Uzbekistan runs three-city Scale & Capital bootcamp as it targets $2B in venture by 2030
What's the deal? Scale & Capital is running an intensive startup bootcamp with IT Park Uzbekistan and HackonnectDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → on 5-7 November, the StartupBaseDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → Telegram channel said on 2 November. Sessions run across three cities: Samarkand, Navoiy, and Qarshi.
What's on offer? The program splits into three tracks. The first covers growth strategy and customer retention; the second deals with scaling and adapting products to new markets; the third focuses on investment, including pitch decks, venture funds, business angels, and grants.
Why now? The bootcamp is part of a broader push to move Uzbek startups from early development toward growth and investment readiness. A February 2026 government reform set 2030 goals of 5,000 startups and $2 billion in venture investment.
Recent programs have added practical funding routes. The UzCombinatorDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → accelerator reported $2.155 million raised by 17 startups in its latest season, while AgroBankDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → opened a corporate accelerator offering up to $500,000 per startup.
The backdrop: IT Park Uzbekistan says the country drew $329 million in startup investment across 140 deals in 2025, up from $6.3 million and 34 deals in 2023. It ranks 79th in StartupBlinkDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s 2026 country index and hosts more than 750 startups, two of them valued above $1 billion.
The signal: This regional bootcamp's focus on scaling, market entry, and investor negotiations is timely, but it is a capacity-building event — not evidence that new capital has been committed. It reflects how Uzbekistan is building the pipeline needed to hit its ambitious 2030 targets.
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