The new implementing organizations that will serve entrepreneurs by carrying out the activities of the TÜBİTAK 1812 Investment-Based Entrepreneurship Support Program (BiGG Investment) Phase 1 Acceleration Program during the 2026-2028 period have been announced.
The BiGG Investment Program aims to prepare early-stage, technology and innovation-focused startups to receive investment through qualified support mechanisms, mobilize private sector and public resources, and strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem in a sustainable manner. In line with this objective, the newly designated Implementing Organizations will undertake critical tasks such as running acceleration programs for technology and innovation-focused entrepreneurs, providing mentorship and business model development activities, and preparing them for investment processes.
In the new implementing organization model, updated with an investment-focused support mechanism, priority has been given to aspects such as the content of the acceleration program, the design of training modules, and the provision of mentoring support. 54 project applications from 141 organizations were submitted to the 2025 Call. As a result of the evaluations, it was decided to support 35 projects. 104 organizations within the accepted projects will be able to run Acceleration Programs for entrepreneurs as implementing organizations under the BiGG Investment Program. Of the 104 organizations included in the projects eligible for support, 40 are technology development zones, 38 are universities, university technology transfer offices (TTO) and TTO companies, 20 are capital companies, 11 are TEKMER, 3 are banks, and 2 are public research institutes/research infrastructure.
The organizations, which aim to develop the entrepreneurship ecosystem by combining their competencies and will carry out the BiGG Investment Program 1st phase acceleration program processes in the 2026-2028 period, will evaluate entrepreneurs' technology-focused business idea applications and accept suitable business ideas into the acceleration program. Various training modules will ensure that entrepreneurs have the knowledge and equipment to design their business models and prepare their business plans. In this regard, it is expected that entrepreneurs will be provided with mentor support and assistance with the investment processes. Through all these activities, the implementing organizations will support entrepreneurs in the business idea validation processes and in preparing qualified business plans.
Since 2012, TÜBİTAK has been supporting entrepreneurs within the scope of the BiGG and BiGG Investment Programs, from the idea stage to the market, so that they can transform their technology and innovation-focused business ideas into products and services with superior commercial value in the R&D-potential companies they will establish. Implementing organizations have carried out the acceleration processes, which constitute the first phase of the program supporting entrepreneurs to transform innovative business ideas into tangible products and services, since 2015.
The list of implementing organizations that will carry out the BiGG Investment Phase 1 Acceleration Program activities in the 2026-2028 period:
