2. Idea Stage Pre-Incubation Incubation Scale-up Global
İTÜ ÇEKİRDEK
Pre-Incubation
İTÜ MAGNET
Scale-up Incubation
INNOGATE
Global Accelerator Program
İTÜ
ÇEKİRDEK
Incubation
BIG BANG
Start-up Challenge
İTÜ Arı Teknokent supports companies in various size, from
idea stage to going Global with its programs
3. İTÜ MAGNET
Scale-up Incubation
Idea Stage Pre-Incubation Incubation Scale-up Global
İTÜ ÇEKİRDEK
Pre-Incubation
INNOGATE
Global Accelerator Program
İTÜ
ÇEKİRDEK
Incubation
BIG BANG
Start-up Challenge
İTÜ Çekirdek is the pre-incubation program for start-ups,
with its Big Bang Start-Up Challenge at the end of each year
4. 700 800 1000
3900
5606
11096
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
İTÜ Çekirdek – Applications received
Annual applications
CAGR
74%
Total Revenue USD 14M
Total Valuation USD 106M
Total Investment USD 14M
Total Employment 500+
Value generated by
start-ups so far;
İTÜ Çekirdek is the pioneer incubator with USD 106M
valuation of its start-ups and 74% growth in applications
5. Ranking 18th Globally in 2016, İTÜ Çekirdek aims higher
ranks with its broad range of partners
According to ‘UBI
Global World and
Regional rankings’
ranks;
8th in
Europe
18th in
the world
Publisher of a comprehensive
benchmark where more than
800 incubation programs in
over 70 countries
have participated in
Some examples of our valuable partners
6. İTÜ Çekirdek has organised more than 300 events&meetings
in 2017 to keep the entrepreneurs’ pace up
48 training course sessions
38 entrepreneurship
seminars
110 investor meetings
15 motivation meetings
18 Solution workshops
8 Introduction meetings
60 internal events – Find your
co-founder, Action coach etc.
10 workshops
7. 34
9
6
2
0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Score 10 9 8 7 6-
Numbers 34 9 6 2 0
% 67% 18% 12% 4% 0%
NPS 84%
We asked 51 of our 200 entrepreneurs if they recommend us, they gave a score
between 1-10
• Net Promoter Score : %84
• None of our entrepreneurs scored us lower than 7 points
Would you recommend İTÜ Çekirdek to other entrepreneurs?
Net Promoter Score
• 24 of 51 survey participants added recommendations &
opinions - 47%
• 11 of 24 responses were appreciation and congratulation
- %46
Opinions and recommendations for İTÜ Çekirdek
Our Net Promoter Score is 84% according to the survey
conducted with our entrepreneurs
8. Pre-Incubation
training
End of training
jury
Pre-Incubation End of Pre-
Incubation jury
Big Bang
participants
Big Bang booth
participants
Big Bang pitching
participants
Big Bang selection
processsPre-Incubation
Pre-Incubation
training
End of
training
jury
End of pre-
incubation
jury
Big Bang
Selection
20 of 478 start-ups have been selected for pitching at Big
Bang, where 80 more had their booth at the event area
9. Pre-Incubation
Training
8 Weeks
• Shared Office
• Mentorship
• Investor meetings
• Workshop
• Seminars
«
Selection criterias for End
of training jury
• Team
• Business model
• Progress
• Training
attendance
• Mentorship
participation
Vested Rights
• Investor meetings
• Exhibition&event
participation
• R&D fund
11
24
39
250
299
478
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
CAGR
%113
İTÜ Çekirdek - Number of start-ups trained
Annual
End of
training
jury
İTÜ Çekirdek accepted 478 start-ups for training in 2017,
with 113% annual growth since it’s been founded
10. Pre-Incubation
• Shared Office
• Mentorship
• Investor meetings
• Workshop
• Seminars
• PR Support
• R&D Fund
• Patent Application
«
Selection criterias for end of
pre-incubation jury
• Business model
• Progress
• Training attendance
• Mentorship
participation
• Proximity to market
• Prototype
Vested Rights
• PR Support
• Participation to Big
Bang selection jury
• Booth at Big Bang
event
End of pre-
incubation
jury
İTÜ Çekirdek – Mentorship meetings
# of meetings - Annual
Our entrepreneurs have spent thousands of hours with
3,874 one to one mentorship meetings in 2017
35 80
185
900
3426
3874
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
11. Big Bang selection
process
• Shared Office
• Mentorship
• Investor meetings
• Workshop
• Seminars
• PR Support
• R&D Fund
• Patent Application
«
Selection criterias for Big
Bang selection jury
• Business model
• Progress
• Training attendance
• Mentorship
participation
• Proximity to market
• Impact to market
Vested Rights
• Shared/Dedicated
office
• Mentorship
• Incorporaton
• PR support
• Pitching at BIG BANG
Big Bang
selection
20 of 478 start-ups have been selected for pitching at Big
Bang, where 80 more had their booth at the event area
Total awards & investments
(in cash & kind)
USD 4.5M
at a glance..
USD 3.65M
USD 850K
# of visitors 2.400
# of start-ups received
investment & award
40
34
# of stakeholders/investors
invested &award granted
Total awards &
investments in cash
Total awards &
investments in kind
15. Training
Term 3
3. Çağr
Training
Term 2
Training
Term 1
January March NovemberJune
End of training
jury – 1st Term
End of training
jury – 2nd Term
August
End of training
jury – 3rd Term
End of Pre-
Incubation jury
Big Bang
selection jury
BIGBANG
October
End of training
jury – 4th Term
Training
Term 4
İTÜ Çekirdek organises 4 training terms with jury
evaluations at the end of each term