# YTU Startup House

> YTU Startup House is the entrepreneurship and incubation brand of YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark, drawing on Yıldız Technical University’s academic expertise. It supports technology founders through pre-incubation, incubation, mentoring, corporate accelerators, investor access and international office connections, with active programs spanning AI engineering, enterprise SaaS and student entrepreneurship.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Istanbul, Turkey
- **Products:** Pre-Incubation, Incubation, StarBİGG, AI Engineer Bootcamp, AI Accelerator for SaaS Enterprise
- **Notable:** YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark reports a UBI Global top-10 placement in the Best University Incubation category., The university reports 35 ventures, 17 training topics and more than 300 individual mentoring sessions for the six-month 2025 winter pre-incubation program., Five ventures earned eligibility for TRY 900,000 each in TÜBİTAK investment support in the 2025-2 StarBİGG period, according to the December 2025 announcement.

## Products & services

- **Pre-Incubation** — Winter and summer cohorts combining entrepreneurship, design thinking, storytelling, sales and user-centered product training with individual mentoring. The 2025 winter cohort supported 35 ventures over six months.
- **Incubation** — For startups with completed idea and product development seeking to grow existing sales; includes office facilities, technopark incentives, TTO and R&D support, plus partner perks.
- **StarBİGG** — TÜBİTAK 1812 implementation route led by YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark with Türksat. The current program advertises TRY 1,350,000 from the TÜBİTAK BİGG Fund for 3% equity, subject to eligibility and selection.
- **AI Engineer Bootcamp** — Free three-week English-language October 2026 program with NVIDIA engineers for developers and technical founders, covering AI applications through deployment.
- **AI Accelerator for SaaS Enterprise** — Microsoft collaboration announced in November 2025 connecting nine corporations’ defined AI requirements with enterprise-experienced, Azure-compatible SaaS startups.
- **AI Builders Türkiye / Founders Create** — Meta collaboration encompassing AI training and hackathons. The August 2026 Founders Create event selected 28 teams and awarded a $10,000 prize pool.
- **Yıldız Kaşifleri** — Student entrepreneurship support spanning training, mentoring, equipment, competition participation and international scaling, with program-specific affiliation requirements.
- **International office access** — Current office directory lists Istanbul locations plus Amsterdam, Dubai, London and Skopje, supporting international business connections.

## Achievements

- YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark reports a UBI Global top-10 placement in the Best University Incubation category.
- The university reports 35 ventures, 17 training topics and more than 300 individual mentoring sessions for the six-month 2025 winter pre-incubation program.
- Five ventures earned eligibility for TRY 900,000 each in TÜBİTAK investment support in the 2025-2 StarBİGG period, according to the December 2025 announcement.
- Founders Create in August 2026 selected 28 teams from more than 100 applications and awarded $10,000 in prizes.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Announced free Meta-accredited AI training for undergraduates; the September announcement schedules the Student Hackathon for December 4-6, 2026, with a $6,000 prize pool.
- **2026-09** — Opened applications for a free three-week AI Engineer Bootcamp with NVIDIA engineers, planned for October 2026.
- **2026-08** — Meta and YTU Startup House held Founders Create at Davutpaşa on August 22-23, with 28 teams and a $10,000 prize pool.

## Links

- Website: https://ytustartuphouse.com.tr/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ytustartuphouse
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ytustartuphouse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ytustartuphouse/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yildizteknopark/

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