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2026: Concessional loans, state funds and plans to invest $2 billion in startups. How the venture capital investment market is developing in Uzbekistan
By 2030, the volume of venture capital investments startups Uzbekistan in should reach $2 billion. The target was approved by the decree of the President of the country Shavkat Mirziyoyev "On measures to introduce an integrated ecosystem for supporting startups," published in the national database of legislation of the republic on February 16, 2026.
According to the decree, by 2030 the number of startup projects in Uzbekistan is planned to be increased to 5 thousand. In the coming years, it is planned to commercialize about 2 thousand startup ideas initiated by young people.
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About 400 projects are planned to be launched on international markets. The implementation of startup projects should ensure the creation of more than 20 thousand new jobs.
To stimulate entrepreneurial activity, winners of contests of innovative ideas and hackathons will be able to receive loans of up to $20 thousand at the expense of state venture funds. The Digital Startups program provides for grants of up to $10 thousand.
From 2027, the republic will begin the phased creation of research and development centers (R&D centers) focused on supporting startups. The Ministry of Digital Technologies plans to open a research hub in the city of Nurafshan (Tashkent region).
According to the ministry, over 2 thousand are operating in Uzbekistan. IT companies, which employ about 30 thousand people. More than 70 thousand young specialists work in the IT sector as self-employed.
According to Finmarket, the first IT park in Uzbekistan - the Directorate of the Technological Park of Software Products and Information Technologies - was created in July 2019. In October 2024, Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the ceremony of laying the first stone of the second stage of the IT park project.
In partnership with Data Volt, it is planned to build a data center with a capacity of 12 MW at a cost of $150 million. At subsequent stages, it is planned to attract an additional $3 billion in investments and bring the total capacity of the center to 500 MW.[1]
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