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The Region's Most Comprehensive Technology and Startup Event

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The Summit Where Startup Dreams Become Reality.

Receiving thousands of applications every year from more than 100 countries, Take Off has hosted 935 entrepreneurs, over 550 mentors and investors, and 192 speakers since 2018. To date, the summit has facilitated more than 5,500 one-on-one meetings and delivered over USD 1.8 million in awards and investment opportunities.

The Take Off Startup Summit is one of Türkiye’s leading innovation and entrepreneurship platforms, bringing together all stakeholders of the global technology and startup ecosystem. Led by the Turkish Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation), in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye and the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Investment and Finance Office, the summit aims to build strong and sustainable connections between entrepreneurs and investors.

Launched in 2018 with a more limited structure, Take Off has continuously expanded its scope over the years, evolving into a multi-layered ecosystem that spans public institutions, global investment funds, corporate innovation teams, and international entrepreneurship communities. Today, Take Off is not only a summit, but a year-round innovation platform that fosters continuous interaction through strategic partnerships and an extensive international network.
 

Strong International Participation in 2025

Held at the Istanbul Expo Center in 2025, the Take Off Startup Summit welcomed its highest level of international participation to date. The event hosted over 500 startups from 40 countries, more than 260 investors, 85 partners, and 12 sponsor organizations. Through country pavilions and thematic zones, diverse innovation ecosystems converged in Istanbul, enabling startups to gain global visibility and access to investment opportunities.
 

Contributing to the Startup Ecosystem

Since 2018, Take Off has supported nearly 1,000 startups in connecting with investors, developing collaborations, and expanding into international markets. Within the scope of the platform, startups have benefited from a total of USD 1.8 million in awards and investment opportunities. This support structure—spanning from early-stage ventures to scale-up companies—has positioned Take Off as a strong growth platform for entrepreneurs.
 

New Collaboration Models and Rich Content

Introduced for the first time in 2025, the Executive Lounge enabled more focused, efficient, and goal-oriented meetings among startups, investors, and corporate representatives. The summit program featured inspiring sessions on topics such as generative artificial intelligence, deep technology, fintech, global investment strategies, and sustainability. Startup pitches, experience zones, and interactive programs offered participants a truly multi-dimensional summit experience.
 

A Platform Growing with a Global Vision

Shaped by the contributions of leading figures from Türkiye and around the world, the Take Off Startup Summit continues to strengthen its position each year as a strategic meeting point for startups on their global growth journey and a powerful platform for investors seeking to closely follow regional and international trends.
 

Let’s Build the Future Together

Take Off Istanbul 2025 invites you to create new opportunities in the world of entrepreneurship and to build the future together. Event updates and announcements will be shared through the summit’s official social media channels. Don’t forget to mark Take Off Istanbul, one of the most prominent events in the global startup ecosystem, 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.