Dinara Uskenbayeva is a co-founder of GoDays, a startup developing tools to identify employee burnout risk through behavioural data. A biologist by training, she previously helped establish the science-communication project MedSupport. Her entrepreneurial work has involved the team, the product and expansion into international markets. (forbes.kz, informburo.kz)
Who Dinara Uskenbayeva is
Uskenbayeva graduated from Nazarbayev University. In 2021, she appeared in Forbes Kazakhstan’s 30 Under 30 selection as part of the MedSupport team. That project made explaining scientific research to a broader audience part of her professional work. (forbes.kz)
At GoDays, she joined Yelnur Kai, Dias Tursyn and Dimash Aitkali. A November 2024 Forbes profile identified her as CEO. Describing how the founders divided their responsibilities, Kai highlighted her work with the team and described his own focus as business development and expansion. (forbes.kz)
Dinara Uskenbayeva’s education and MedSupport work
MedSupport was established in 2020. Informburo identifies Botagoz Kaukenova, Dinara Uskenbayeva, Tomiris Mulikova and Akmaral Tursunova as its founders. Their team helped readers access medical research in Kazakh and Russian. (informburo.kz)
During the pandemic, this involved explaining scientific publications and examining widely circulated claims about health. In December 2020, Kazinform introduced Uskenbayeva as a Nazarbayev University researcher and MedSupport participant. She commented on the scientific basis of popular approaches to treatment. (inform.kz)
MedSupport’s volunteers received the International Sharmanov Prize in October 2022. Coverage of the award highlighted their work helping doctors and the public access recent international research. Working with scientific information had therefore become a public-facing project for Uskenbayeva before GoDays’ international development. (informburo.kz)
What GoDays does
Digital Business dates GoDays’ founding to June 2022. The team developed an approach to analysing behavioural signals from computer work, including patterns in keyboard activity. Its objective was to help notice changes in an employee’s condition and suggest possible responses to a team manager. (digitalbusiness.kz)
In a September 2023 interview, Uskenbayeva explained that identifying a risk should lead to recommendations. These might include reviewing the number or difficulty of assigned tasks, adjusting workload or suggesting time off. The manager’s next step combines a signal from the product with a possible action. (digitalbusiness.kz)
The founders also described testing in Kazakhstan and Portugal. They developed a computer software component for macOS, Linux and Windows. Compatibility testing and work with early users formed part of preparing the product for corporate use. (digitalbusiness.kz)
Investor DOMiNO Ventures describes GoDays as a personalised-recommendation platform addressing work-related problems and burnout among people who work on computers. Its company profile lists Uskenbayeva among the founders. (dominovc.com)
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Dinara Uskenbayeva’s experience at 500 Global
The team participated in 500 Global’s programme in Georgia in 2023. In her interview with THE TECH, Uskenbayeva described three selection interviews examining the idea, results already achieved and potential to scale. GoDays had made sales by the time it applied. (the-tech.kz)
The practical programme involved growth metrics, mentor meetings and preparing an investor presentation. Uskenbayeva emphasised help with prioritisation: the team needed to decide what to do next and how to approach a new market. She also recommended organising the company’s information before entering the selection process. (the-tech.kz)
Her account illustrates the operational side of her role. She explained how the team prepared, worked with feedback and applied recommendations to product development. The international programme also provided access to entrepreneurs and specialists familiar with markets that the company wanted to explore. (the-tech.kz)
Investment and international development
In March 2024, GoDays raised $490,000. Participants included 500 Global, DOMiNO Ventures, Aloqa Ventures, Murat Abdrakhmanov, Anvar Bakiyev and Asima Abdrakhmanova. The team planned to use the money for product development, scientific work and expansion in South Korea and Japan. (digitalbusiness.kz)
By November 2024, Forbes reported total funding of $565,000. During that summer, the company participated in South Korea’s K-Startup Grand Challenge. At the end of August, the team learned that it had passed selection for StartX. (forbes.kz)
The founders linked international development to corporate partnerships and further improvement of the technology. Their 2024 interview discussed East Asian markets and work on behavioural models. For Uskenbayeva, this extended the move from communicating scientific research to organising a business applying data to the management of teams. (forbes.kz)
Timeline
- 2020 — Helped establish MedSupport. (informburo.kz)
- 2021 — Included in Forbes Kazakhstan’s 30 Under 30 as part of MedSupport. (forbes.kz)
- October 2022 — MedSupport received the International Sharmanov Prize. (informburo.kz)
- 2023 — GoDays participated in 500 Global’s programme in Georgia. (the-tech.kz)
- March 2024 — GoDays raised $490,000. (digitalbusiness.kz)
- Summer 2024 — Participated in K-Startup Grand Challenge. (forbes.kz)
- August 2024 — Passed selection for StartX. (forbes.kz)
Frequently asked questions
Who is Dinara Uskenbayeva?
She is a GoDays co-founder, a biologist by training and a member of the team that established MedSupport. Forbes presented her as GoDays’ CEO in 2024. (forbes.kz, informburo.kz)
Where did Dinara Uskenbayeva study?
She graduated from Nazarbayev University. Her biology background is described in Forbes Kazakhstan’s profile of the GoDays team. (forbes.kz)
What is GoDays designed to do?
The team develops a service that analyses behavioural data from computer work and offers recommendations aimed at reducing burnout risk. (dominovc.com, digitalbusiness.kz)
What funding has GoDays disclosed?
A $490,000 round was reported in March 2024. In November that year, Forbes put cumulative funding at $565,000. (digitalbusiness.kz, forbes.kz)
