NEWS

Turcorn 100 startups Navlungo, Enqura, Techsign, Edis, and Fizix represented Türkiye at the African Startup Conference 2025, held on 6–8 December in Algiers, Algeria. Throughout the three-day program, our startups took part in various panel sessions as speakers, sharing their solutions in logistics technologies, financial services, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and deep-tech innovation. The event brought together key actors of the African entrepreneurship ecosystem, including investors, public institutions, accelerators, and technology companies.

The Turcorn 100 Program, which strengthens Türkiye’s technology-focused entrepreneurship ecosystem on the international stage, achieved a strong representation at Slush 2025. Recognized as one of the world’s most entrepreneur-driven events, Slush was held in Helsinki on 19–20 November.

Web Summit, one of the world’s largest technology conferences, was held in Lisbon from 10 to 13 November 2025. This year’s Web Summit Lisbon brought together 2,725 startups 1,857 investors 869 speakers 1,519 members of the press. In total, 71,386 participants from 157 countries took part in the event.

The GO! GLOBAL Türkiye Summit, organized by the DEİK Türkiye-U.S. Business Council in collaboration with Endeavor Türkiye, brought together some of the world’s leading technology investors and entrepreneurs in Istanbul. Minister of Industry and Technology, Mr. Mehmet Fatih Kacır, also attended the summit, sharing Türkiye’s progress in R&D, innovation, and technology entrepreneurship, as well as the investment opportunities available.

Organized by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT Global Outreach) with the goal of strengthening technology- and innovation-focused collaborations between Europe and Brazil, the OPEN: Brazil 2025 Immersion Lab program was attended by Craftgate — one of the Turcorn100 Program candidates — with the support of the Turcorn100 Program, in São Paulo and Campinas between 19–24 October. As part of the program, a 20-person delegation consisting of 10 startups and 10 program managers from different European countries spent five days on-site, examining the Brazilian entrepreneurship ecosystem from multiple angles.

The Turcorn 100 Program, which carries Türkiye’s vision of technology-driven entrepreneurship to the global stage, made a strong impression once again at GITEX Global 2025. Held in Dubai between October 13–17, 2025, the event featured a comprehensive program focused on innovation, collaboration, and international promotion.

Coordinated by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology and carried out in collaboration with Endeavor Türkiye, the Turcorn 100 London Acceleration Program has been successfully completed. The program, designed to support Türkiye’s high-growth technology startups in positioning themselves within global markets, was held in London over the course of four days with an intensive schedule.

In line with Türkiye’s goal of taking its scalable technology startups to global markets, the OPEN: Brazil 2025 Program, coordinated by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), has officially started.Designed in a hybrid format, the program offers comprehensive support, including access to the Brazilian tech ecosystem, matchmaking with local stakeholders, meetings with investors and corporate clients, market adaptation guidance, and regulatory consulting.

With the support of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, RS Research, one of the Turcorn 100 startups, participated in the G20 MSME Digital Innovation Challenge held in South Africa as part of the G20 Summit. The G20 platform, which brings together the world’s leading economies, is significant not only for ensuring global economic stability but also for fostering collaboration in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. RS Research’s presence at this event highlighted Türkiye’s competence in biotechnology on the international stage.