Startup Factory Launch

The Startup Factory founded with cooperation of Özyeğin University and Turkcell to accelerate commercialization of ideas and technologies and to promote entrepreneurship opens its doors to entrepreneurs on May 4, 2011, Wednesday. The Startup Factory will officially be launched jointly by Hüsnü Özyeğin, Chair of Özyeğin University’s Board of Trustees, Prof. Erhan Erkut, Özyeğin University Rector, and Süreyya Ciliv, Turkcell CEO. The Startup Factory will host around 8 to 16 companies per year within a 300-square meter office space.

How and Where to Apply?

The Startup Factory accepts applications by entrepreneurs with a well-planned business idea and a partner to make up a team of two, irrelevant of any university or industry with the sole requirement of working full time on the project. Applicants need to submit an online application at www.girisimfabrikasi.com.tr . Following the online application, eligible candidates are invited to present their projects. If the project is deemed appropriate by the Startup Factory Director and other expert faculty members, the project owners are awarded with a business plan training and management coaching service.

Following the business plan training, entrepreneurs are expected to prepare a business plan within 15 days and submit it to the Startup Factory Executive Board by using vast resources of the university library and consulting to the relevant faculty members. Entrepreneurs who successfully pass this stage as well will be entitled to start working at the Startup Factory following a 2-day intensive training.