About Zayel
Good companies deserve to be discovered.
Zayel brings the companies, people and funding shaping our region into one place — in English, and with a view beyond borders.
Companies to discover.
Find out what a business does, where it operates and how it is growing.
People to know.
Meet the founders and operators behind the companies, and follow their connections.
Capital to follow.
Explore investors and funding rounds to understand who is backing what.
Our story starts with curiosity.
The idea behind Zayel is simple: it should be easier to discover what people in our region are building. A promising company can be well known at home and almost invisible elsewhere. Its story might be scattered across local news, founder announcements and investor websites.
We bring those connections together. Explore a company, meet the people behind it, and follow the investors and funding linked to its growth.
Explore the directoryAcross borders /
Rooted in the region. Looking outward.
Our coverage spans seven ecosystems and the companies their founders build around the world. A company’s headquarters is one part of its story; the people and connections behind it are another.
- Azerbaijan
- Türkiye
- Kazakhstan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Georgia
- Armenia
Built for curious people.
For founders looking beyond their own market. For investors getting to know an ecosystem. For operators, journalists and anyone who wants to understand who is building what.
Meet the peopleThere’s always more to discover.
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