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Incubation and Acceleration
of High-Growth SMEs
for a Greener Economy
Dr. Deniz Tuncalp
Chief Marketing & Operations Officer, ITU ARI Teknokent
Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University
Visiting Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano
• Founded as the Imperial School of Naval Engineering in 1773
• Engineering, Architecture, Business, Sciences
• 100% English programs in most departments
• ABET accreditation in 23 engineering programs
• Top university in the World - total number of ABET accreditations
Academic Staff: 2.134 faculty members
Undergraduate: 14 Faculties – 6 Research Institutes
22.281 students – 99 Undergraduate programs
Graduate: 13.508 students – 158 Graduate programs
ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (ITU)
Pioneer Through Ages
The Global Technopark of Turkey
Located at the heart of Istanbul
• 130.000+ m2 office space in 10 buildings
• 260+ companies & 7.000+ personnel
• Companies exempt from a number of taxes
The R&D export champion of Turkey
• USD 1 Billion total cumulative tech exports
ITU ARI Teknokent:
Synergistic Mix of Large Enterprises & SMEs in Technology
IDEA
FORMATION
INCUBATION
GLOBAL
COMPETITION
ITU CEKIRDEK
Pre-incubator &
Accelerator
INNOGATE
International
Acceleration Program
ITU MAGNET
Advanced Scale-Up
Incubator
GROWTH
BIG BANG
Startup
Challenge
ITU CEKIRDEK
Incubator &
Accelerator
PROMOTION &
IDEA GENERATION
ITU Ginova
Entrepreneurship
Applied Research Center
ITU ARI Teknokent
Startup Ecosystem Programs
Incubation and Acceleration of High-Growth SMEs for a Greener Economy
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Num. of Startup Applications 873 1.146 1.519 4.130 6.068 11.096
Competing Co-founders 27 60 98 574 854 1.386
Competing Startups 11 24 39 282 366 478
Mentor Meetings 35 80 185 2.649 3.426 4.309
Big Bang Investments (TRL) 0 0 0 0 1.615.000 12.480.000
Big Bang Awards (TRL) 100.000 150.000 365.000 1.000.000 3.200.000 4.890.000
Total (USD) 56.000 73.530 164.000 350.000 1.455.000 4.442.000
• UBI Index Ranking: 3rd university-affiliated incubator in the World, 2nd in Europe (2018)
• Big Bang: The World’s largest demo day in terms of total investment and awards!
• Combined pre/incubation alumni:
– 22 mio TRL revenue, 500+ high-tech jobs
– 41 mio TRL investment; 380 mio TRL valuation (TRL 1 ≈ USD 2.5)
ITU Cekirdek: An Exponential Growth
Incubation and Acceleration of High-Growth SMEs for a Greener Economy
ITU Magnet: A Scale-up Community
Opened in March 2017
+40 startups at Round A & B
Advanced prototyping lab
& maker space
Austin Boulder Chicago Denver New York Phoenix San Francisco Seattle Cambridge Berlin Istanbul
InnoGate
Offices & Partner Locations
2014-2015 2015 2015-2016 2017-I 2017-II
Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Cycle 5
Term Nov-Jan Jun-Aug Nov-Jan Apr-May Oct-Dec
Applications 125 150 175 110 Invitation
Price Free Free Free $9.000 $7.000
TR Boot camp
US Boot camp
20
9
20
8
20
9
25
12
9
9
Success in USA 4 5 6 6 6
InnoGate in Numbers
Objective:
Accelerate and softland
50+ more companies
into Silicon Valley in the
next two years!
Some of the Eco-Innovation Products Generated
Bioprinters, e.g. to avoid
animal testing of cosmetics
Biological remediation
to clean oil & grease discharge
Sharing Platform:
Never buy, just rent!
Convert your car to an
electric-hybrid vehicle!
Make Li-ion bateries with
x3 capacity x10 useful-life
Construction elements
for vertical gardens
Plastic recycling technnology
for synthetic carpets
Anti-mould protection for
the food value-chain
Electricity generation
from air humidity!
Natural food preservative
from egg shells
Bioplastic from olive pulp
residue
Organic honey, royal jelly and
propolis based super-foods
Thank You! Dr. Deniz Tunçalp
Deniz.Tuncalp@ariteknokent.com.tr
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Incubation and Acceleration of High-Growth SMEs for a Greener Economy

  • 1. Incubation and Acceleration of High-Growth SMEs for a Greener Economy Dr. Deniz Tuncalp Chief Marketing & Operations Officer, ITU ARI Teknokent Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University Visiting Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano
  • 2. • Founded as the Imperial School of Naval Engineering in 1773 • Engineering, Architecture, Business, Sciences • 100% English programs in most departments • ABET accreditation in 23 engineering programs • Top university in the World - total number of ABET accreditations Academic Staff: 2.134 faculty members Undergraduate: 14 Faculties – 6 Research Institutes 22.281 students – 99 Undergraduate programs Graduate: 13.508 students – 158 Graduate programs ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (ITU) Pioneer Through Ages
  • 3. The Global Technopark of Turkey Located at the heart of Istanbul • 130.000+ m2 office space in 10 buildings • 260+ companies & 7.000+ personnel • Companies exempt from a number of taxes The R&D export champion of Turkey • USD 1 Billion total cumulative tech exports
  • 4. ITU ARI Teknokent: Synergistic Mix of Large Enterprises & SMEs in Technology
  • 5. IDEA FORMATION INCUBATION GLOBAL COMPETITION ITU CEKIRDEK Pre-incubator & Accelerator INNOGATE International Acceleration Program ITU MAGNET Advanced Scale-Up Incubator GROWTH BIG BANG Startup Challenge ITU CEKIRDEK Incubator & Accelerator PROMOTION & IDEA GENERATION ITU Ginova Entrepreneurship Applied Research Center ITU ARI Teknokent Startup Ecosystem Programs
  • 7. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Num. of Startup Applications 873 1.146 1.519 4.130 6.068 11.096 Competing Co-founders 27 60 98 574 854 1.386 Competing Startups 11 24 39 282 366 478 Mentor Meetings 35 80 185 2.649 3.426 4.309 Big Bang Investments (TRL) 0 0 0 0 1.615.000 12.480.000 Big Bang Awards (TRL) 100.000 150.000 365.000 1.000.000 3.200.000 4.890.000 Total (USD) 56.000 73.530 164.000 350.000 1.455.000 4.442.000 • UBI Index Ranking: 3rd university-affiliated incubator in the World, 2nd in Europe (2018) • Big Bang: The World’s largest demo day in terms of total investment and awards! • Combined pre/incubation alumni: – 22 mio TRL revenue, 500+ high-tech jobs – 41 mio TRL investment; 380 mio TRL valuation (TRL 1 ≈ USD 2.5) ITU Cekirdek: An Exponential Growth
  • 9. ITU Magnet: A Scale-up Community Opened in March 2017 +40 startups at Round A & B Advanced prototyping lab & maker space
  • 10. Austin Boulder Chicago Denver New York Phoenix San Francisco Seattle Cambridge Berlin Istanbul InnoGate Offices & Partner Locations
  • 11. 2014-2015 2015 2015-2016 2017-I 2017-II Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Cycle 5 Term Nov-Jan Jun-Aug Nov-Jan Apr-May Oct-Dec Applications 125 150 175 110 Invitation Price Free Free Free $9.000 $7.000 TR Boot camp US Boot camp 20 9 20 8 20 9 25 12 9 9 Success in USA 4 5 6 6 6 InnoGate in Numbers Objective: Accelerate and softland 50+ more companies into Silicon Valley in the next two years!
  • 12. Some of the Eco-Innovation Products Generated Bioprinters, e.g. to avoid animal testing of cosmetics Biological remediation to clean oil & grease discharge Sharing Platform: Never buy, just rent! Convert your car to an electric-hybrid vehicle! Make Li-ion bateries with x3 capacity x10 useful-life Construction elements for vertical gardens Plastic recycling technnology for synthetic carpets Anti-mould protection for the food value-chain Electricity generation from air humidity! Natural food preservative from egg shells Bioplastic from olive pulp residue Organic honey, royal jelly and propolis based super-foods
  • 13. Thank You! Dr. Deniz Tunçalp Deniz.Tuncalp@ariteknokent.com.tr Questions?