Garanti BBVA Hosts Demo Day to Showcase Startups and Opens Applications for Third Session of Tech Program

Garanti BBVA Hosts Demo Day to Showcase Startups and Opens Applications for Third Session of Tech Program

(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA recently celebrated the success of five startups that completed the second year of its Garanti BBVA Partners Tech Program at a Demo Day event. The program offers essential support, including office space, mentoring, and marketing assistance, to early-stage tech startups with growth potential. Participating startups, such as Usersdot, Ingosa, and Evreka, showcased their progress in areas like artificial intelligence, waste management, and digital logistics. Sibel Kaya, Executive Vice President at Garanti BBVA, emphasized the importance of supporting innovation and entrepreneurship. The program is now accepting applications for its third session, focusing on startups in AI, cybersecurity, payment systems, and sustainability.

(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 10-Feb-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Garanti BBVA recently hosted a successful ‘Demo Day’ to highlight the achievements of five innovative startups that completed the second year of the Garanti BBVA Partners Tech Program. The initiative, designed to support early-stage tech startups with the potential for investment and growth, provides a comprehensive package to help these businesses scale.

The Garanti BBVA Partners Tech Program, introduced last year under the umbrella of the Garanti BBVA Partners Venture Acceleration Program, offers participants a range of benefits, including office space, personalized mentoring, marketing support, and access to training and seminars. The program also enables startups to collaborate with Garanti BBVA and its subsidiaries, providing them with valuable networking and business development opportunities. Participating startups, including Usersdot, Ingosa, Evreka, Enqura, and Navlungo, benefited from six months of intensive support, preparing them for the next stages of their growth.

Sibel Kaya, Executive Vice President of Garanti BBVA, emphasized the bank’s long-standing commitment to fostering entrepreneurship. “Supporting innovation and change is at the heart of our strategy,” she said. “We believe that embracing new ideas and collaborating with agile minds is the key to driving meaningful progress.”

The Garanti BBVA Partners Tech Program is now accepting applications for its third session. Startups interested in joining the program should have a completed minimum viable product or service in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, payment systems, or sustainability. Applications for the 2025 session are open until February 15, 2025, via the Garanti BBVA Partners Venture Acceleration website.

Graduates of the Garanti BBVA Partners Tech Program include:

• Usersdot (Shevin Balliktas, Gokalp Caymaz): A SaaS platform that helps e-commerce sites boost profitability by analyzing shopper data and enabling data-driven decision-making.
• Ingosa (Gökçe Duman, Dürin Artuk): An AI-powered solution that enables small and mid-sized businesses to respond to customer queries with chatbots and transforms digital sales via social media assistants and dialog-based ads.
• Evreka (Umutcan Duman, Mert Barutçu, Mehmet Pancaroğlu): An integrated platform utilizing software and hardware innovations to revolutionize waste management, providing more sustainable and efficient solutions.
• Enqura (Metin Karabiber): A next-generation AI-based remote identification platform that aids the digital transformation of the financial sector.

Navlungo (İsa Korkmaz, Ceren Tuna, Alp Çiçekdağı, Mutlu Boz, Emrah Arslan): A comprehensive platform streamlining customs clearance, procurement, and logistics for international exporters, importers, and merchants.

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