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Startup funding in Kazakhstan and Central Asia in October 2026 includes reports of $1 million for Paidax and $3 million for Riasm (the-tech.media). Separately, six Uzbek projects appear in the Tokhum registry. Announced rounds and registry entries have different statuses: an entry’s date alone does not confirm that a deal has closed.
Startup funding in Kazakhstan and Central Asia in October 2026: Paidax and Riasm
The October roundup included a report that Kazakhstan’s Paidax had raised $1 million. The investors named were DOMiNO Ventures, Philip Capital, White Hill Capital and Aloqa Ventures.
Riasm, whose founder is from Astana, was reported to have raised $3 million. The stage was listed as Pre-Seed, meaning funding in the early stages of a project’s development.
The investors named for Riasm were Paradigm, SV Angel, Fei-Fei Li and Nurdaulet Bazylbekov. The announced amount is three times that of Paidax.
These reports link both teams to Kazakhstan: Paidax is described as a Kazakhstani startup, while Riasm’s connection is its founder’s background. The roundup does not give closing dates for the deals.
Six Uzbek projects appeared in the Tokhum registry
The Tokhum registry lists amounts ranging from $30,000 to $250,000 for six Uzbek projects. The registry was updated on October 27, 2026 (tokhum.com).
Three entries are dated October 27. Fonus Kids is listed with $35,000, AdRide with $30,000 and Secure Prompt with $40,000.
All three entries name Yoshlar Ventures as the investor. The listed amounts total $105,000.
Two more entries are dated October 24. HabitKid is listed with $50,000 from Aloqa Ventures, and MimoramAI with $40,000 from Yoshlar Ventures.
The largest amount among these six projects is $250,000 for Yurideks. The entry is dated October 23, and the stage is listed as Angel, meaning angel investment.
These dates refer to when the entries appeared in the registry. They do not independently confirm that the deals closed on those dates.
For readers, a useful guide is the status of the amount alongside each project’s name. For Paidax and Riasm, the figures refer to announced funding; for the six Uzbek teams, they come from registry entries.
