Open Talks: AI Startups That Won’t Survive

Open Talks with Murat Abdrakhmanov and Yelzhan Kushekbayev on investment strategy at MA7 Ventures and why most AI startups in Central Asia will not survive until 2027.

Murat has invested $25M in over 60 startups over the past 10 years, with 14 exits, and was an early investor in Higgsfield AI. Yelzhan, CEO of MA7 Angels Club, has invested in more than 90 startups.

What will be discussed:

• Analysis of real deals from the MA7 portfolio

• Why “LLM wrappers” are no longer working

• What an Uzbek founder needs to do to raise $300K–$1M

• Q&A session

• Networking