08/05/2026
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Baiterek National Investment Holding, together with Astana Hub, held the final stage of the Baiterek Hackathon at the alem.ai international AI center, dedicated to developing an MVP of the Unified Business Support Portal. Eight finalist teams presented digital solutions that could eventually form the basis of a unified platform allowing entrepreneurs to access state support measures through a "one-stop-shop" principle.
The hackathon drew interest from developers across Kazakhstan. The technological challenge, posted on the Astana Hub platform, received 57 applications. Following preliminary expert selection, eight strongest teams advanced to the final. The project's main goal is to create a digital platform that consolidates support measures from the Holding and its subsidiaries into a single service, replacing the current web portals of individual subsidiaries. The portal is expected to allow entrepreneurs to select the appropriate support measure, submit an application, and track all stages of its review within one digital space.
The final stage was attended by Rustam Karagoishin, Chairman of the Management Board of Baiterek Holding, Bekbolat Moldabekov, Vice Minister of National Economy, heads of the Holding's subsidiaries, representatives of development institutions, Astana Hub, and the expert community. During Demo Day, teams presented their projects in a pitch format and answered questions from the jury.
Opening Demo Day, Rustam Karagoishin emphasized that the hackathon's main value lies in the opportunity to create a digital product that could become part of the Holding's digital ecosystem and be in demand among entrepreneurs nationwide.
"The prize fund is additional motivation. What matters most is creating a product that will work for the whole country. Today Baiterek is undergoing digital transformation, and it's important for us to see modern solutions that can make state support measures more accessible and convenient for business. We're ready to make serious decisions so that the best ideas find practical application," the Holding's head noted.
According to the Chairman, user convenience must be the key principle in developing the Unified Business Support Portal. Entrepreneurs shouldn't need to understand the internal processes of development institutions — the system itself should identify the necessary support tool and provide the simplest possible path to obtaining it.
"Our task is to make sure entrepreneurs come to one place and quickly get answers to their questions. The client shouldn't have to adapt to our processes or know all of the Holding's products — instead, the system should understand their needs, offer the necessary support measures, and guide them through every stage. This is the simple, modern, user-focused approach we're building into the foundation of the Unified Business Support Portal," Rustam Karagoishin said.
The winner of the Baiterek Hackathon was team Application Xpress, with team Geometry taking second place. Third place was shared between Muslima Kosmagambetova, an SDU University student majoring in information technology, and the company IZIPAQ. The competition's total prize fund was 7 million tenge: the winner received 3 million tenge, second place was awarded 2 million tenge, and third place received 1 million tenge. The presented solutions will be reviewed by Baiterek Holding for further development in creating the Unified Business Support Portal.
Background information
Application Xpress LLP is a Kazakhstani IT company operating since 2015, a multidisciplinary provider of IT solutions working to international standards in cooperation with leading global equipment and software manufacturers. Its areas of work include implementing AI, RPA, and BI solutions, supporting information systems and IT infrastructure, and supplying and supporting licensed software (Oracle, Postgres, RedHat, VMware, FortiNet, and others).
Geometry is an Enterprise Intelligence company that has been helping large organizations build unified management systems since 2017, with over 200 clients and 135+ projects in development, analytics, and AI. Its flagship product, the Asara platform, unites data, processes, and analytics in a single management system, with deep expertise in the public and quasi-public sectors.
IZIPAQ LLP is a multidisciplinary IT company operating since 2018, working to global standards in cooperation with leading equipment and software manufacturers. It specializes in designing and supporting information systems, implementing AI and RPA, BI solutions, and supplying and supporting licensed software (Oracle, Postgres, RedHat, VMware, and others).
