The Deep Tech Ankara 2026 Acceleration Program, organized at Teknopark Ankara to accelerate the growth journey of technology-based startups, held a promotional event for the code-free application development platform FlutterFlow. Within the scope of the event, entrepreneurs met with investors, institutional representatives and supporting stakeholders. The Deep Tech Ankara 2026 Acceleration Program, implemented by Teknopark Ankara with the support of Ankara Development Agency, aims to contribute to the commercialization and scaling processes of startups operating in the field of deep technology and artificial intelligence.
In the program, where 32 startups were accepted as a result of the evaluations made among the 98 applications received, it is planned to strengthen the product-market fit of the startups that develop innovative technologies. During the program, entrepreneurs will be provided with a total of 80 hours of mentoring and training support in 6 different modules. In addition, brand and patent application support, project writing support, one-on-one investment meetings within the scope of İvedik Real Estate Investment Fund (GSYF) and the opportunity to open a stand at the Gitex AI Istanbul fair will be offered.
“Turkey should be a country that produces and develops” Hasan Gültekin, Chairman of İvedik Organized Industrial Zone (OSB) and Teknopark Ankara, stated in his speech at the event that they described a journey extending from idea to prototype, from product to enterprise, from investment to export. Gültekin drew attention to the importance of the acceleration program carried out in cooperation with Teknopark Ankara and US-based FlutterFlow, and said that the program lasted 6 weeks and received more than 550 applications from 7 different countries.
Stating that 15 entrepreneurs came on stage at the event and explained their projects, Gültekin said, “The project that comes first will receive free participation in the event to be held in the USA in May. It will also have the opportunity to receive one-on-one mentoring from the CEO of FlutterFlow.” he said. Emphasizing that artificial intelligence is no longer just a software issue today, Gültekin said: “Artificial intelligence is the subject of production, defense, health, energy and global competition.
Turkey cannot be a country that only watches this new era. It must be a country that produces, develops and trades.” The national technology, industry and high value-added production vision put forward in recent years also serves this goal.” Gültekin added that Ankara is a natural center for deep technology and artificial intelligence with its strong defense industry background, university infrastructure and public experience.
Ankara Development Agency Advanced Technology Unit Head Erdem Koçoğlu said that as an institution, they focused on the theme of artificial intelligence in their activities this year. Reminding that they have been successfully implementing the Deep Tech Ankara program for the last three years, Koçoğlu stated that they are planning to launch a new financial support program around artificial intelligence in the near future and that the approval processes are continuing.
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