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Take Off, which garners thousands of applications from over 100 countries each year, has welcomed more than 800 entrepreneurs, over 400 mentors and investors, and 166 speakers since 2018. To date, it has facilitated a total of 3500 meetings between entrepreneurs and mentors, culminating in the distribution of $755,000 in cash awards.
 

The Take Off Startup Summit continues to bring together the startup ecosystem in Istanbul!

An international startup summit, Take Off has been the most comprehensive gathering of entrepreneurs, mentors, venture capital and companies since its inception to foster uninterrupted innovation.
 

The startup ecosystem’s key players convened in Istanbul for the Take Off Startup Summit on December 5-6, 2023

In its sixth year, the Summit received 1,252 applications from 43 countries. The event, accommodating startups in the pre-seed, early, and growth stages, convened 200 Turkish and international ventures, providing them with opportunities to engage with 44 institutions, over 50 mentors, and more than 80 investors.

At the conclusion of the second day, local and international entrepreneurs were honored during an award ceremony. Startups across various categories were granted $400,000 in investment awards, $150,000 in grants, and accolades from 10 special accelerator programs, all made possible through the generous contributions of the T3 Foundation and the stakeholders of the Take Off Startup Summit.
 

The 7th Take off Summit is slated to bring together the startup ecosystem in Istanbul in December 2024!


Take Off Istanbul, the most prestigious meeting point of the entrepreneurship and technology world, opens its doors on December 11-12, 2024 at the Istanbul Expo Center. The event, organized under the leadership of the Turkish Technology Team Foundation, has been shaping the future by bringing together innovative ideas, entrepreneurs and investors since 2018.


Awards Await Entrepreneurs

Take Off Istanbul 2024 not only provides a platform for entrepreneurs, but also encourages them with awards. Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to reach a wide audience by exhibiting their projects at booths throughout the event, meet other professionals in the industry with networking opportunities and meet one-on-one with investor institutions. Inspirational speakers will guide and motivate entrepreneurs. Additionally, thanks to the Take Off 20 concept the most innovative and ambitious startups will have the chance to win investment/grant awards. Furthermore, special prizes offered by partner organizations and sponsors will enforce startups on their journey to enter the global market.

Let's Build the Future Together

Take Off Istanbul 2024 is waiting for you to create new opportunities in the entrepreneurship world and build the future together. Details and updates about the event will be announced on the social media accounts of Take Off Startup Summit. Don’t forget to mark Take Off Istanbul, one of the most anticipated events in the entrepreneurial world, on your calendar!"

The foundation's primary field of activity is the establishment and support of teams for technical trainings and workshops for secondary school, high school and university youth, as well as project competitions. The second field of activity consists of providing technical and logistic support to technology startups in incubation and acceleration centers and providing capital supports through venture investment funds.

The Turkish Technology Team Foundation was founded in December 2016 by a group of young entrepreneurs and young professionals who believe that realizing the National Technology Initiative is inevitable for Türkiye to raise its voice for a better world and become a truly developed and fully independent society and began operating in January 2017. You can find detailed information about our Board of Trustees and Board members on the "Board" page.

We provide support for startups within the scope of our 1001 Technology Initiative project. In our six-term acceleration program for early-stage technology startups, we offer investment support, office space, startup workshop, expert support, training, mentor support, and bring startups together with potential investors and customers through our investor network and corporate company cluster.

Our first priority is for startups to create added value with technology in critical areas that will increase the competitiveness of our country. On the other hand, we aim for these initiatives to create sparks in areas where there is a paradigm shift in technological development. We attach importance to the ownership of system/sub-system solutions, which are strategically important to be developed in our country, from the design to the product stage with the original design capability. Since we believe that ideas that stand on their feet are nourished by existing experiences, we want startups to be able to form technology clusters together with visionary institutions. In addition, we know that a good startup is made up of diligent people who believe in themselves, which is why we attach great importance to the team.

One of our goals as a foundation is to transform domestic capitalists into technology investors. We invite capital owners who currently prefer safer investment instruments to invest in national technology initiatives to realize the national technology move. In this way, we support our initiatives with our investor network and venture capital fund.