IoT platform
– Investor and board member at Skyworker Ukraine (HR-platform)
– Investor and board member at NOMMI (E-SIM router)

Yachtmaster Offshore qualified — active participant of sea regattas Sponsor of charity project MOTHER'S HOME (chain of crisis centers in Kazakhstan — in 5 years the number of babies sent to orphanages has decreased by 65%)