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Uzum

Uzbekistan's first unicorn super-app combining ecommerce, fintech, and delivery
Consumer 📍 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Founded 2022
Current Valuation
$2.3B
as of 2026-Q1
UNICORN

IPO Outlookrumored

Is Uzum going public in 2027?
An IPO is rumored for 2027, with nothing filed. Uzum remains private and the date is not the company's.
What is Uzum's valuation in 2026?
Uzum is valued at $2.3B as of 2026-Q1, set by its Series B ($70M, Mar 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Uzum filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Uzum as of 08/23/2026; the IPO is rumored.
Who are Uzum's investors?
Uzum's investors include Tencent, VR Capital, FinSight Ventures.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Uzum is Uzbekistan's first technology unicorn, a vertically integrated super-app combining a marketplace, bank, BNPL, and delivery network across a country of 36 million. The company raised $70M in March 2026 led by Tencent and VR Capital, valuing the business at $2.3 billion — up roughly 53% in just seven months from its $1.5 billion mark in mid-2025. Uzum is widely seen as the platform play on Uzbekistan's young, fast-growing, smartphone-led consumer economy.

Company Profile

CEO
Djasur Djumaev
Founded
2022
HQ
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Employees
~3000
Total Raised
$200M
Growth
Valuation up ~53% in 7 months
Last Round
Series B — $70M (Mar 2026) · Lead: Tencent
IPO Status
rumored

Fundraising Status

Series B · $70M · 5 mo ago
rumoredTotal raised $200M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series B$70MMar 2026Tencent

Talent Signal

No public careers page or job board could be found for Uzum as of 2026-08-17. That itself is a datapoint: no open external hiring surface.
Checked the company site and major hosted job boards. Re-checked monthly.

Founders & Key People

Djasur Djumaev

Investors

Tencent · VR Capital · FinSight Ventures

Products

  • Uzum Market (ecommerce)
  • Uzum Bank
  • Uzum Tezkor (delivery)
  • BNPL and consumer credit
  • Mobile wallet

Competitors

Wildberries (Russia) · Ozon · Yandex Market · Local Uzbek retailers
Super-AppEmerging MarketsUzbekistanUnicorn
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.