The Turcorn 100 team which supports technology startups which has successfully passed the early stage and have a high growth potential to scale faster and open to global, carries out activities tailored to the needs of technology entrepreneurs at the scaling stage.

Working with technology entrepreneurs who will contribute to the realization of the National Technology Move, the Turcorn 100 team works one-on-one with a number of startups that have the potential to become Turcorn, and provides tailor-made support so that startups can scale in a short time and realize their global ambitions.

The Turcorn 100 team, which consists of young professionals, experts and missions from all over the world, is ready to support technology entrepreneurs from Türkiye who will expand to the world.

Turcorn 100 Program is a national vision that is implemented nationally, not publicly, under the leadership of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology, with the partnership of all corporate companies, entrepreneurial ecosystem players and public institutions.

STARTUP ECOSYSTEM OF TÜRKİYE

485

LICENSED ANGEL INVESTORS

111 Million $

AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT IN 2023-H1

130

NUMBER OF INVESTMENTS IN 2023-H1

1294

NUMBER OF R&D CENTERS

9840

NUMBER OF COMPANIES IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONES

39

GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX RANK FOR THE YEAR 2023

5 COMPANIES WITH THE HIGHEST INVESTMENT IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2023

105M$

6,5M$

6M$

5,3M$

5M$

Source: startupCentrum

THE 5 MOST FUNDED SECTORS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2023

SaaS

Retailtech

Gaming

AI

Energy

KAYNAK: startups.watch

INVESTMENTS IN THE 2023 FIRST HALF BY SECTOR

SaaS

26M$

Retailtech

18M$

Gaming

17M$

KAYNAK: startups.watch

INVESTMENTS IN THE 2023 FIRST HALF BY CITIES

İstanbul

126 Companies – 190,4 M$

Ankara

14 Companies – 9,2 M$

KAYNAK: startups.watch

HIGHLIGHTS

39 of 130 investment agreements in the first half of 2023 were made by the venture capital of corporate firms.

In the first half of 2023, the areas that attracted the most attention of investors in terms of investment volume were SaaS, Retailtech, Gaming, AI and Energy.

As of the first half of 2023, 1 out of every 2 investment agreements has foreign investors.