A new presidential resolution sets 2030 targets for 5,000 startup projects, $2 billion of venture investment and a deeper pipeline of scalable technology companies. Achieving the targets will require stronger governance, follow-on funding and credible exit routes for growth companies.
Resolution PQ-59 of 11 February establishes a four-stage startup support framework. By 2030, Uzbekistan aims to have 500 companies valued above $1 million, 100 above $10 million and 25 above $100 million, alongside more than 20,000 new jobs.
The programme also targets the commercialization of 2,000 youth-led ideas and the international expansion of 400 startups. From 1 April 2026, qualifying participants in the Digital Startups programme can receive IT Park residency automatically, while regional startup clubs are intended to broaden access outside Tashkent.
For venture investors, investability will depend less on the number of registered projects than on intellectual-property protection, reporting quality, shareholder rights and access to later-stage capital. A functioning M&A market and eventual public-market exits would make the ecosystem more self-sustaining.
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