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The Big Bang Startup Challenge, organized annually by ITU Çekirdek, the incubation center that offers 360-degree support to entrepreneurs on their growth journey,
This year, 50 brave startups are getting ready to meet on stage. The motto of this year's event, which will be held at Uniq Istanbul on December 13-14, open to everyone
It will be "Dream, Dare, Do". Registration for the event can be made at bigbang.itucekirdek.com.
Turkey's biggest entrepreneurship event Big Bang Startup Challenge, where ITU Çekirdek, which has been selected as the best university incubation center in the world in the category of "University Affiliated Incubators" by UBI Global this year, has been determining the best of the new startups for 12 years, will bring startups together with the business and investment world, while offering a unique experience to technology enthusiasts. Big Bang, the Stage of the Brave, where the theme of "Braves" is at the forefront this year, will take place at Uniq Istanbul on December 13 - 14, 2023. As in previous years, M. Serdar Kuzuloğlu will be the host of the event, which will prepare the ground for the 50 best startups to meet with awards and investments. On the first day of the Big Bang event, which will host technology startups that will be talked about a lot this year, TOP 50 startups will present on stage. On the second day of the event, startups will meet with awards and investments. While the booths of the startups and the experience areas of the event welcome visitors in the foyer area for two days, the excitement and enthusiasm will never diminish with the surprise artist who will take the stage, special shows and DJ performance.
ITU Çekirdek has supported more than 4,200 technology startups to date
ITU Çekirdek Incubation Center, which supports an average of 500 startups every year and creates millions of dollars of added value for the Turkish economy, has supported more than 4,200 technology startups for more than 10 years and contributed to the incorporation of 1,400 of them. The total valuation created by the startups within ITU Çekirdek, which supported the startups to create employment for 10,000 people and receive 150 million dollars of investment, reached 1.5 billion dollars.
Startups that take the stage at the Big Bang open the door to globalization
Hundreds of startups that have been developing their technological products and services with the support of ITU Çekirdek for more than 10 years at Big Bang, which has witnessed dozens of success stories to date, have accelerated with the awards and investments they received on the Big Bang stage and reached global success stories. Among these startups, there are startups that have established a distribution network in more than 40 countries, received investments from Silicon Valley, exited and future unicorn candidates. As in previous years, Big Bang 2023 is expected to give birth to startups that will be talked about a lot.
The event is free of charge and open to everyone. For technology and startup enthusiasts, detailed information about the event and registration is at the link; bigbang.itucekirdek.com
