Nace.AI, a high-growth artificial intelligence startup operating across offices in Astana and Silicon Valley, has secured direct venture backing from Intel Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan. According to company founder and CEO Dos Bakytzhan, the investment commitment was finalized following a single pitch session lasting approximately 30 minutes.
Rapid Angel Validation from a Semiconductor Titan
Lip-Bu Tan is widely recognized as one of the semiconductor and venture capital industries’ most influential figures, having previously led Cadence Design Systems and managed Walden International before assuming executive leadership at Intel. Securing capital from an operator of Tan’s pedigree serves as an extraordinary technical endorsement for Nace.AI’s proprietary agentic architecture.
Autonomous Enterprise Agents Engineered for Global Scale
Nace.AI specializes in building autonomous cognitive software agents designed to automate complex, multi-tiered enterprise workflows across customer operations, legal compliance, and internal IT administration. By deploying proprietary orchestration pipelines that minimize hallucination and enforce verifiable execution trails, Nace.AI has rapidly expanded its commercial footprint across both Central Asian enterprises and North American tech firms.
The investment highlights an accelerating trend: Kazakhstani software engineers and founders establishing international beachheads in California while maintaining high-velocity engineering hubs in Astana. For an overview of venture funding options and regional accelerators, explore our guide to venture capital funds and startup financing in Kazakhstan.
For an in-depth profile of another Kazakhstani founder scaling an artificial intelligence venture in the United States, read our story on Erzat Dulat and video generation pioneer Higgsfield AI.
