Activat VC
55/20 Mangilik Yel, Block C 4.1, Office 251-252, Astana, Z05T3D0, Kazakhstan
Overview
Activat VC is a venture capital firm that focuses its efforts on early-stage IT startups in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the USA. They have been actively engaged in the venture capital field since 2014, and their portfolio currently comprises startups from various countries, including Kazakhstan, the USA, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Russia, and more. Starting in 2019, Activat VC has established collaborations with American partners such as Network VC Syndicate Fund, Starta, Around Capital, among others. In addition to this, the company has developed an ecosystem that encompasses a community of startups, an investor club known as Activat Invest, and the formation of a venture scout community.
- Total investments
- 3
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 0
Investment portfolio
- Epoint
Participated · Equity · Mar 2026
Founded by former banker Zeynal Kerimzade and launching its MVP in June 2021, Epoint is a B2B fintech serving SME and micro clients with a unified payments and sales-management platform. The company processes about $300 million in transactions annually (TPV) and reported ARR of $2.6 million for 2025, with year-over-year revenue growth of 49% and TPV growth of 54%. Epoint operates in Azerbaijan and Georgia, is registered in the U.S. as its headquarters, and employs roughly 50 people with about 1,500 contracted clients on the platform. The business is cash-positive and has completed accelerator programs including 500 Global and Startup Wise Guys, and served as a payments partner for COP29 where it processed transactions for ~80,000 guests. Epoint has obtained a payments license in Georgia (early 2025) and is pursuing regional expansion into other CIS and Central Asian markets such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The company has an option-pool-based equity plan for employees and says the new financing will be used primarily to accelerate market expansion, licensing, banking integrations, and client onboarding.
- PLATMA
Participated · Seed · Sep 2024
PLATMA is an extreme no-code platform that uses advanced NLP and AI to convert plain-English descriptions into functional applications without programming. The Ukraine-founded company is headquartered in the USA and maintains a distributed team across Ukraine, Cyprus, Portugal, and Kazakhstan. The platform has over 10,000 registered users and several thousand applications already created, with clients in the UAE, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Slovenia, and other countries. PLATMA recently raised $2M in a pre-seed round at a $20M valuation. The company plans to use the funds to further enhance its technology, expand the team, and enter new markets. Its advisory board includes Christoph Daszkiewicz, a leading No/Low Code expert and Head of Software at Schneider Electric. PLATMA emphasizes enabling micro and small businesses to automate routine tasks and reduce development costs.
- ApartX
Participated · Seed · May 2023
ApartX provides a Software-as-a-Service platform and mobile application to streamline remote property rental management for landlords and tenants, supporting both long-term and short-term rentals. The product emphasizes reliable contracts, efficient property management, increased security, and greater transparency in rental transactions. The company plans to invest in technological development, strengthen R&D, and attract experienced professionals to improve platform functionality. ApartX intends to scale into new markets, targeting Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand. The startup has received recognition through Astana Hub affiliation, an IoT startup award from AO "Kazakhtelecom" in 2018, Startup of the Year at Digital Bridge 2021, and participation in the Astana Hub–Google for Startups 2023 Silkway Accelerator. Management says the product already has a broad audience and positive user reviews.
Team
No current team members are available.