General Info
Professional Track
- Information Technology
Country
KazakhstanAreas of Expertise
- Educational Technology and E-Learning
Professional Interests
- Acceleration programs for startups
- VC funds and fundraising, startup valuation methods
- Education technology and educational components in accelerators
Age
29The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship
- Learn how to develop and implement specific acceleration programs focused in one area, or how to build corporate accelerators.
- Obtain practical experience on the startup valuation process and methods in VC funds.
- Gain invaluable knowledge from mentors, learn new effective methodologies, useful tools, and best practices used in Silicon Valley's top accelerators, and see how big corporations work with startups.
What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?
- Open-minded
- Passionate
- Industrious
What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?
Participation in the TechWomen program is a significant milestone in my career. The experience, knowledge, skills and Silicon Valley's best practices gained during the program will help me develop and implement the most effective acceleration programs that I can. I will be more productive, more skilled and result-oriented for my organization and community. I believe that the effect TechWomen will have on me will impact my local innovation ecosystem as a whole. I will be able to create more effective acceleration programs with a focus on one area. Additionally, I will gain new insights into interaction with VC funds and have experience in startup valuation methods, which will further propel my efforts toward success.
After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?
I will use my experience to make an impact and build a strong community of women in tech, through which I can share all of the knowledge that I acquired from Silicon Valley with women and girls in my region. I want to bring to my country the best practices and useful tools for acceleration programs for women techpreneurs. To that end, I plan to start a social acceleration program myself to provide knowledge, skills, and vision to women founders. I hope it will increase the number of women techpreneurs, who will, in turn, create technologies that improve people's lives.
Work History
Years of Full-time Work Experience
5Primary Professional Focus
- Educational technology
Current/Most Recent Job
- Title and Company: CEO, Women In Tech Foundation/Accelerator
- Direct Reports: 3
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Dates: June 1, 2020 –
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Responsibilities:
Develop and implement online accelerator for female-led startups; create and implement programs squad for female techpreneurs; help female-led startups to become investment-ready; manage educational program and various training programs; manage network of trackers, mentors, experts; moderate online deep-dive sessions with industry-leading experts; build the fastest growing community for female entrepreneurial minds; coordinate support team; test and implement various startup methodologies in the program; help startups with fundraising and connecting with angels, VC, funds; supervise batch progress; conduct regular meetings with mentors and community; analyze best practices and methodologies; prepare program reports and build working relationships with partners and networks
Job #2
- Title and Company: Senior Manager, AIFC FinTech Hub
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
- Dates: March 7, 2019 – May 31, 2020
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Responsibilities:
Developed and implemented startup support programs; created and developed programs squad and network of mentors and experts; tracked and analyzed batch progress; managed and implemented Visa Everywhere Initiative, a global innovation program for supporting startups that help solve local market challenges, create new products and services in the field of financial technologies; organized startup bootcamp, hackathons; managed a platform on which government, startups, corporations can connect and develop new solutions; managed mentorship platform; scouted and selected startups according to the requirements of stakeholders, Visa, and other partners; communicated with venture funds, investors, corporations, representatives of the government
Job #3
- Title and Company: Lead Manager, Accelerator, International technopark of IT startups "Astana Hub"
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
- Dates: December 1, 2017 – March 1, 2019
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Responsibilities:
Implemented acceleration and incubation programs that included tracking, mentorship, educational components; implemented incubation program "From Idea to Prototype" for early-stage startups; implemented acceleration programs for Pre-Seed, Seed round Startups; coordinated program activities; scouted and selected startups; communicated with startups, mentors, venture funds, partners and advisory board members; organized and managed traction meetings; tracked and analyzed batch progress; performed post acceleration analyzes and data collection; facilitated startup community-building; managed and coordinated educational part of acceleration programs; communicated with VC; organized Demo Days with startup pitches for investors board, VC, representatives of the corporations
Education History
Highest Level of Education Completed
Bachelor'sInstitution #1
- Institution: D.A. Kunaev University of Humanities, Law, and Transport
- Degree Awarded: Bachelor's
- Major: Finance
- Minor:
- Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Completion Date: January 1, 2015
