About

“We Are ISTANBUL International Acceleration Program” is an online event to accelerate local & international startups from all over the world, with an interest to expand their business in Istanbul. National and International investors will be audiences of selected entrepreneurs who can present their startups. In addition to the chance of receiving investment from potential investors, the winners of the program will receive;

• Free business services in İstanbul

         Office (1 year)

         Company Establishment 

         Compulsory costs (1 year)

• Free mentorship
• Free access to “Atölye Üsküdar” Prototyping Infrastructure
• Free consultancy for 

          Market access to Turkish Start-up Ecosystem

          Investment management

          Opening to international markets

We Are ISTANBUL international acceleration program provides necessary training, mentoring and consultancy support at every stage of the activities that need to be done at the point of testing business ideas in every sense, turning business ideas into products and commercialization by developing the basic entrepreneurship skills needed by business idea owners in any field.

Main Goal

To support boosting startups regardless of their startup stage, and to fund selected startups through expert investors who not only make financial investment, but also act like a business development consultant for startups. 

How We Support Entrepreneurs

In order to reinforce entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas and establish sustainable structures, the following supports are provided:

Training and mentoring,

Opportunity to work with financial institutions and access to Turkey's largest entrepreneurship and innovation network,

Consulting support,

National and international grant incentive,

Law and regulation consultancy,

Communication and marketing,

Company formation, accounting, valuation and financing consultancy and services

Opportunity to meet with investors,

Centrally located office support

Technical – technological infrastructure support

Application and Evaluation Process

The early-stage acceleration program application process starts with the online applications of the entrepreneurs through the address www.weare.istanbul Then, all the applications will be evaluated by the committee and chosen projects will have the chance to present their startup in front of the committee (online). The last round of the selection process will end by committee’s selecting the best projects that can enter the program. 

Timeline

Accepting Applications: 23 May - 10 June 2022

Applications Review: 11 - 15 June 2022

Declaring the resultss: 16 June 2022

Online Acceleration Programme: 18 June - 30 August

Demo Day: 10 September 2022