# A year-old guy from Kazakhstan told how he is building a startup in the USA and has already attracted $300 thousand in investments.

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**Published:** November 3, 2026
**Author:** Гульнара Дорошкевич
**Source:** DigitalBusiness.kz
**Language:** ru-RU
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/letniy-paren-iz-kazakhstana-rasskazal-kak-stroit-startap-v-ssha-i-uzhe-p

Igor Martynyuk grew up on the outskirts of Pavlodar and learned to program on his own. At 17, he raised more than $300,000, moved to San Francisco, and launched Heka, a startup that collects data to train AI agents.

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> [Read full article at DigitalBusiness.kz](https://digitalbusiness.kz/2026-11-03/17-letniy-paren-iz-kazahstana-rasskazal-kak-stroit-startap-v-ssha-i-uzhe-privlek-v-nego-300-tisyach-investitsiy/)

**Tags:** #OpenAI #Anthropic

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