Adil Nurgozhin

Managing Partner
Big Sky Capital
Adil Nurgozhin is a Founding Partner at Big Sky Capital, a global early-stage venture capital firm domiciled in Delaware, with primary regional offices across Central Asia (Astana, Kazakhstan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan) and Southeast Asia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). ​A veteran investor with over two decades of cross-border experience, Adil leads Big Sky Capital’s investment strategy across early-stage B2B enterprise SaaS, AI, cybersecurity, and fintech. He specializes in cross-border arbitrage—connecting Central Asia’s rapidly growing tech talent and digital infrastructure with international LP capital, global markets, and institutional standards. ​Adil has worked closely with sovereign wealth initiatives, national funds-of-funds, and International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to institutionalize venture governance, structure cross-border investment pipelines, and accelerate private sector innovation across the Silk Road region and broader emerging markets.
WEBSITE: adil@bigskycapital.vc

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Investor Perspectives: What ASEAN VCs Actually Look For
Startup Village
Offering unvarnished, insider advice from active investment committees, prominent ASEAN venture capitalists demystify what drives investment decisions in regional startups. The discussion covers unit economics, market size validation, founder resilience, and defensible tech moats required to capture venture attention in a tight capital environment. Navvin Kumar, Senior Director, Gobi Partners, along with Adil Nurgozhin from Big Sky Capital and Sai Kit from Malaysian Private Capital Association, provide founders with transparent feedback on how to pitch effectively, position market defensibility, and align with regional fund mandates.

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