{"id":6,"date":"2022-06-24T09:22:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T06:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2022-08-31T09:11:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T06:11:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2>Startup Innovation Group LLC (StartupFactory) has been developing a startup ecosystem in Uzbekistan since 2013. \u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>We organize startup conferences and events on women&#8217;s technological entrepreneurship, Ideation workshops, coordinate 6-month startup acceleration programs, select mentors, prepare startups for pitching and working with investors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our focus:<\/strong> women&#8217;s and youth technology entrepreneurship, IT startups, science startups, cleantech startups. <\/p>\n<p>Our programs are organized online throughout Uzbekistan, and we conduct offline events in Tashkent, Nukus and Fergana. <\/p>\n<p>StartupFactory experts constantly improve their competencies, study and train in the USA, Israel, and Europe. <\/p>\n<p>We work in partnership with national and international organizations. <\/p>\n<p>We provide tracking and mentoring services for startups in various competitions, hackathons and acceleration programs. <\/p>\n<p>Our company has developed our own IT solutions for the digitalization of work with startups and mentors: a startup tracking platform and a mentoring platform for startups in Central Asia.<\/p>\n<h2>Company history:\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>2013: we have launched the first startup conference in Uzbekistan, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startupmix.uz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Startup Mix<\/a>, with 47 events (in Tashkent in Nukus).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>2015: launch of the first startup accelerator in Uzbekistan for IT projects;\n<\/li>\n<li>2015-2017: business trips to explore the startup ecosystem of Israel and Silicon Valley;<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>2016-2022: working as trackers, mentors and trainers in the youth republican program &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiatives.uz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Startup Initiatives<\/a>&#8220;, organized by UNDP together with national partners (5 cycles of the program);\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>2019:\u00a0co-organization, methodological, mentoring and IT support of the first accelerator in Uzbekistan for water startups <a href=\"http:\/\/smartwaterlab.uz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SmartWaterLab<\/a> (accelerator was organized by Green Business Innovation as part of the USAID \/ CAREC Smart Waters project);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>2019:\u00a0co-organization of a specialized regional event on women&#8217;s technological entrepreneurship: <a href=\"http:\/\/2019.womenintech.uz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Asia Women in Tech &amp; Science Week<\/a>. The event was held for 5 days in Tashkent, Samarkand and Nukus, with the participation of 50+ speakers from the UK, USA and Central Asian countries).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>2019-2021: co-organization of Uzbekistan&#8217;s largest competition for green start-ups, ClimateLaunchpad;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>2020-2021:\u00a0Development of own IT platforms: startup tracking platform <a href=\"https:\/\/accelerator.uz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accelerator.uz<\/a>\u00a0and platform for organizing mentoring programs,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mentoringplatform.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Asia Mentoring Platform<\/a>, with the participation of mentors from Silicon Valley, Central Asia and Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>2018-2022: co-organization, methodological, mentoring and IT support of the first accelerator in Uzbekistan for science startups, <a href=\"https:\/\/cat-sa.uz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C.A.T. Science Accelerator<\/a>. With the support of the Ministry of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan and the Center for Advanced Technologies, 3 acceleration programs were carried out. 7 startups received funding from the Ministry of Innovative Development (more than 5 billion Uzbek soums).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/about\/attachment\/bileton1\/'><img width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bileton1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bileton1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bileton1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bileton1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bileton1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-125'>\n\t\t\t\tICT Week 2015 haftaligida StartupFactory akseleratorining Demo kuni\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/about\/attachment\/img_0751\/'><img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0751.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0751.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0751-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0751-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0751-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-126'>\n\t\t\t\tSmartWaterLab-2019 akseleratorining Demo kuni\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/about\/attachment\/1-8\/'><img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-8.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-142'>\n\t\t\t\tWomen in Tech &#038; Science Week Markaziy Osiyo konferentsiyasi, 2019\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/about\/attachment\/photo_2021-09-15_16-42-35\/'><img width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo_2021-09-15_16-42-35.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo_2021-09-15_16-42-35.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo_2021-09-15_16-42-35-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo_2021-09-15_16-42-35-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo_2021-09-15_16-42-35-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-127'>\n\t\t\t\tC.A.T. Science Accelerator 3.0 Demo kuni (2021)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/about\/attachment\/mentoring-session\/'><img width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mentoring-session.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mentoring-session.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mentoring-session-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mentoring-session-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mentoring-session-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-143'>\n\t\t\t\tBuyuk Britaniya va AQSH mentorlari bilan mentorlik sessiyasi \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\nWe are open to cooperation and ready to share our expertise in organizing startup acceleration and mentoring programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our team:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 63px;\" width=\"683\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 220.328px; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139\" src=\"http:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/elena-192x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"190\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 220.328px; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-220\" src=\"http:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alisher-Yusupov-e1550834425878.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alisher-Yusupov-e1550834425878.jpg 200w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alisher-Yusupov-e1550834425878-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 220.344px; height: 24px; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-221\" src=\"http:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Saida-e1550834373482.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Saida-e1550834373482.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Saida-e1550834373482-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.875px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 220.328px; height: 24.875px; text-align: center;\">Elena Selezneva<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 220.328px; height: 24.875px; text-align: center;\">Alisher Yusupov<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 220.344px; height: 24.875px; text-align: center;\">Saida Yusupova<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Startup Innovation Group LLC (StartupFactory) has been developing a startup ecosystem in Uzbekistan since 2013. \u00a0 We organize startup conferences and events on women&#8217;s technological entrepreneurship, Ideation workshops, coordinate 6-month startup acceleration programs, select mentors, prepare startups for pitching and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":639,"href":"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupfactory.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}