Only 10 finalist scaleups will pitch on stage on the big day of Startup Istanbul. Be ready for the questions of the jury of global VCs. We expect scale-ups to be companies that have found product-market fit for their product or service within and showing strong, consistent growth – whether in terms of revenue or customer base.
Our main Criteria:
Companies that have yearly revenue is above $1M or,
Have raised almost $1M until now
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Scaleup Istanbul is a division inside Startup Istanbul for growth achieved companies. Only 10 gamechanger scaleup will be on the stage. Scaleups, stage is now yours.
“As a startup, we first got our award in Startup Turkey 3 years ago from the hands of Nevzat Aydın who then became our investor, now we won the Scaleup challenge. Even during the award ceremony of Scaleup Istanbul, there were three investors who approached and said they would like to meet us in the short term. The judges were quite strong, it was actually a privilege for us to meet them. ”
— Cenk Soyak Alotech, Winner of Scaleup Istanbul in 2019
What do you get from Scaleup Istanbul
High-level Exposure
We gladly share brief executive summaries of 10 Scaleups within startupistanbul.com and also in our newsletters and social media channels. Before you come to Istanbul, you will be known by many investors, companies, and organizations. Your interviews and pitch videos will help you more to expose even after the event.
Funding Opportunities
You will be pitching on stage in front of the judges who are world-class VCs who look for scaleups to invest in. This is not a separate section, this is the main stage and the whole audience will be excited to hear your pitch.
Networking
You’ll be invited to Opening Night Cocktail where only speakers, judges, VIP guests are invited which is the best opportunity for 1:1 networking. Boat tour and any other part of the event will provide you new contact to expand your customer base, to look for funding opportunities and reach the new markets.
New Customers
New people means new potential customers. You will be able to meet hundreds of tech lovers during 3 days of the event. Global companies’ executives, other scaleups or startups, organizations, media members and so on.
Go Global
Startup Istanbul welcomes guests from 65 countries. If you want to make contact from new markets and go global, here is the chance. Listen to the insights about different markets from people who live in.
Salman T. JaffreySaudi Aramco Entrepreneurship VenturesChief Investment Officer
Osman KentAtlantic Bridge – Venture Partner3Dlabs – Co-Founder & CEO
Magnus R. GaardernFrontFounding Partner
Firat IleriHummingbird VenturesPartner
How to join?
We expect scale-ups to be companies which have found product-market fit for their product or service within and showing strong, consistent growth – whether in terms of revenue or customer base. Our main criteria to apply are: Companies should have over $1M yearly revenue or should have raised $1M until now.
Top 10 Scaleups
Apply for Scaleup category
Registration upon approval
2 Scaleup tickets for co-founders
3 day full access to all stages
Access to reserved lounge area
Invite to the Opening Night Cocktail
Boat Tour in Bosphorus
One-to-one pitching training
Introductions with selected investors
Access to the investors’ data
Online visibility to our network through social media accounts and newsletter mentions.
Interview and publish about your company presentation video
