InnoCampus Startup Accelerator Program

14-26 August 2017, İzmir

InnoCampus Startup Accelerator Program starts in Izmir Institute of Technology on 28th July. The teams chosen by the jury will be accepted to intense accelerator program between 14 – 26 August.
If you have “a business idea and a team, and need support to bring your idea to life” , then fill in the application form!
At the end of InnoCampus Startup Accelerator Program, the teams with the best potential to bring their ideas to life will have an opportunity to receive seed money.
Application deadline is 25th July 2017, do not miss it!!

Program

InnoCampus Startup Accelerator Program targets all local young people and refugees who want to become entrepreneurs. The aim of the Program is to support the participants in bringing their business ideas to life through the InnoCampus training program.

Application Deadline

25 July

InnoCampus Startup Weekend

28-30 July

Startup Accelerator Program

14-26 August

Demo Day

26 August

The program will start with the InnoCampus Startup Weekend on 28 – 30th July where the most promising teams will be invited. These teams will work for 48 hours to develop their ideas with little sleep, plenty of coffee and the support of mentors. At the end of the weekend, the jury will select the best teams to join the intensive Startup Accelerator Program which lasts for 2 weeks between 14 – 26 August. During this time, the teams will work hard to bring business ideas to life with intensive startup training and mentor support. In addition to the startup training, InnoCampus containers also has a prototyping lab (Fab lab) where the teams can build their prototypes using 3D printers, laser cutter, desktop CNC and electronics. On the demo day at the end of the program, the teams pitch their ideas to the jury, project stakeholders and investors. The best teams selected by the jury receive seed money.

Selection Criteria

InnoCampus İzmir Program targets all entrepreneurs in Turkey who want to bring their business idea to life and meet the below conditions. The accelerator program on 14 – 26 August is free of charge to the best startup teams who are selected at the Startup Weekend. This accelerator program will be an intensive and full time camp. The accommodation will be covered by the program. Any transportation costs are the responsibility of the participants.

  • Have a concrete and innovative startup idea which they have already started working on
  • Have already a prototype (physical product, app or service)
  • Have already talked to potential customers and users
  • Have already a team they are working with
  • Can speak and write Turkish and/or English
  • Commit to participating to the full program

What is InnoCampus?

InnoCampus is a mobile accelerator / Fab Lab program which travels from city to city helping budding entrepreneurs bring their business ideas to life. The prefabricated portable platform consists of 3 containers (total 90 m2) which can be set up and disassembled in just a day and travels from city to city on 3 trucks.

The goal of the InnoCampus is to help young people with the tools and methods they will need at the early stages of their startups, encourage them and connect them with other individuals and organizations that can support them.

So far, InnoCampus has implemented 7 different training programs in Adana, Izmir, Çanakkale, Istanbul and Gaziantep. The next InnoCampus Program will take place in Izmir.

About IOM

Established in 1951, The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Migration Agency is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.

With 165 member states, a further 8 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.

As part of IOM’s Livelihoods Program for refugees living in Turkey and Turkish host community, IOM is partnering with InnoCampus to provide technical and legal expertise to the InnoCampus Startup Accelerator Program.

For more information: www.turkey.iom.int   |  IOM – UN Migration Agency  |   IOM Turkey