Yoshlar Ventures

State-backed fund for young Uzbek founders under the Youth Affairs Agency, reporting 27+ portfolio companies and $1.47M+ deployed from a fund doubled to $20M.

Investment focus

GeneralistEdtechFintechAI/MLSaaS/EnterpriseProptech

Stage

Pre-seed · Seed · Series A

Check / terms

Published ladder starts at seed: up to 500M soum (~$40K) at seed, up to 2B soum (~$160K) at Series A, up to 5B soum (~$400K) for global expansion

Program / model

State-backed venture fund under the Youth Affairs Agency, investing in young Uzbek founders with capital plus corporate governance and follow-on support. Co-invests alongside IT Park Ventures, UzVC, Antler, Plug and Play Uzbekistan, Silkbridge Ventures and Aloqa Ventures. Has stated a target of $30M under management by 2027 and 30 portfolio companies by the end of 2026.

Invests in

Uzbekistan, with founders building for US, UK and MENA markets