Stage 01
Submit
Send your idea, sketch, video or prototype online, on a basic phone connection, or through WhatsApp or Telegram.
SafeguardA dated, private record of your submission.
Inventions from the crossroads, carried to market.
Submit an idea or a prototype at no cost. We help you protect it, build it and bring it to the investors and markets that can carry it from the region to the world.
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A virtual invention house for a whole region.
Alga · Inventors Unleashed Central Asia & Caucasus is a virtual invention house for young inventors in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Mongolia, and across their diaspora. Submit an idea or a prototype at no cost. We help you protect it, build it, test it and meet the investors who can take it to markets worldwide.
Fee to inventorNone
Countries9 + diaspora
LanguagesEN · RU · KK · UZ
Stages8, idea to market
OwnershipStays with you
Protection routesEAPO · national · PCT
We earnOnly after you do
StatusIn preparation
Sheet 2 of 15 · Our wayALG-2026-002
How this region thinks and advances
Our way: crossroads thinking.
For centuries, the caravan routes now known as the Silk Road carried goods, knowledge and inventions between Asia and Europe through this region. Alga builds on that heritage of exchange, on a strong tradition of mathematics, science and engineering education, and on one conviction: the region advances fastest when science is linked to industry and trade corridors connect its inventors to the world.
- 01Exchange
Ideas travel, and so should inventors. We connect inventors, mentors and buyers across borders and languages, as the caravans once connected markets.
- 02Rigour
Schools and universities across the region produce exceptional mathematicians, scientists and engineers. We give that talent a clear path from the classroom to the patent office.
- 03Science meets industry
Laboratories, universities and manufacturers work on the same problems. Every promising invention is paired early with someone who can produce it.
- 04Corridors
Inventions are designed from the start for the trade routes that link Asia and Europe, and for the buyers, carriers and ports along them.
At a crossroads, every direction can lead forward.
Two ideas grow directly from this way of thinking: Olympiad to Invention and Corridor Connect. See Inventions Unleashed
Sheet 3 of 15 · Who we areALG-2026-003
Who we are and what we do.
Alga brings together inventors' advocates, patent professionals, engineers, investors and diaspora mentors who share one conviction: the region's next industries will be built by its own inventors.
Who we are
We are builders, not promoters. Launched in 2026 and coordinated from Long Beach, California, with partners being invited across the region, Alga exists because talent is spread evenly across Central Asia, the Caucasus and Mongolia, while access to patents, workshops and capital is not. Our work is to close that gap, one inventor and one country at a time, and to earn nothing until the inventors we serve succeed.
What we do
- DiscoverWe find inventors and creators in all nine countries and across the diaspora, online, by WhatsApp and Telegram, and through local hubs.
- ProtectWe guide every invention to the right protection route, national or Eurasian, and help cover official filing fees.
- BuildWe connect inventors with technology parks, universities and engineers to build, test and certify their prototypes.
- ConnectWe introduce inventions to investors, manufacturers and first buyers, in the region, along its trade corridors and worldwide.
- CelebrateWe honour the inventors moving their countries forward through the Alga Prize and Crown the Creators.
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Sheet 4 of 15 · From the Stone Age to AIALG-2026-004
From the Stone Age to artificial intelligence, invention leads the way.
Invention is how humankind has survived, adapted and prospered: from the first stone tools, made more than three million years ago, to the artificial intelligence of today. This region has been part of that story at every turn, from the first horse herders to the first human flight into space. With the right support and networks, its young inventors can help lead the next chapter.
Invention is how nations rise.
- An idea
- A prototype
- A factory
- Jobs and skills
- A stronger country
- Progress for humankind
One invention, carried to market, becomes a company. A company creates jobs and skills. Jobs build stronger countries, and stronger countries move all of humankind forward.
The path of human progress
- More than 3 million years agoThe first stone tools
Shaped stones were humankind's first technology. Every invention since builds on them.
- About 6000 BCEThe earliest known grape wine
Residues in pottery jars from Neolithic villages south of Tbilisi, in Georgia, are the earliest chemical evidence of winemaking yet found.
Born in the region - About 3500 BCEHorses harnessed and milked
The Botai culture of northern Kazakhstan left the earliest known evidence of horses being harnessed and milked.
Born in the region - About 3200 BCEWriting
The first writing systems let people record laws, trade and knowledge, and pass them on.
- About 405 CEThe Armenian alphabet
Created by the scholar Mesrop Mashtots, it is still in use more than sixteen centuries later.
Born in the region - 9th centuryAlgebra and the algorithm
Al-Khwarizmi, whose name points to Khwarazm, south of the Aral Sea, wrote the book that gave algebra its name. The word "algorithm" comes from the Latin form of his name.
Born in the region - 13th centuryThe Yam relay network
The Mongol relay stations, with fresh horses every few dozen kilometres, carried messages across Eurasia at up to 300 km a day.
Born in the region - 1428 to 1437Ulugh Beg's observatory
In Samarkand, astronomers measured the positions of nearly a thousand stars with remarkable precision.
Born in the region - 1440sThe printing press
Books could be copied quickly, and knowledge spread faster than ever before.
- 1846An early drilled oil well
At Bibi-Heybat near Baku, one of the world's first mechanically drilled oil wells struck oil.
Born in the region - 12 April 1961The first human in space
Vostok 1 lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Kazakh steppe, opening the age of human spaceflight.
Born in the region - 1990sThe internet
Computers around the world connected, and information became available to billions.
- TodayArtificial intelligence
Machines that learn now assist discovery, from medicine to climate research. They run on algorithms, a word that traces back to this region.
- NextThe region's inventors
With the right support and networks, the region can help lead what comes next. Alga exists to build that support.
Scroll to follow the path →
At the crossroads of continents, ideas are the most valuable cargo.
A region of creators
With the commitment of governments, civil society and every woman and man of the region, and with strong support networks behind them, Central Asia, the Caucasus and Mongolia can take a leading role in the next age of invention. We are a region of creators and inventors.
- Governments
Policies, patent offices and public purchasing that back local invention.
- Civil society
Schools, universities, associations and media that celebrate the people who build.
- Every woman and man
Ideas, talent and the courage to try, in every country and across the diaspora.
- Strong support networks
Investors, mentors, manufacturers and partners who carry inventions to market.
Sources: PNAS 2017 (Georgian wine) · University of Bristol 2009 (Botai) · Armenian alphabet · The Conversation (al-Khwarizmi) · Yam (route) · MacTutor (Ulugh Beg) · JAMnews (Bibi-Heybat) · This Day in Aviation (Vostok 1)
Sheet 5 of 15 · Inventions UnleashedALG-2026-005
Inventions Unleashed.
Ten bold ideas to free the region's inventive power, from the village workshop and the school olympiad to the global market. Each one is designed to be piloted, measured and scaled across the region.
- New ideaThe Invention Passport
One secure digital record for every inventor: dated submission, reviews, protection status and milestones. It travels with them across borders and opens doors with investors.
- New ideaMobile invention labs
Shipping containers fitted with 3D printers, small machine tools and solar power, touring towns, mountain valleys and the steppe so that no idea is lost for lack of a workshop.
- New ideaNine National Challenges
Each year, every participating country sets one national challenge, in water, energy, food or health, and invites its inventors to solve it, with a first buyer ready.
- New ideaAdopt a Patent
Members of the diaspora sponsor the official filing fees of one invention from their country of origin, and follow its progress from patent to market.
- New ideaThe Pay It Forward Trust
A share of every success fee goes into a trust that funds the next cohort, so each inventor who succeeds lifts the ones who follow.
- New ideaThe Alga Invention Index
An annual public index of patents, prototypes, investment and support for inventors in each country, so that progress is measured and celebrated.
- New ideaInventor AI on WhatsApp and Telegram
A multilingual assistant that answers inventors' first questions in English, Russian, Kazakh, Uzbek and more, explains protection in plain language and helps them prepare a strong submission, all from a basic phone.
- New ideaTraditional knowledge, protected
A registry, built with communities and with their consent, that helps protect traditional knowledge, from crafts to herding and healing practices, and ensures communities share in the value it creates.
- Alga ideaOlympiad to Invention
The region has a strong tradition of mathematics and science olympiads. An invention track with mentors and patent guidance helps competition winners and their teachers turn problem-solving talent into protected inventions.
- Alga ideaCorridor Connect
Challenges set with carriers, ports, rail operators and border services along the trade routes, for inventions that make goods move faster, safer and cleaner, tested on real routes with real users.
Sheet 6 of 15 · CommitmentsALG-2026-006
Our claims, written the way patents are.
A patent ends with claims: precise statements of exactly what is protected. These are the commitments every inventor can hold us to.
- Submitting is free.No evaluation fees, no marketing packages and no upfront charges of any kind.
- We earn only after you do.A modest share of a licence or of a company you build, disclosed and agreed in writing before any deal is signed.
- Your invention stays yours.If we cannot help it reach the market, nothing changes hands and you are free to pursue any other route.
- Private by default.Nothing is shown to an investor or published without your explicit consent.
- Every answer is honest and written.Including "not yet", always with the next step you can take on your own.
- Our results are public.Each year we publish how many inventions were accepted, protected, funded and brought to market.
Sheet 7 of 15 · The routeALG-2026-007
Eight stages from idea to market.
Each invention moves at its own pace. Some will license to a manufacturer after stage five; others will grow into companies. Every stage has a safeguard for the inventor.
Stage 02
Evaluate
Independent reviewers assess novelty, feasibility and market need, and write up their findings for you.
SafeguardReviewers declare any conflict of interest.
Stage 03
Protect
Prior-art guidance, referral to pro bono patent help, and support with official filing fees, nationally or through the Eurasian system.
SafeguardWe take no ownership at this stage.
Stage 04
Build
Prototype support through technology parks, maker spaces, universities and engineering mentors near you.
SafeguardFunding released by milestone, not in one lump.
Stage 05
Validate
Real users test it. We help with pricing, standards and certification for your target markets.
SafeguardEvidence filed in your own data room.
Stage 06
Connect
Curated introductions to angels, funds, manufacturers and diaspora investors, plus showcase days.
SafeguardInvestors sign confidentiality terms first.
Stage 07
Commercialize
License it, start a company, or sign a supply agreement with a buyer: the route that fits.
SafeguardIndependent legal review of every contract.
Stage 08
Go global
Export readiness, distribution partners along the trade corridors and online channels to reach buyers worldwide.
SafeguardLifelong access to the alumni network.
Sheet 8 of 15 · Who it servesALG-2026-008
Two sides of one table.
For inventors and creators
Talent is spread evenly across the region. Access to patents, workshops and capital is not. That gap is what we close.
- Who can apply
- Inventors aged 16 to 35 (with a parent's consent under 18), working alone or in teams of up to five.
- Where from
- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia or Mongolia, or the region's diaspora anywhere in the world.
- Stage
- From a first sketch to a working prototype already in use.
- Sectors
Keep the "how" private for now. In your first submission, describe the problem, who would buy the solution and what it does. Do not include the technical details of how it works until we have discussed protection with you.
Submit your inventionFor investors and partners
A screened pipeline of the region's inventions, each with the evidence investors look for before they commit.
- What you see
- Independent technical review, patent status and filing route, prototype evidence and market validation, organised in a data room.
- Who joins
- Angel investors, funds and development finance institutions, manufacturers seeking licences, diaspora investors and foundations.
- Ways to engage
- Our role
- Alga makes introductions. It does not hold investor funds, sell securities or give investment advice. Every investment is made directly between the parties under applicable law.
Sheet 9 of 15 · ProtectionALG-2026-009
Protecting an invention in the region.
The region has a shared Eurasian patent system alongside its national offices. Choosing the right route early saves inventors money and time. We guide each inventor to the route that fits their market.
| Route | Coverage | How it works | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAPO | One Eurasian application covers its member states, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan | A single filing, in one language, that can protect an invention in several of the region's countries at once. | Inventions aimed at several markets in the region |
| National offices | Every country, including those outside the Eurasian system such as Georgia, Uzbekistan and Mongolia | A separate application with each national office, prepared with independent local agents. | A single home market, or countries outside the Eurasian system |
| PCT | Member countries in the region and worldwide | One international application that preserves the right to file in many countries later, while investors are found. | Inventions with export or licensing potential abroad |
Every filing route is checked against applicable law, including sanctions rules, before it is used. An independent professional advises on every filing.
Sources: FIU Law Library: International IP organizations · PETOŠEVIĆ: Eurasian patent
The Patent Fee Fund
Official filing fees are the barrier most young inventors cannot cross, even when legal help is free. The Patent Fee Fund, financed by sponsors, will cover official fees for selected inventions, nationally or through the Eurasian system. Sponsors can fund a single filing or an entire cohort.
Sheet 10 of 15 · The PrizeALG-2026-010
The Alga Prize.
Each year, every participating country names its Inventor of the Year: the person whose invention is doing most to move the country forward. The national winners then compete in the regional final for the Alga Prize, presented on World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April.
Stage oneNational rounds
Run with a partner university or innovation hub in each country, with a local jury.
Stage twoNational Inventors of the Year
One winner per country, celebrated at home and supported for a full year.
FinalThe regional final
Chosen from the national winners by a jury drawn from across the region and presented on World Intellectual Property Day.
Six categories
- Grand PrizeThe invention doing most to move its country and the region forward.
- Young InventorFor inventors aged 16 to 21.
- Women in InventionHonouring women who build, and the girls who will follow them.
- Diaspora InventorAn invention built for the region's markets or produced in the region.
- Made in the RegionLocal raw materials, from cotton and wool to metals, turned into finished products.
- People's ChoiceDecided by public vote.
The Impact Score
The Prize rewards real impact, not only a promising idea. Every entry is scored on five published criteria.
- Jobs created and people served30%
- Local materials and local manufacturing20%
- Ability to scale across borders and corridors20%
- Protection secured15%
- Integrity and willingness to mentor15%
Proposed weighting, to be finalised with the founding jury.
$50,000Regional winner
The Alga Prize, presented on World Intellectual Property Day.
$10,000Each category winner
Six categories, decided at the regional final.
$2,500Each national winner
Plus full support through every stage of the programme.
More than a cheque
Multi-country patent filing paidPrototyping or manufacturing grantFront row at the investor showcaseA year of mentoringA documentary featureA trophy handmade by the region's artisansA year as national ambassador
No entry fee, ever. An independent jury drawn from across the region declares any conflict of interest. Cash awards are paid partly on award and partly against milestones, so each prize builds a business. Award amounts are targets and will be confirmed as founding sponsors join.
NowFounding sponsors and national partners invited
26 April 2027Founding showcase of the first cohort
26 April 2028First full Prize and Creator of the Year final
Every year afterHost city rotates across the region
Sheet 11 of 15 · Crown the CreatorsALG-2026-011
What should a nation crown?
Pageants command sponsors, prime-time television and a nation's attention. A crown tells the next generation what its country values. For the next decade, we propose that those resources crown the young people who build.
Miss and Mister Creator of the Year
Keep everything that makes a pageant work: national pride, regional rounds, glamour, a live televised final and a crown. Change what is judged.
- Contestants aged 18 to 35 present an invention, a business or a creative work that solves a real problem.
- Each country crowns a Miss Creator and a Mister Creator; national winners go on to the regional final of the Alga Prize.
- Engineers, investors and entrepreneurs judge alongside a public vote, using the Impact Score.
- The prize is a crown with real weight: seed funding, paid patent fees, a year of mentoring and a year as national ambassador visiting schools.
The Youth Enterprise Decade
We invite governments, sponsors, broadcasters and pageant organisers to redirect the resources they give to pageants into creator competitions for ten years. Ten years is enough to change what a generation dreams about.
This is not a campaign against contestants. Many are accomplished, and some pageants fund scholarships and good causes. Pageant organisers know how to produce a show, raise sponsorship and fill a stadium, which is exactly what a creator gala needs. We invite them to lead this change with us.
Support the pledgeOn the Alga channel
A YouTube channel with new episodes every week. Verified inventions only: every featured invention is reviewed by an engineer before it airs.
- Alga InventorsProfiles of the region's inventors and what they need next.
- Crown the CreatorsThe case for Miss and Mister Creator of the Year.
- Patent in 60 SecondsPlain-language lessons on protecting an idea.
- Raw to FinishedHow the region's raw materials, from cotton to copper, become finished products, and who keeps the value.
- From Olympiad to PatentYoung mathematicians and scientists turning competition problems into real inventions.
- The Road to the PrizeFollowing each year's cohort to the final on World Intellectual Property Day.
- Investor RoomInvestors explain, in their own words, what they look for.
Channel launching soon.
Sheet 12 of 15 · Across the regionALG-2026-012
Built to reach all nine countries.
Alga works through institutions that already exist, so every country can take part without waiting for new buildings.
Alga Hubs
One partner university, technology park or maker space in each country hosts intake days, prototyping and the national round of the Prize.
Patent offices
Working with the Eurasian Patent Organization, national patent offices and WIPO's Inventor Assistance Program to lower costs and speed up referrals.
The First Buyer pledge
Governments and large companies each agree to pilot one Alga invention a year. A first customer is often what convinces investors.
Alga Invents Week
Open days, school and olympiad challenges and investor showcases in every participating country, in the week leading up to World Intellectual Property Day.
The Virtual Invention Warehouse
A public online gallery of the region's protected inventions, shown with their inventors' consent, where investors and buyers can browse.
Open to everyone
Submission by WhatsApp, Telegram and SMS, a mobile app that works offline, and radio partners for remote areas where data is expensive.
Alga is designed to support goals the region's governments have already set: regional cooperation programmes such as CAREC 2030, supported by the Asian Development Bank, the transport and trade corridors that link Asia and Europe, the Eurasian patent system, and each country's own innovation and digital strategies.
Sources: ADB: CAREC Transport Strategy 2030 · ADB: Middle Corridor · World Intellectual Property Day (26 April)
Sheet 13 of 15 · StructureALG-2026-013
One mission, two entities.
The free programme and the commercial work are kept separate, so inventors are served first and every deal stays transparent.
Alga Foundation
- Runs the free inventor programme, evaluations and mentoring
- Manages the Patent Fee Fund
- Funded by grants, sponsors and donors
Alga Ventures
- Handles licensing, company formation and investor introductions
- Earns disclosed success shares only after deals close
- Reinvests part of its returns in the Foundation's programme
Both entities are being established.
Sheet 14 of 15 · Sister organisationsALG-2026-014
One family, each region its own way.
Alga is one of six sister organisations in the Inventors Unleashed family. Each is a separate entity with its own way of thinking, its own prize and its own languages, and all share one model: free submission, ownership kept by the inventor, and a success share only.
- Kuumba · Africa InventionsAfrica and the diasporaVisit
- Adelante · Inventors Unleashed Latin America & CaribbeanLatin America and the CaribbeanVisit
- Aage · Inventors Unleashed South AsiaSouth AsiaVisit
- Maju · Inventors Unleashed Southeast AsiaSoutheast AsiaVisit
- Alga · Inventors Unleashed Central Asia & CaucasusCentral Asia, the Caucasus and MongoliaThis site
- Vaka · Inventors Unleashed Pacific IslandsPacific IslandsVisit
Where every invention begins
Every invention began with a question.
How do we solve a problem that keeps coming back in our lives or in our communities? How do we improve a solution that exists but still falls short? Most of history's great inventions started there.
- 01Ask
What problem could you solve today? Which existing invention or solution could you make better, cheaper, safer or easier to use?
- 02Write it down
Put the problem and your idea on paper, with a sketch if you can. Date it and keep it. A written idea can be tested, improved and protected.
- 03Contact us
When you think you have the solution, or even part of it, submit it. We will help you with the rest.
Questions to start your notebook
- What wastes time, money or energy in your home, farm, school or business every week?
- What tool or service almost works, but fails the people who need it most?
- What problem do people around you simply accept because no one has fixed it?
Our responsibility
No one will build our future for us.
No one else will solve our problems, transform our raw materials, or invent and create in our place. It is time to stop waiting for others and to take action today.
- Solve a problem.
- Propose a solution.
- Build what comes next.
Every problem we solve brings us closer to well-being and a better future for the generations that follow.
Invention made life as we know it possible.
Will you take the lead and create something, or remain a passenger on the locomotive of progress?
No idea or prototype is too small. Submit what you have in mind today: ideas once dismissed as insignificant have changed the world.
Sheet 15 of 15 · ApplyALG-2026-015
Start here.
Alga is in preparation. Submissions open in each country once its founding partners are confirmed, and you can register now: inventors, tell us about your idea; investors and partners, tell us how you would like to take part. We reply to every message.
Every idea is welcomeNo idea or prototype is too small. Submit what you have in mind today: ideas once dismissed as insignificant have changed the world.
Submission received.
Thank you. Your registration is recorded. We will confirm receipt and write to you with a first assessment as soon as submissions open in your country.
Interest registered.
Thank you. We will be in touch about the founding cohort and the first showcase.
Nomination received.
Thank you. We will contact the nominee and keep you informed.
Questions inventors ask.
Is it really free?
Yes. Submitting, evaluation, mentoring and introductions cost the inventor nothing. Alga is funded by sponsors and grants, and earns only a disclosed share of a licence or company after a deal is made.
Who owns my invention?
You do. Submitting gives us no rights to it. Any share we receive later is agreed with you in writing before a deal is signed, and you can seek independent advice first.
Do I need a patent before applying?
No. Most inventors apply before filing anything. We help you decide whether and where to file, and in what order, so you do not lose your rights by revealing too much too early.
I live outside the region. Can I apply?
Yes. Inventors of the region's diaspora are welcome, especially when the invention can serve or be produced in the region's markets.
How are investors involved?
Investors register their interests and, after signing confidentiality terms, see inventions whose inventors have agreed to be introduced. Investments, licences and contracts are made directly between the parties.
What if my invention is not accepted?
You receive a written explanation and practical next steps. You can improve the invention and submit again at any time.
Is Alga open now?
Alga is in preparation. Submissions open in each country once its founding partners, such as a hub and a patent partner, are confirmed. You can register now through the forms on this page, and we will contact you as soon as your country opens.
Which language can I use?
English, Russian, Kazakh or Uzbek, and we will work to accommodate the other languages of the region. Inventor AI helps our reviewers read and answer submissions in your language.