The Founder Institute, the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Turkey 2025 program!
If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Turkey's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Turkey 2025 Founder Institute today.
Since 2009, our highly-structured accelerator programs have helped entrepreneurs at the earliest stages grow quickly, know what to do next, and make connections with the largest community of startup advisors.
It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Agentic’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of the FI Agentic program then receive free access to our advanced post-graduate programs for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network, a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.
To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free online startup events in Turkey, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs:
The Turkey program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Alperen Zeki Gokmen (Co-Founder, The Brutally Honest Mentor), Basak Ozcan (General Manager, Garaj X Tekmer), Beliz Bediz Sinan (Founder, BeHumbo), Ozan Sonmez (Founding Partner, YellowX Innovators).
In addition, some of Turkey's top investors, entrepreneurs, and CEOs will be participating in the program, providing them with expert feedback and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the Turkey Founder Institute includes:
- Abdulrahman Aljiffry: Partner, 500 Global
- Adam Matalon: Chief Revenue Officer, ThermaGel Innovations. Inc.
- Adam Berk: Manager, Lean Startup Co.
- Adeline Lee: Head of Product, Babbel
- Adil Oran: Assoc. Prof. , Abdullah Gül University
- Adolfo Babatz: CEO, Clip
- Ahmet Batı: Co-founder, Innology
- Ahmet Bahadır Özdemir: Co-Founder, Airalo
- Alan Cole: Alan Cole - CEO, GovX (San Diego FI), Gov X
- Alberto Vicentelli: Founder & CEO, CarValue
- Alexandra Stamate: CEO, Bonamode
- Alexandra Steifensand: Associate, YPOG
- Ali Halabi: CEO, Volt Lines
- Ali Hilli: Head of CER, Zain Iraq
- Ali Rıza Ersoy: Founder, ION Academy
- Alperen Zeki Gokmen: Co-Founder, The Brutally Honest Mentor
- Altan Küçükçınar: Partner, Diffusion Capital Partners
- Amal Dokhan: Partner MENA, 500 Startups
- Amin Shanaa: Founder, Startups
- Ana Lucía Cepeda Ferrara: Co-Founder & CEO, Beyond Work
- Andrew Ilingin: CEO & Founder, dialog ai
- Angela Holter: Founding Partner and Investor, WIN Ventures
- Aras Bilgen: UX Consultant / Trainer, Aras Bilgen
- Arda Askin: Managing Director, StartersHub
- Ari Bencuya: Startup Consultant and Web Analytics Enthusiast, Self Employed - Startup Consultant
- Arın Özkula: General Partner, 500 Startups
- Artun Sukan: Investment Manager, IP Group
- Ata Gür: Co-Founder, Frizbit
- Atil Erken: General Partner, Collective Spark
- Aurelie Guerrieri: CMO, Open Systems
- Aykut Hocaoglu: Head of Entrepreneurship Programs and Ecosystem Development, Arcelik Garage
- Ayşegül Özkavukcu: Business Development Manager, Migros Ticaret A.Ş.
- Aziz Dostgül: Investment Associate, TechONE VC
- Barış Okur: Co-founder, Quin
- Başak Özcan: General Manager, Garaj X TEKMER
- Bastian Best: CEO, BESTPATENT
- Batuhan Baybali: Startup program leader , FARK LABS
- Beliz Bediz Sinan: Partner, The Brutally Honest
- Ben Stacey: CEO, Pitchverk
- Berc Cubukciyan: Senior Manager, Maven Insights and Solutions
- Berkay Mollamustafaoglu: General Partner, ScaleX Ventures
- Berna Aksoy: Growth Lead, Talentmelon
- Beybin Esen: COO, Kimola
- Billur Buse Elmas: Partner, Elmas Consulting
- Birce Ciravoğlu: CEO Office Director, Papara
- Bora Yılmaz
- Brandy Old: Technology Development Advisor, Hometown Startup
- Bulent Buyuksayar: Managing Director , SmartStarts
- Bülent Çaka: Vice President, ScaleX
- Burak Çevik: Co-Founder / UX Designer, ITUX - Atölye
- Buryan Turan: CEO, SIMULARGE
- Camila Surian: CEO
- Can Algül: Co-Founder & CEO, Pubinno
- Caner Yesil: Attorney at Law - New York & Istanbul Bar, Igniters Tech Law
- Carla Tanas: Owner, Industry Disruptors - Game Changers
- Carlo Asta: Business Designer, H-Farm
- Cedric Tawil, Montreal International
- Ceren Sungu Kalpaklıoğlu: Founder, Pabbler
- Charlotte Luzuka: Co-Founder & Investor, Dazzle Angels
- Corina Toma: Founder, Hub Eleven Advertising
- Courtney Williams: Co-Founder, Emagine Solutions Technology
- Craig Elias: Chief Catalyst, Shift Selling
- Cyril Golub: Board Member, LatBAN
- Deniz Satiroglu: VC Associate, StartersHub
- Dilan Aydin: Psychological Counselor & Founder, Dag Consultancy
- Dilan Sisu: Associate, e2vc
- Dilek Dayinlarli: Founder, Scale-x
- Dogan Taskent: Innovation Manager, Atabay Ilac
- Dr. Semih Kumluk: AI Leader, PwC
- Duran Cesur: Investor, Vinci Venture Capital
- Duygu Kutluoğlu Kılıç: Co-Founder, CEO, FineDine
- Earl Coleman, Polyglot Ventures
- Ebin Ephrem Elavathingal: Director/Tecknogog, MERSTRA Foundation / MITC
- Elena Pallotta: Strategy and Innovation Culture , H-Farm
- Elif Gedikli: Portfolio Manager, Teknoloji Yatırım
- Eliza Sophia: CEO, Aleonz Consultancy Sdn Bhd
- Elizabeth Saunders, UC Berkeley
- Emin Okutan: Co-Founder and CEO, Viveka
- Emir Uzunoglu: Manager, Responsible Solutions Limited
- Emma Appleby: Senior Trade Marks Attorney, Addisons
- Emre Fadıllıoğlu: Co-founder and CEO, App Samurai
- Emre Taş: CEO, Alictus
- Enad Kanaan: Co-Founder, The BrainChain
- Erdem Lafçı: Cofounder , Apps
- Eren Bali: Chairman & Co-founder, Udemy
- Eric Koefoot: Founder & CEO, PublicRelay, Inc.
- Erman Turan, 3dots VC
- Evre Pestereli, SAGE Hq
- Fatih Bildirici: Senior Subject Matter Expert, ASELSAN
- Ferdi Cildiz: Founder, Design Director, Affection Design Studio
- Ferhat Demir: QGroup, QGroup
- Fevzi Gökaliler: Export Marketing Manager, Pınar
- Franklin Kamnang Ngansop: Co-Founder, Vitamin CS Coaching
- Gian Carlo Di Tommaso: Chief Operating Officer
- Guc Ozenci: Program Director, FI Washington DC
- Gülce Horatacı: Investment Manager, StartersHub
- Guney Topcu: Technical Program Manager, Gemini Content Safety
- Gurol Uzenc: Manager, Cube Incubation
- Hakan Erten: Founder, Nova Nora Danışmanlık A.Ş.
- Hasan Basri Tosun: Cofounder, Sensgreen
- Hicham Lamrani: Founder, You are in
- Hisham Kassim: Managing Partner, Kassim Legal
- Hüseyin Güler: Innovation Orchestrator, KEAS
- Ibrahim Faza: GM, JordanStart
- İlker Köksal: Author, Founder's FAQ
- Isabella Orduz: Co-Founder, Puras Duras
- Ismael Nzouetom: CEO, I-DISPO
- Jamie Lee Williams
- Jason Lau: Managing Partner, Core Strategy
- Jeffrey Paine: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
- Jimmy J.P. Snoek: Co-Founder & CEO, Tykn
- Kaan Eren: Investment Manager, 500 Startups
- Kaushal Chokshi: Founder, Kawin Group
- Kemal Gokbas: VP of Growth, Enterprise, Jotform
- Kerem Erikçi
- Kerem Gürbilek: Venture Capital Senior Analyst, Logo Ventures
- Khalid Maliki: Co-Founder & Managing Director, Tykn
- Kiziltan Yüceil: Venture Strategy Domain Lead, Niterra Ventures
- Koray Bahar: Founder & CEO, FigoPara
- Kuntay Aktaş: CEO, BTech
- Kutlu Kazanci, Creative Destruction Lab
- Leila Ergul Demir: Founder, Partner UP
- Leyla Taghizade: Founder, Reseptron
- Madeline Aufseeser
- Mark Searle: Lecturer and Industry Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
- Mehdi Drissi: Co-founder & Product Lead , BRIDGR
- Mehmet Akgün: Founder, Mobixa
- Mehmet Gulez: Innovation Leader - Associated Partner, EY
- Mehru Ozturk: General Manager, Entrepreneurship Foundation
- M. Erşad Zor: Head of Data, StartupCentrum
- Mert Hilmi Iseri: Board Member, Academy for Global Citizenship
- Merve Akgün: Vice President, Diffusion Capital Partners
- Mike Vladimer: Mentor, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business & Alchemist Accelerator
- Milian-Erik Retkowski: Founder, MER Venture Advisory
- Mine (Kocadag) Dedekoca: Founder, Start-IST
- Miraç Bal: CEO, Talentmondo
- Misa Nikolic: Co-Founder, Athlon
- Mohammad Kilany: Co-founder, MindRockets
- Murat Tortopoğlu: Consultant, yaraticiyikim.com
- Mustafa Dalci: Founder, Userspots
- Mustafa Savaş: Founder, Kimola
- Mustafa Tamer: Manager, Treet Buba
- Mustafa Tamer: CEO, BUBA Treet
- Nadine Badreddine: Program Business Advisor, Modus Capital
- Neslihan Burgaz: Head of Business Development, Trendyol
- Nicat Manafov: E-Commerce Professional and Consultant, Etib.org.az
- Nidal Qanadilo: Managing Partner, ARC Capital
- Okan Arıcan: Senior Counsel, BTS&Partners
- Oliver Muoto
- Olivia Czetwertynski: Co-Director
- Omer Dogan Dincer: Head of Finance, KolayIK
- Oren Simanian: Founder and General Partner, Colosseum Sport
- Orkun Ozbatur: Director & Founder, FI Benelux & Amazon
- Osman Ertürk ÖZEL: Founder, Manager, ÖZEL Attorney Consultancy
- Ozan Sonmez: Partner, The Brutally Honest
- Özgür Mutlu Oz: Manager - UX/UI Design, Arçelik Group
- Rainer Ratnik: CEO, Widen Legal Estonia
- Reine Abbas: Founder & CEO, Spica Tech S.A.L
- Richard Seline: Cofounder, Resilience Innovation Hub
- Rosen Dimov: CEO, Phasegrowth
- Safak Tufekci: Principal, ScaleX Ventures
- Sahar El Zaloua: Consultant in Entrepreneurship , Founder Institute - Turkey
- Sahin Boydas: Sahin Boydas - CEO, MovieLaLa (Istanbul FI), Gusto
- Sahin Caglayan: CEO, Reengen
- Samican Tandoğdu: Co-Founder, Synnada
- Sarita Runeberg: CEO, Maria 01
- Sarper Celenk: Managing Director, Vegas Food Project
- Sebastien Toupy: Founder, Founders Academy
- Selcuk Alimdar: General Manager, Founding Partner , bindHR
- Selma Bahcivanoglu: Managing Director, Simya VC
- Semi Hakim: CEO, Kok Projekt
- Shashank Aiisvari: Founder, Aiisvari
- Shirley Kaston: Co-Founder & CFO, Kok Projekt
- Sinan Guler: Co-Founder, Guler Legacy
- Sure Köse Ulutaş: Founder, Talentmelon
- Tariq Alturkestani: Co-Founder & CEO, Insurance Solutions
- Tarkan Anlar: Founder, CEO, Scotty
- Tatiana Santarelli: Co fundadora, CEO, TeamHub
- Tomas Centeno Revol: CEO, Walead
- Tuğçe Akbulut: Conscious Designer & Curator, Cross Change
- Tyrome Smith: Founder, Go In Now, LLC
- Ufuk Polat: Founder, Deplike
- Umutcan Duman: Co-founder, Evreka
- Vennela Subramanyam: Product Manager, Google
- Vladimir Pletyukhin: Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
- Volkan Erturk, Picus Security
- Yagiz Karadeniz: Managing Partner, DOMiNO Ventures
- Yağmur Çubukçu: Venture Capital Analyst, Maxis
- Yashar Kardar: Business Development, Quin
- Yunus Uzel: Head of Sales, Mükellef
- And many more to be announced.
Join us in Turkey to build a great company in 2024.
Apply to the Turkey 2025 Founder Institute today, or learn more at FI.co/overview.
