#1 STARTUP COMPETITION IN THE WORLD
INVESTMENT PRIZE: $1 MILLION
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2,500+
INVESTORS
500+
SPEAKERS
100+
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20.05.2026 WEDNESDAY
regıonal fınal
ankara
The regional final of Startup World Cup Türkiye, featuring the country’s top startups. A full-day experience with panels, networking, reverse pitching, and a live music recital.
- ANKARA REGIONAL FINAL
- PANELS
- NETWORKING
- REVERSE PITCHING
- MUSIC RECITAL
06.06.2026 saturday
regıonal fınal
istanbul
The regional final of Startup World Cup Türkiye, featuring the country’s top startups. A full-day experience with panels, networking, reverse pitching, and a live music recital.
- İSTANBUL REGIONAL FINAL
- PANELS
- NETWORKING
- REVERSE PITCHING
- MUSIC RECITAL
ımportant dates
applıcatıon opennıng ankara
6 Aprıl 2026
Openıng of applıcatıons through the SWC system
applıcatıon closıng ankara
11 May 2026
Closıng of applıcatıons and prelımınary jury evaluatıon
regıonal fınal ankara
20 May 2026
regıonal Fınal jury evaluatıon and selectıon of the wınnıng startup
applıcatıon opennıng ıstanbul
6 Aprıl 2026
Openıng of applıcatıons through the SWC system
applıcatıon closıng ıstanbul
25 May 2026
Closıng of applıcatıons and prelımınary jury evaluatıon
regıonal fınal ıstanbul
6 JUNE 2026
regıonal Fınal jury evaluatıon and selectıon of the wınnıng startup
STARTUP WORLD CUP TURKİYE
WHY ATTEND?
FOR STARTUPS
Network with top tier investors.
Develop corporate partnerships and hear from top industry experts.
FOR CORPORATIONS
Meet innovative startups from around the world.
Originate business development opportunities.
Network with other corporate representatives and investors.
FOR INVESTORS
Meet top global startup founders.
Expand your deal pipeline and explore new markets.
Network with other investors and corporate representatives.
Mentors
Stephanie Perrault
AssistaNova
Founder
Artem Tokarıev
Strategic
Business Advisor
Serap duman
B2b Sales & Marketing
Executive / Startup Mentor
Zico Ufuk Batum
Ventures & Mentors League
Founder & CEO
ADELINA BIKENEEVA
ABdigital
Founder
Ayse Kuyrukçu phd.
Inovest girişim
Ceo / Angel Investor
Hüseyin karayağız
TRAngels & Deep Tech
VC
Ali kurt Phd.
Synergia
Co-Founder
Marcın Kasiak, PhD, IWE, PMP, PE
Senior Vice President
Gizem Sezer
Boğaziçi Ventures
Managing Partner
Musa Mansor
Synergia
Co-Founder
Graham pınto
Octa
Senior Manager
özkan filiz
Yatırım Enstitüsü
Co-Founder
Crıstophej Bıanchı
ANSYS
CTO
Mustafa Ayar
Zanhagrup Digital
Platforms Founder
Mürsel F. Sağlam
Branding Türkiye
Founder / Academician
berk yavru
Teknopark Ankara
General Manager
Prof. Dr. Tahsin Engin
Dijitalpark Teknokent
General Manager
Gülşen Nişli
Atlas TTO
General Manager
Gözde tüysüz
Sbü Tekmer
General Manager
Eren balta
Investor Relations
Assistant Manager
Nizamettin Sami Harputlu
StartupCentrum
Co-Founder
Tümay Solak
Enerjisa
Innovation Manager
Hasan Kömürcü
FintechZone
Director Of Entrepreneurship
tuncer tunç
Innovance
Sales Director
TOMASZ BOINSKI
Lobby4
CEO
Günnur Ünlü
Technology Transfer
Specialist
batuhan saygı
Fongogo & StartupMarket
CEO Office Executive
Orhan ÇÖMLEK
Trinogate
CEO / Angel Investor
BÜNYAMİN EMEÇ
XROXO & EEYZI
Co-Founder
Serkan Bağce
Fongogo & StartupMarket
General Manager
Muhammed CANPOLAT
Konya Teknokent
Deputy General Manager
Melik Kucukbas
Sabancı University
Enterprise Europe Network Advisor
Selin Şen
Batı Akdeniz Kalkınma Ajansı
Entrepreneurship Advocate
M.Güray değerli
Ankara University Teknokent
General Manager
Prof. Dr. Mustafa ACARER
Konya Teknokent
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Buket Calp
Marmara University
Mxi̇ncubation Coordinator
Müge Önen
Digital Product Owner
Digital Product & Innovation Mentor
Aleg Kröl
Consulting Polska
Founder
Yarenur Türe Özkan
Opra Strategy
Founder
Cüneyt GENÇ
İküants Tekmer
Director
Yavuz Selim Silay
Fonkolay & AFROTURK TV
Managing Partner
Aykut ALÇAYIR
Konya Teknokent
Deputy General Manager
Esra Akalın Öcal
Consilium Marketing Consulting
Founder & Marketing Mentor
Serkan Yağız
PitGrowth
Co-founder
Özkan Yağız
PitGrowth
Co-founder
Hande Altun Phd.
Startup & SME Mentor
Business Coach
Murat Can Demir
Turkish Airlines
Entrepreneurship Programs Leader
Handan Ergın Kırbaş
Entertech İstanbul Teknokent
Senior Specialist in Entreprenurship
Cem Yeniocak PhD.
Cem Yeniocak Law
Lecturer, Attorney at Law
Doğan Yeniocak
Cem Yeniocak Law
Academician, Startup Advisor
Bülent KAVAKLI
Tümmiad
Founder President
Derya Yavuz
Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş
Entrepreneurship Programs Manager
Julia Zaytseva
Moboost
CTO
jury
team
Ali kurt Phd.
Synergia
Co-Founder
Serap duman
B2b Sales & Marketing
Executive / Startup Mentor
Zico Ufuk Batum
Ventures & Mentors League
Founder & CEO
Deniz Ericek
Business Growth
Advisor
Musa Mansor
Synergia
Co-Founder
Mustafa gençtürk
Synergia
CTO
Özkan Filiz
Yatırım Enstitüsü
Co-Founder
defne mina tan
Event
Coordinator
Yağmur Cantaş
Ankara Youth
Coordinator
taceddin kaya kurt
Communication
Coordinator
zeynep apak
Art
Director
SPONSORS
PARTNERS
About Startup world cup
the bıggest STARTUP COMPETITION IN THE WORLD STARTUP
INVESTMENT PRIZE:
$1 MILLION
Startup World Cup is the #1 startup pitch competition in the world! Powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures, Startup World Cup hosts over 100 regional events across 60+ countries every year. These regionals culminate into our Startup World Cup Grand Finale event, where winning startups from each regional event will compete for a $1M investment prize.
Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, managing over $2B in assets. Pegasus provides intellectual and financial capital to emerging technology companies worldwide and supports their expansion in North America, Asia, and Europe. Pegasus Tech Ventures also offers a unique Venture Capital-as-a-Service (VCaaS) model, partnering with large global corporations to invest in cutting-edge startups.
9+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
attendees
early bırd ANKARA
Free registration for the first 100 applicants
- All day participation
- Join the networking area
- Coffee & Tea
early bırd ıstanbul
Free registration for the first 100 applicants
- All day participation
- Join the networking area
- Coffee & Tea
PARTICIPATION WITH BOOTH
Access the entire event and attend the gala dinner (limited access)
- All day participation
- Meet with investors
- Reserve your 3-6 square meter space