Uzum, from 0 to $1.5Bn in Four Years. Building Uzbekistan's First Tech Unicorn. Nikolay Seleznev, Co-Founder
About this episode
Nikolay Seleznev discusses the journey of Uzum, Uzbekistan's first tech unicorn, and its impact on e-commerce and fintech in Central Asia.
Send us Fan Mail Miguel Armaza sits down with Nikolay Seleznev, Co-Founder of Uzum, Uzbekistan’s first tech unicorn rewriting the playbook for e-commerce and fintech in Central Asia. From Moscow to Tashkent, Nikolay Seleznev brings global banking experience and entrepreneurial grit to a country leapfrogging straight into the digital economy. In this episode, Nikolay Seleznev shares the origin story of Uzum and how a simple, subpar online shopping experience sparked the vision for a super app...
People in this episode
Host: Miguel Armaza
Guest: Nikolay Seleznev
Topics covered
- e-commerce
- fintech
- digital economy
- entrepreneurship
- tech unicorn
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Uzum
Places: Uzbekistan, Moscow, Tashkent, Central Asia
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