Tag: Kenes Rakishev

Kenes Rakishev, one of the early investors in StoreDot Israeli startup, has reasons for a celebration. NASA has approved a series of experiments that will be done at the International Space Station. StoreDot company hopes that the experiments will help in further development of 5-minute XFC batteries. Kenes Rakishev and the team hopes that it will bring eXtra Fast Charging batteries closer to everyday use in Electric Vehicles. One of the companies Kenes Rakishev invested in, StoreDot, a maker of fast-charging battery technology for smartphones, drones and electric vehicles, said…

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Net Element is one of the pioneering IT companies. It rapidly grew to the decent highs, went public and found a niche where it performed well. Out of the many things that company initially planed the payment processing proved to be most profitable. Kenes Rakishev, one of the main founders of the Net Element, decided to invest in a bunch of IT startups using other umbrella companies – Net Angels and Sirin Labs among others. Since then Net Element became focused on the main task of payment processing. Kenes Rakishev…

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During the SARS v.2 pandemic Kazakhstan is experiencing the same troubles as any country in the world. Despite the relatively low number of infected – 4344 – the Central Asian country is struggling with lack of protective equipment and disinfectants. Private charity funds, major companies and businessmen came to rescue. As for now the situation with protective equipment, lung ventilators and test systems isn’t as dire as it was. Saby foundation, led by Aselle Tasmagambetova and Kenes Rakishev acquired thousands of test kits for rapid COVID-19 diagnostics, lung ventilator apparatus…

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Kenes Rakishev, the founder and one of the owners of World-renowned Sirin Labs company has announced the re-branding. Sirin Labs will become Sirin Cyber to reflect the shifting market priorities. Cyber security is one of the primary concerns of governmental bodies, corporations and large enterprises across the World. With its innovative products Kenes Rakishev’s Sirin Cyber will be able to get a share of this highly competitive and lucrative developing markets. Police Commissioner (ret.) David Cohen and former Lahav 433 unit commander Roni Ritman will be managing partners in Sirin…

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“Build Your Business” grand finale was held at March, 5. The annual contest is held by Saby Charity fund. This year has set several records: prize fund has reached $300,000, there was 11 contestants in finale, and the sponsor team was broader than usual. Saby fund is the oldest private charity in Kazakhstan. Seventeen years ago it was founded by Aselle Tasmagambetova and Kenes (Kenges) Rakishev. Since then it has done the hard work to benefits of the Kazakhstan. Saby is maintaining a number of active programs to support children…

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Sirin Labs with its Finney smartphone was a bright star of the Year of the Crypto. It managed to attract first-hand celebrities and multi-million investments. It wouldn’t be true to proclaim it as a total and utter success. In fact, it wasn’t designed to be broad-base phone for everyone. It has some market and is quite successful in its own niche. What’s more important is that Kenes Rakishev’s vision of bridging traditional investment and the digital age quite succeeded. Kenes Rakishev’s Sirin Labs has managed to attract the serious pool…

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Kenes Rakishev’s mainstream business is built around the Central Asian metallurgical giant Sat&Company. His efforts to reclaim scattered assets of the BTA bank around the world are also part of his growth strategy. Kenes Rakishev is also a well-known venture investor. He invested in Fastline Ventures, Telegram’s ICO, blockchain-based Finney smartphone project and Net Element, an American payment processor. He gave an exceptionally informative interview to the well-known Russian “CNews” IT and tech magazine. Kenes Rakishev revealed a lot about the startup scene and his vision of it in particular….

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President and one of the founders of the Saby charity, Aselle Tasmagambetova has inaugurated the all-new surgery wing of the pediatric emerge response in the city of Semey. Kenges Rakishev, a co-founder and prominent businessman, and Ermak Salimov, the city mayor, were also participating in the event. Construction and renovation works were done by Saby foundation in December 2019. The ER pediatric surgery is equipped with every up-to-date technological piece that is needed to accomplish the difficult medical tasks. “Emergency pediatric surgery” Saby’s charity program was launched in 2018. The…

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