Corporate–Startup Collaboration Financial Support Program (Kurum Startup İş Birliği Mali Destek Programı)
Funds cooperation programmes that connect corporations and startups in Istanbul through collaborative innovation pilots.
The 2025 Kurum Startup İş Birliği Mali Destek Programı (Corporate-Startup Cooperation Financial Support Programme, also branded İş Birliği İstanbul) was a competitive grant call administered by İSTKA — İstanbul Kalkınma Ajansı (Istanbul Development Agency) — with a total budget of TRY 150 million and per-project grants ranging from TRY 5 million to TRY 15 million. The minimum grant floor of TRY 5 …
Corporate-startup cooperation projects: established organisations partnering with startups for open innovation, technology transfer, or new product/service development.
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