Seedstars Kazakhstan in partnership with AIFC Fintech Hub launches an online educational program for investments readiness! This Investment Readiness Program (IRP) developed for fintech startups from Central Asia will help assess the maturity level of a startup, as well as evaluate and increase its investment attractiveness.
According to the results of the test and interviews, the organizers will select the top 5 teams that will undergo comprehensive training and development of startup projects with the participation of international mentors in the next 8 weeks. The program launches on May 04, 2020.
Content created by Seedstars experts and successfully proven in their experience with thousands of startups in emerging markets includes the modules as Fundraising Preparation and Business Metrics for Growth.
Each module lasts for 4 weeks, during which teams will participate in active-driven webinars, receive individual tasks, as well as mentoring sessions with experts.
The deadline for applications will last until April 26, 2020, online registration forms are available at https://fintechstars.aifc.kz/irp. The program will start on the 4th of May 2020 and will take place in an online format due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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AIFC. In December 2015, the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, signed the Constitutional Law on the establishment of the International Financial Centre Astana (AIFC). The purpose of AIFC is the formation of a leading centre of financial services on an international level. For the first time in the post-Soviet space, the principles of English law will be introduced, the official language of the financial centre will be English. AIFC’s tasks are to assist in attracting investments to the country’s economy by creating an attractive environment for investing in financial services, developing the securities market of the Republic of Kazakhstan, ensuring its integration with international capital markets. www.aifc.kz
AIFC Fintech Hub is a meeting point for global startups, entrepreneurs, investors, industry’s top experts and great talent pool. The development of fintech in AIFC includes startup support programs, talent development, local and international partnerships, specially developed rules and a regulator that allow testing products and solutions in the field of fintech. www.fintechstars.aifc.kz
Seedstars is a Swiss-based group with the mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. The groups’ activities cover over 80 emerging ecosystems through a variety of events such as the Seedstars World Competition, acceleration programs, physical hubs called Seedspace, venture capital investments and company building activities.