TLDR:
In a year of decreased VC enthusiasm and risk tolerance, Big Sky Capital has been named VC of the Year in Kazakhstan. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage startups and supports underrepresented immigrant founders. It has a particular interest in data warehousing and infrastructure solutions, cybersecurity, healthcare and MedTech, and housing and property acquisitions. Big Sky Capital invests mostly at the pre-seed stage and aims to help its portfolio companies avoid unforced errors while closing investment rounds as quickly as possible. Despite a slowdown in VC investments, the firm has continued to actively make investments and deploy capital. Big Sky Capital’s goal for its first fund is to have a portfolio of 30 companies, and it is now looking to raise a second fund of around $75 million to $100 million.
