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Christopher Schroeder

This has been one of the most exiting events that I have been to in a while. Because not only is a bit wonderful about the startups here in Turkey which are very impressive and of themselves but the collection of amazing entrepreneurs from almost every country…

Previous Years Speakers

timdraper
Draper Associates
Founder
hanzade_dogan_boyner
Doğan Online
Executive Board Chairman
michael_seibel
Y Combinator
Partner
adora_cheung
Y Combinator
Partner
Niko_bonatsos
General Catalyst
Managing director
Teruhide_Sato
BEENOS and BEENEXT
Founder
Dave-mcclure
500 Startups
Founder, Investor
sten
Topia
Chief Product Officer
marvin_liao
Early Stage VC Investor
rahul_sood
Unikrn
Founder and CEO
david_rose
Gust
CEO
adam_valkin
General Catalyst Partners
Partner
jason
GR Capital
Partner
mike_butcher
TechCrunch
Editor at Large
derek
Founder & CEO
StartupGrind
ali_mukhtar
Fatima Gobi Ventures
General Partner
chris
Lumia Capital
Partner
bill-kenney
Test My Pitch
Founder
ben_ casnocha
Village Global
cofounder and partner
guy_kawasaki
Canva
Chief Evangelist
nikhil_sinha-sqaured
GSVlabs
CEO
thomas_tsao
Gobi Partners
Co-Founder
james_tan
Quest Ventures
Managing Partner

Featured Previous Investors, VCs and CVCs

Y Combinator​

Y Combinator is an American seed accelerator, started in March 2005. Fast Company has called YC “the world’s most powerful start-up incubator”. Fortune has called Y Combinator “a spawning ground for emerging tech giants”

500 Startups

500 Startups is a global venture capital seed fund and startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley with ~$200M in assets under management. 500 have invested in a wide variety of technology startups all over the world, currently over 1,400 companies since their inception in 2010.

Techstars

echstars Venture Capital Fund invests in the most innovative and disruptive Techstars companies to fuel their success. Techstars Corporate Innovation Partnerships helps brands create world-changing products and services. Techstars accelerator portfolio includes more than 1,000 companies with a market cap of $8.1 billion.

Naspers Group

Founded in 1915, Naspers is a global internet and entertainment group and one of the largest technology investors in the world operating in more than 130 countries. Naspers builds leading companies that empower people and enrich communities. Naspers has invested in, acquired or built, including Avito, Brainly, Codecademy, eMAG, Flipkart, letgo, Media24, Movile, MultiChoice, OLX, PayU, ShowMax, SimilarWeb, Twiggle, and Udemy.

Microsoft Ventures

Microsoft Ventures is the venture capital arm of Microsoft, currently investing in technology companies (Series A and beyond) in North America and Israel.

General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that makes early-stage and transformational investments. General Catalyst backs exceptional entrepreneurs who are building innovative technology companies and market leading businesses, including Airbnb, BigCommerce, ClassPass, Datalogix, Datto, Demandware, Gusto (fka ZenPayroll), The Honest Company, HubSpot, KAYAK, Oscar, Snap, Stripe, and Warby Parker.

Why should you come to Startup Istanbul?

Here’s what you can expect from your 3 days at Startup Istanbul as an investor

Selected Startups

Promising 100 early stage startups selected out of 60,000 applications from 140 countries.

Networking

Not only do you get to network with inspiring entrepreneurs, but you can also network with investors, and industry professionals.

Best Opportunities to Invest

Invest in the best startups and generate enhanced investment returns for your investment portfolio.

Istanbul

Enjoy Istanbul, a major gateway between Europe and Asia, is Turkey’s economic center of gravity. To visit this city leaves one with unforgettable memories.

Startup Istanbul offers investors the comfort of working with similar interests and take an active role in promising new companies.

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