President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev meets with founders of Kazakh IT startups

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Washington, D.C., USA

As part of his visit to Washington, D.C., President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with the founders of Kazakh IT startups entering international markets.

The Head of State was introduced to Higgsfield AI, Kazakhstan's first "unicorn" - a platform for generating cinematic-quality videos using artificial intelligence; Deep Infra, a service for deploying and running machine learning models; Valinor, a biotechnology startup; ARC Drones, a developer of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles; as well as several other promising projects.

President Tokayev was also briefed on the activities of Silkroad Innovations, a technology hub that supports startups and talented youth from Central Asian countries in Silicon Valley.

The meeting brought together representatives of more than 20 startups with a combined valuation of $1.4 billion, underscoring the innovative potential of Kazakhstan's national IT ecosystem.

The Head of State praised the achievements of domestic high-tech companies and emphasized the importance of implementing the strategic goal of transforming Kazakhstan into a fully digital nation within three years.

- As President, I support you. Your work is vital for the future of our country. Digitalization and the development of the high-tech industry are of strategic importance - as I have stated in my Address to the Nation, - said Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.