Uzbekistan's ORA raises $200K seed for AI creator platform
What's the deal? ORA, an Uzbek AI platform for brand-creator marketing, has raised $200,000 in seed funding. IT Park VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → put in $150,000, and a local private venture fund added another $50,000 with the fund's help. Both amounts are already invested in the company.
What does it do? ORA helps brands work with bloggers and UGC creators, automating everything from script preparation and creator search to publication monitoring and performance analysis. Its network spans more than 30,000 creators.
What's the money for? ORA plans to develop its AI tools, expand the creator network and enter new markets.
Why now? The deal was among six startup investments IT Park Ventures unveiled at the Startup & Venture Summit during ICT Week Uzbekistan 2026. Checks for five companies were presented on September 22.
Who else got funded? BigmartDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a B2B corporate procurement marketplace, and LayfDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, an e-commerce infrastructure platform, each received $100,000. UrbanDriveDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a car buying-and-selling platform, took $100,000 from IT Park Ventures plus $100,000 from Yoshlar VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. Micromobility firm Q.WattDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → received an undisclosed sum, while logistics platform TezborDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → raised $100,000 through the Digital Startups 1+1 programme.
The signal: IT Park Ventures is backing a cluster of Uzbek startups building AI-driven products across procurement, e-commerce, mobility and logistics — several with reach into neighbouring Central Asian and Caucasus markets. The batch points to a maturing local venture scene focused on regional expansion.
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