The most comprehensive startup summit of the region will be held in Istanbul!

 

As an international startup summit, Take Off has grown into the largest single gathering of entrepreneurs, mentors, venture capitals, and corporations for a non-stop innovation since its first year.

At the 6th Take Off Startup Summit, which will take place this year, the key players of the entrepreneurship ecosystem will again take their places in İstanbul.

Apply now with your startup to take your place at the most comprehensive summit of the region!

Please click here for the application guide.

Please click here for the post event report of Take Off 22' Istanbul.

August 30th - September 3rd, 2023

Etimesgut Airport

The preliminary evaluation of startups will take place in the verticals. The winning startups in each vertical will receive a cash prize of 75,000 TL for pre-seed stage startups and 150,000 TL for early-stage startups.

September 27th - October 1st, 2023

Çiğli Airport

The preliminary evaluation of startups will take place in the verticals. The winning startups in each vertical will receive a cash prize of 75,000 TL for pre-seed stage startups and 150,000 TL for early-stage startups.

December 5 - 6, 2023

İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar - ICEC

All international entrepreneurs who pass the preliminary evaluation at any startup stage will participate in the final competition. The entrepreneurs will compete for the grand prize, and the Take Off Startup Summit will be held.

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Mentor Submissions

Mentor Submissions

We are now accepting applications and nominations for mentors. As we have a limited available quota and are intended to plan our schedule effectively, we kindly ask you to submit your applications and recommendations. All submissions will be evaluated by the organization committee on an equal basis.

Take Off Speakers

Selçuk Bayraktar

Chairman of TEKNOFEST's Board of Directors & Chairman of the T3 Foundation's Board of Trustees

Mehmet Fatih Kacır

Minister of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye & Chairman of the TEKNOFEST's Executive Board

JongKap Kim

CEO, Born2Global

Lale Can Gözübüyük

Regional Director & Country Manager, Plug and Play

Michael Meisterling

Partner, BootUP World

Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün

President of Defence Industry Agency of the Republic of Türkiye

Serdar İbrahimcioğlu

CEO, Bilişim Vadisi

Hande Enes

Tech Investor

Watch Our Take Off Istanbul 2022 Trailer

ORGANIZERS

T3 Vakfı
Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Yatırım Ofisi

MAIN SPONSORS

BAYKAR

PLATIN SPONSORS

Google
HEPSİBURADA
Selçuk Bayraktar Startup Invesment
TRENDYOL
TURKCELL

GOLD SPONSORS

PAPARA

BRONZ SPONSOR

None

TRANSPORTATION SPONSOR

TURKISH AIRLINES

MEDIA SPONSOR

TRT

PARTNERS

ALBARAKA
ASELSAN
Azerbaycan İnnovation and Development agency
ESAS
FORD OTOSAN
GETİR
İSTKA
JAZARI
KUVEYT TÜRK
NICAT
TIM
TUSAŞ
TÜRK TELEKOM
BINA
Bilgiyi Ticarileştirme Merkezi
Bilkent CYBERPARK
Farklabs
ICYF
İTÜ ARI Teknokent
KADEM
MEXT
ODTÜ Teknokent
Startup Centrum
Teknopark İstanbul
Tomorrow
YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark A.Ş.

MEDIA PARTNERS

Anadolu Ajansı
None
Ciner Yayın Holding
SDN
Startup Technology
Webrazzi
TURKUVAZ