What is Startup Istanbul?

Startup Istanbul is a startup ecosystem platform connecting founders, investors, and operators — built around discovery, connections, and founder-focused support.

Are you currently organizing events?

Startup Istanbul is best known for major in-person ecosystem events in earlier years. No new events are currently scheduled. Future editions may return and will be announced when ready.

How can I apply with my startup?

You can apply through the application form on the website. Applications are open, but the process is selective — we don't run a rigid cohort. If there's a fit, we follow up for deeper evaluation.

What is StartupIst Ventures Fund I?

StartupIst Ventures Fund I is an early-stage investment fund that invests globally, sector-agnostic, typically writing $50K–$200K tickets. We often co-invest alongside other VCs/investors and prioritize strong founders.

Etohum is a founder-first platform in Türkiye, founded in 2008. It is the broader organization behind Startup Istanbul (especially in its earlier event years).

Who is Burak Büyükdemir?

Burak Büyükdemir is the founder of Etohum and Startup Istanbul, and the founder of StartupIst Ventures Fund I (global early-stage investing).

How do you work with founders today?

We keep applications open for discovery, but we work with founders in a more selective way: open applications, selective depth, founder-specific support, often 1-on-1, and focused on real progress — not a demo-day calendar.

Do you offer sponsorship or partnership opportunities?

Yes. For sponsorships, partnerships, or co-investing inquiries, please contact us via email at startupistanbul.com/contact.

Top Startups

The most promising startups chosen from 200,000+ applications across 170 countries — spanning 9 years of Startup Istanbul.

These are the companies that took the stage at Startup Istanbul events in earlier years. This listing is a historical directory — Startup Istanbul does not have a current investment or operational connection with these companies.

Top Startups

14 companies

Boost

Africa

Boost Technology

Africa

Castor App

Mexico

Delivers.ai

Turkey

El Dorado

Venezuela

Figuro

Colombia

iGrow

Indonesia

Mosmos Africa

Kenya

Neural Space

United Kingdom

ÖdeAl

Turkey

Tespack

Finland

Vireup

Turkey, Istanbul

Vivoo

United States

Wellspent

Germany

2023

5 companies

Boost

Africa

Boost Technology

Africa

Castor App

Mexico

Figuro

Colombia

Mosmos Africa

Kenya

2022

6 companies

Conectohub

Turkey, Istanbul

Delivers.ai

Turkey

El Dorado

Venezuela

Neural Space

United Kingdom

Webee

Turkey, UK, UAE

Wellspent

Germany

2020

114 companies

ACES

Singapore

Adi Solar Energy

Agadir, Morocco

Adigiser

AFFSQUARE

Egypt

Ain Savaree

Pakistan

All United

ALO

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Arabigo

Paris, France

ARKSIGNER

Ankara, Turkey

Auto Idea

Lithuania

Bagit

Beijing, China

Bastela

Giza, Egypt

BIGTEC

Tunis, Tunisia

BitLabz

Bloom Health Tech

FCT, Nigeria

BooqApp

Istanbul, Turkey

BS Academy

Accra, Ghana

CakraTalk

Dki Jakarta, Indonesia

Caresocius AG

Basel, Switzerland

Cargoers

Istanbul, Turkey

Catch Jobs

Istanbul, Turkey

Celebees

Kerala, India

Cherry Coffee Services

CloudHPC

Bursa, Turkey

Consultus Magnus

Cosupplies

Mexico

CrowdPoll

Ramallah, Palestine

Dataful

Dhaka, Bangladesh

DeGrocery

Kuching, Malaysia

Dental Delivery App

Jalisco, Mexico

Dikalo

Littoral, Cameroon

DoDoo-AnythingForU

Andhra Pradesh, India

Draugas.LT

Lithuania

E-imagine games

Malaysia

Eatever

Jakarta, Indonesia

eKopija

Lithuania

EnglishGTI

Zanjan, Iran

Excelsior BD

Bangladesh

Fresh Food

Aceh, Indonesia

Fresh Food ID

East Java, Indonesia

Furniture hub

Damietta, Egypt

Gamista

Cairo, Egypt

Gilana

Lithuania

GKTECVISION PRIVATE LIMITED

Gooby

Doha, Qatar

HADE

Jakarta, Indonesia

Heot Poultry

Nigeria

HopeBox

NG, Nigeria

Hukaya

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

iLuvQuran

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Insanta

Lithuania

IOT Sata SDN BHD

Terengganu, Malaysia

Itara

NG, Nigeria

Job finder

Job webz

Amman, Jordan

Journey Indonesia

Indonesia

Juvva

Karigo

Lagos, Nigeria

Keito

Maharashtra, India

Keroncongantar.com

Riau, Indonesia

Ketringan

East Java, Indonesia

Maarifa

Turkey

MailZip

Lagos Nigeria, Nigeria

Med Stud Games

Mataram, Indonesia

Media Traffic

Lithuania

Memucas

Ankara, Turkey

Mercens Y.A.T.

Izmir, Turkey

Mexi Crafts

MimAR

Islamabad, Pakistan

Monty Labs

Ankara, Turkey

My DOCtionary

Lahore, Pakistan

Nursery App Solution

One Halal Nation

Parsiot

Tehran, Iran

Petia

Tehran, Iran

Picture Request

Istanbul, Turkey

Plano

Cairo, Egypt

Popupsmart

Ankara, Turkey

Prottoy TV for Parenting

Bangladesh

RouteCab

RoyalTechPK

Pakistan

ScorerBoots Cleats

Sels

Dhaka, Bangladesh

SingTham

Changwat Chon Buri, Thailand

Sküma

London, United Kingdom

SkyFlora

Dhaka, Bangladesh

SmallChops

Lagos, Nigeria

Smart HealthPlus Ltd

Sokan

Tehran, Iran

StoryPost

Cairo, Egypt

Swyp.io

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Talent EdTech

TasteMate

Pakistan

Teise

Lithuania

Terkab

Algeria

The Gurupedia

The YesTech

Northern Mindanao, Philippines

TomToons.ng

Nigeria

TradeValley

Istanbul, Turkey

Turbo

Quito, Ecuador

Ubuntu EVOO

South Africa

Ucons app

Nairobi, Kenya

UM Animation Studio

Upskillable

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Vatrin

Ramallah, Palestine

Verihubs

Jakarta, Indonesia

Vestrade

Jakarta, Indonesia

WashyWash

Amman, Jordan

Waste-Bin

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Wudi

Kerala, India

XpertFlow

Islamabad, Pakistan

Zero1 Creations

Cape Town, South Africa

Zorays Solar

Lahore, Pakistan

2019

219 companies

2Hour Jobs

Bangladesh, Dhaka Division

4heals

Kolkata, India

Abodsy Private Limit

Haryana, India

Acupace

Uttar Pradesh, India

Adinject

Singapore, Central Singapore

Adroit 360

Ghana

Alghazal

Tehran, Iran

Ali Huda, Inc.

Denmark, Aarhus

AloTech

Scaleup

Alpera

Turkey, Istanbul

Altosec

Ankara, Turkey

Amar.ma

Morocco, Tanger

Amtiss

Indonesia, DKI Jakarta

Anak2u

Selangor, Malaysia

Anemoi Technologies

Tamil Nadu, India

Aoun Arabia

Jordan, Amman

Aoun Arabia

Amman, Jordan

Aqua Notitia

Pakistan

Arrange Truck

India, Bangalore

ARt Labs

Istanbul, Turkey

Aswaq World

Hawalli, Kuwait

Authentik

Pakistan, Karachi

Auto Idea

Lithuania

B.I.G. Computers

Gboko, Nigeria

Ba'aba

Cameroon

Baaghitv.com

Punjab, Pakistan

BacPolyZyme

Turkey, Istanbul

Belasera

Lithuania

Biyog Private Ltd.

Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Boighor

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bonus Socius

Lithuania

BookKaro

Punjab, Pakistan

Botbox

Baku City, Azerbaijan

BS Academy

Accra, Ghana

BSensei

Casablanca, Morocco

Carbon CPU

Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

CarGenie

Jordan, Amman

CelebConnect Inc.

Delaware, United States

Cevaheer

Turkey, Istanbul

Chazit

Amman, Jordan

CocoWing

Bangalore, India

Compugeen Africa

NG, Nigeria

ConsoliAds

Scaleup

Consultus Magnus

Lithuania

Coolit

Nazareth, Israel

Darah Kita

Makassar, Indonesia

DeliverMe

Tangier, Morocco

DigiliraPAY

Eskişehir, Turkey

Dine & Pay

Turkey, Istanbul

Divstack

Islamabad, Pakistan

Dormag

Gizan, Saudi Arabia

Dukanlay

Pakistan

e-Champs

Russia, Moscow

Eboma

Egypt, Cairo

eGirlsValley

Bangladesh, Dhaka

Ekopija

Lithuania

ELAA Teknoloji

Turkey, Istanbul

eSchoola.net

Egypt, Cairo

Evaly

Bangladesh, Dhaka Division

Evrim

Scaleup

ExpoSit

India, Ahmedabad

Eye Interactions

Sindh, Pakistan

Firnas Aero

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

FitJab

New York, United States

Fleetsimplify

Nairobi, Kenya

FlexAd

Ankara, Turkey

Flowrithm

Amman, Jordan

ForFarming

Istanbul, Turkey

Fornax Studio

Turkey

Franchise Pakistan

Pakistan

FriendyCar

Scaleup

Fudfid

Jordan, Amman

Fuzapp

Clermont, France

G.E.L.E

Gujarat, India

Gameline

Bulgaria, Sofia

GenoDeep

Tehran, Iran

GetBoarded Technologies

Aveiro, Portugal

GetWork

India, Gurgaon

GIA Market

Cameroon

Gilana

Lithuania

Green Concepts / Munado.com

Gambia

GreenHCM

Indonesia, DKI Jakarta

Growak

Indonesia

Hakaia Home

Aqaba, Jordan

Handin

Alexandria, Egypt

Happy Me

Cameroon

Heartzbeat

Nigeria, Abuja

HEL

Turkey

HelioAge

Pakistan

Hello Skate Mobility

India, Ahmedabad

Hnjib

Germany

HopeBox

Lagos Nigeria, Nigeria

Hotelciti

NG, Nigeria

HotelForex

Turkey, Istanbul

iEV

Istanbul, Turkey

InCresc

Mérida, Venezuela

INETWORK Middle East

Cairo, Egypt

Insanta

Lithuania

Intelligent Things

United Kingdom, Surrey

Interceptd

United States

Investlift Limited

Calabar, Nigeria

kandangqurban

Indonesia, Jakarta

Kimlic

Turkey, Istanbul

Kitantik.com

Turkey, Ankara

KolamKita

Indonesia, Yogyakarta

Koseeker

Indonesia, Bandung

Kumlaudi EdTech

Manama, Bahrain

Livvi

Lagos Nigeria, Nigeria

locationdas.io

Illinois, United States

Looksies

Turkey, Istanbul

M-Lugha

Garissa District, Kenya

Manlida

Lithuania

Mantiscope

Turkey, Ankara

Mastodon Wash

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mawsuah

Amman, Jordan

MD Projects

Lithuania

Medico Gate

Cairo, Egypt

Mindecs

Lviv, Ukraine

Missafir

Istanbul, Turkey

Miyipi

Porto, Portugal

Mobiki

Turkey, Istanbul

Modaris

Doha, Qatar

MRS.BreastfeedinCare

Tel Aviv, Israel

Muiva

Delaware, United States

Navlungo

Turkey

Neurocess

Ankara, Turkey

Nonterra

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

NU

Santa Fe, Argentina

OdooTec

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

OlaDoc

Scaleup

Onlibüs

Istanbul, Turkey

Opyhome

Istanbul, Turkey

OrbitCrops

Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

P-gum

Iran

ParkingKoi

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Pet Share and Care

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Peyk

England, United Kingdom

Pigeon Parcel

Egypt, Cairo

Pincident

Izmir, Turkey

Pitch It

Jerusalem, Israel

Procube IoT

Turkey, Bursa

ProcureEase

FCT, Nigeria

Qwalet

Cameroon, Douala

Rahtty

Sétif, Algeria

Recyclan

Scaleup

RideOX, INC

New York, United States

Samsoft

Burao, Somalia

Sarp

Turkey, Istanbul

Schooln.ng

FCT, Nigeria

Scoutium

Scaleup

Search Us

Gujarat, India

Seekers

Turkey

Servislet

Turkey, Ankara

Seyahatim.com

Turkey, Istanbul

Shiffer

Turkey, Istanbul

Shoprs

Punjab, Pakistan

Sia Soft

Skopje, Macedonia

Sigmind

Bangladesh, Shaka Division

Simak Online

West Java, Indonesia

SimiaRoom

Tehran, Iran

SkillzBook

South Africa, Johannesburg

Skols, Inc

Delaware, United States

Smart Matrix

Gaza, Palestine

SmartMaktab

Afghanistan, Kabul

Smartzone

Turkey, Istanbul

Smartzone

Turkey, Istanbul

Sphere Edge Enterprise

West Bengal, India

Stage-Co

Turkey

Startup Lithuania

Lithuania

Styleriser Inc.

Germany, Munich

Tailorgang

Nirgeria

Tamatem

Scaleup

TEA Networks

Turkey, Istanbul

Tebfact

Gaza, Palestine

Techneon Group

Tripoli, Libya

TechSign

Turkey

Teisė

Lithuania

Telpon

Indonesia, Purworejo

TemanBisnis

Indonesia

Terampil

Indonesia, DKI Jakarta

Textte

Accra, Ghana

The News Tribe

Australia

The Physio App

Punjab, Pakistan

The Valve Studio

Jordan

Therapism

Pakistan, Islamabad

Thiguardo

Tehran, Iran

Timogah

Sarawak, Malaysia

Toko Sodara

Indonesia, Bogor

Treejer

Harjumaa, Estonia

Trexo

Turkey, Istanbul

TripMyDream

Scaleup

Tunisian Journey

Tunisia, Monastirn

Turbo Anchor

Pakistan

Tvoystol

St. Petersburg, Russia

Tyrex Kenya

Kenya, Nairobi

Vadeel

India, Udaipur

VeinShow

MedTech Milan, Italy

Virtual Frill

India, Greater Nodia

Virtual Reality Business

Turkey

VRapeutic

Egypt, Alexandria

Vspotter

Nigeria, Abuja

Waktukita.com

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Waleed Int. Agency

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Wayakit

Mexico, Mexico City

Wealthface llc

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Webercom Tech Ltd

Nigeria

weDeliver

Ramallah, Palestine

Welcome

Scaleup

Workiom

Delaware, United States

Yallow

Amman, Jordan

Yathir

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Yawm.me / Gunum.com

Turkey, Istanbul

Yellowcode

Canada

Yotimez

Pakistan

Zajil

Jordan, Amman

ZAP!

Ankara, Turkey

Zelkaa

Tehran, Iran

Zenner Trading

Bulgaria

Zero1 Creations

Cape Town, South Africa

2018

18 companies

Aounak App

Jordan

Evocraft

Tunisia

Friendbase AB

Sweden

HERZ Medical Eng'g

Lebanon

Hotelforex

Turkey

Iyris

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mussy.co

Indonesia

Neurafarm

Indonesia

Oaesis

Saudi Arabia

Rimuut

Turkey

SeekNShop

India

Smart Data Logger

Jordan

SomaApp

Tanzania

Top Bug Education

United Kingdom

Trabaajo

India

UnitX

Vivoo

United States

VoxEra

Egypt

2014

14 companies

Codly

Egypt

Connected2.me

Turkey

Edgar

Slovenia

Fori Mazdoori

Pakistan

Funimate

Turkey

Goodwerp, Inc.

LIX

ÖdeAl

Turkey

Paó

Turkey

Priceshoppers

France

Silkroad Images

Jordan

StudyBud

Ta3rifah

Egypt

ZarinPal

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