StarBIGG

TÜBİTAK 1812 - Investment-Based Entrepreneurship Support Program (BIGG) is a program designed to transform technology and innovation-focused business ideas into qualified business plans with the strong sectoral and academic consortium led by YTU Yildiz Technopark and in partnership with Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Çanakkale Technopark, Bursa Technical University TTO, and Akbank. The program aims to enable entrepreneurs approved by TÜBİTAK to establish their companies with capital support of up to 900,000 TL in exchange for a 3% share through the TÜBİTAK BIGG Fund. StarBIGG program supports all processes from the idea stage to the market, targeting the establishment of technology-based enterprises with high added value and potential for qualified employment.

The application requirements are as follows: not being part of the partnership structure of any business, having an R&D-focused and technology-based innovative business idea, being a graduate or student of associate, undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral programs of universities, and not having received support from relevant programs of TÜBİTAK or the Ministry of Industry and Technology before.

The supports offered within the scope of the program include access to the offices and prototype manufacturing workshops of YTU Yildiz Technopark and other stakeholders, mentorship and business development support from experts, support in patent research and application processes, training and coaching services from trainers with 12 years of experience, brand creation and marketing support, and opportunities for incorporation and office establishment at YTU Yildiz Technopark for entrepreneurs receiving TÜBİTAK grant support.

For more detailed information about the program, you can contact our expert at [email protected]