January 2025

The first stop for domestic companies on their way to globalisation is Germany,

the second is the UK...

Innogate has two routes in the first half of the year: UK and Germany.

Innogate, which supports the global journeys of local technology companies under the leadership of ITU ARI Teknokent, is organising physical programmes and discovery camps in two different markets in the first months of the year. As part of the programme, companies looking to enter the German market can take part in the week-long Market Discovery Week in May. Companies looking to expand into the UK can take part in a 6-week international acceleration programme between May and June. Applications will be accepted until 31 January 2025 at innogate.org.

Innogate | Always On, conducted by ITU ARI Teknokent and expanded last year to a dynamic structure that can provide 365-day online and physical support in 5 different markets, focuses on taking the local success of technology companies to the global stage. Innogate, which has been run by ITU ARI Teknokent since 2014, has taken place 15 times in the US and three times in the UK. Technology companies participating in the programme have achieved a fourfold increase in exports globally, and a 14-fold increase in exports in the USA. The first stop of the programme, which will create various hubs through international incubation network collaborations in 5 different markets (France, UK, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates), will be Berlin, the capital of Germany. A week-long Market Discovery Week will be organised in May for local technology companies looking to expand into Germany. Companies wishing to enter the UK market will be able to participate in a 6-week international acceleration programme in May/June. The application deadline for both calls, which are open to all technology companies, is 31 January. 

First physical demo day in London

More than 400 local technology companies applied to Innogate's Always On programme, which was developed last year, in just 6 months, and 170 companies that successfully completed the evaluation process held more than 900 global meetings in 5 different markets in line with their current situation and global goals. The first physical event of the programme, the Big Bang London Demo Day, took place in September with the participation of 15 technology startups. The startups pitched to more than 60 global investors in search of £40 million in investment.

For detailed information and to apply for Innogate Always On, which consists of three stages in which technology companies and start-ups can participate according to their wishes, needs and stage: innogate.org