#StartTheInnovation
Start Academy 2021
The BAŞLAT Program, brought to life in collaboration with Meta and Hello Tomorrow Turkey, is a technical training and mentorship academy for early-stage technology startups from various categories, which began its first session in February 2021. Throughout the 6-month program, startups took action on many topics, benefiting greatly from the training and mentorship.
At the closing event held in July 2021, 19 startups from 5 different categories and 21 jury members participated, providing entrepreneurs the opportunity to present the technologies they developed to investors, corporate leaders, and key players in the technology entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Yeni bir program
BAŞLAT Programı, Hello Tomorrow Türkiye ve META iş birliğinde düzenlenen ve erken aşama Akıllı Şehirler, Dijital Sağlık, Eğitim Teknolojileri, Tarım Teknolojileri ve Veri & Siber Güvenlik kategorilerindeki teknoloji startuplarını geliştirmeyi hedeflemektedir.
Doğru Yönlendirme ve Destek
Başvurular sonucunda seçilen startuplara program boyunca pazarlama, Ar-Ge, inovasyon gibi çeşitli konularda alanının uluslararası uzmanlarından eğitimler ve birebir mentorluklar sağlanmaktadır.
Essiz bir aga erisim
Eğitim & mentorluk süreçlerinden sonra kamu kuruluşları ve farklı ekosistem partnerlerimizin katılımıyla Demo Day düzenlenecek. Ayrıca programa başvuran startuplar, dünyanın dört bir yanından en iyi deep tech startupları için kurulan Deep Tech Pioneers topluluğuna katılma şansı yakalayacak.
Gelişime zemin hazırlamak
Program süresince startupların; olası yatırım fırsatlarına erişiminin, yeni müşterilere ulaşma potansiyelinin ve stratejik partnerliklerinin desteklenmesi hedeflenmektedir.
Application Criteria
It is a legally established and ongoing commercial entity in Turkey,
It must consist of at least a team of 2 people.
Ready to receive investment at Series A level,
Having at least one successful POC, (being suitable for reference check)
Regardless of the sector, utilizing productive artificial intelligence, natural language processing, or large language models to offer an innovative product or service,
Using Llama or a similar infrastructure to realize its products and services and/or being able to integrate these products and services into the Llama infrastructure,
There needs to be adherence to ethical artificial intelligence principles and awareness of responsible artificial intelligence.
Offered Opportunities
Trainings
The selected startups in the program will be supported with weekly training from international experts in various fields such as marketing, R&D, innovation, AR & VR, data, and privacy.
Mentorship
Throughout the program, the support needs of startups in the areas of innovation, marketing, R&D, and finance will be met through one-on-one mentorship from experts.
Demo Day
Startups that complete the training and mentoring processes by selecting the program will have the opportunity to present at the Demo Day, which will include high-level public institutions and corporate companies.
