Uzbek Startup TheCarGo Raises US$110,000

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan-based startup TheCarGo has raised US$110,000 in a seed funding round to further develop its AI platform designed to automate processes in the automotive logistics sector in the United States.

The funding round included US$80,000 from Yoshlar Ventures, US$10,000 from a16z venture scout Yasin Ehsan, and US$20,000 from a local angel investor.

The company is developing a digital platform for automotive brokerage firms in the United States, integrating key operational processes into a single system. It is also building AI agents capable of making and receiving calls, responding to customer messages, and assisting with transport booking arrangements.

The idea for the project was developed by founder and CEO Ziyobek Turdiyev based on his experience in the US auto transport industry. He previously worked as a broker and later managed two companies in the United States, where he encountered fragmented tools and a high level of manual operations. The technical side of the project is led by co-founder and CTO Bakhtiyor Ergashev.

TheCarGo acquired its first paying customer in March 2025. The platform is currently used by ten brokerage companies in the US market.

The solution is integrated with Central Dispatch and Super Dispatch systems used in the industry. The startup has also received cloud credits from AWS and a grant from ElevenLabs to develop voice-based AI agents.

The raised funds will be used to launch initial AI agents, further develop the product, expand the customer base, and grow the team. Over the next six to eight months, the company plans to raise a further investment round to scale its business in the US market.

According to founder and CEO Ziyobek Turdiyev, the company aims to demonstrate that a technology startup founded in Uzbekistan can compete in one of the world’s most demanding markets by automating automotive brokerage processes through AI solutions.