Why big voices in tech are so hyped about a central Asian country you probably haven’t heard of

By Shubhangi GoelFollow

Astana city center
Tech’s biggest leaders are talking about this Central Asian country. Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images

Sep 7, 2026, 11:51 AM GMT+5

Astana is more than 6,000 miles from Silicon Valley, but some of tech’s biggest names are bullish on the Kazakh capital.

On Sunday, former Coinbase tech chief and Andreessen Horowitz partner Balaji Srinivasan said that his live-in startup community has officially opened in Kazakhstan, in another vote of confidence for the Central Asian country.

“Kazakhstan is a high-tech country that recently ranked #1 in the International Physics Olympiads. It’s full of confident, smart, young people. And it’s now recruiting global talent from around the world,” Srinivasan said in an X post on Sunday, announcing the launch.

DATE . 8/Sep/2026

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