TÜBİTAK continues to fulfill the dreams of innovative entrepreneur candidates come true through the “BiGG Investment” program. Since its initiation in 2012, a total of 2,679 entrepreneurs have established their companies and brought their business ideas to life through the program.
In the 2026 1st Call of BiGG, 2,844 entrepreneurs submitted their business ideas. 104 Implementing Organizations provided accelerator services, including training, mentoring, incubation, collaboration network utilization, and customer validation support in the 1st stage of the program to 1,291 entrepreneur candidates. After the accelerator program, 436 matured business plans have been evaluated by TÜBİTAK. As a result of assessments by academics, industry professionals, and investors, 89 entrepreneurs were deemed eligible for the Seal of Excellence in the 2026 1st Call. With the addition of 2 entrepreneur who previously received the Seal of Excellence under co-investment, a total of 91 entrepreneurs have been awarded the Seal of Excellence.
Within the scope of the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) carried out by TÜBİTAK in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), 3 business plans selected from among the business plans in the field of clean technologies that were awarded the Seal of Excellence and requested additional investment, have been awarded an investment of 2,250,000 TL in total in exchange for a 5% share, including 900,000 TL GCIP additional investment, as a result of TÜBİTAK evaluations.
Along with the entrepreneurs who have earned the Seal of Excellence in the BiGG 2026 1st Call, a total of 2,770 startup companies will be established by benefiting from the program.
As a result of the panel and TÜBİTAK BİGG Fund evaluations, 91 entrepreneurs who have been awarded the Seal of Excellence will establish their companies, sign contracts with the BİGG Fund, and start working to implement their technology-focused business plans.
Company establishment processes must be carried out following the TÜBİTAK notification to benefit from the advantages provided by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye.
Entrepreneurs are kindly requested to log into the application system under the “Girişimci” role and check the project status code to access information regarding the support status of their projects.
