KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center

KWORKS Koc University Entrepreneurship Research Center

ITUARI Teknokent

Regus - Istanbul, Kagithane Ofispark

Regus - Istanbul, Besiktas Selenium

Regus - Istanbul, Maltepe Ofispark

IdeaCube

N11.com

Vivense 

EasyCep

Param

Impact Hub Istanbul

Kolektif House

Regus - Istanbul, Altunizade

Istanbul has 963 startups in our sample database. This represents about 72% of Türkiye’s startups. Istanbul is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in Türkiye.

In 2025, the startup scene of Istanbul shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 1 spot.

Explore Istanbul’s startup ecosystem which ranks 1st in Türkiye and 50th globally. Discover startups, unicorns, and exits in Istanbul. Dive into Ecommerce & Retail, which is the best startup industry in Istanbul.

Startup Ecosystem of Istanbul | StartupBlink

Our startup ecosystem map for Istanbul includes a sample of 963 tech companies. We have identified as unicorns 3 startups that have passed the USD 1 billion valuations. Contributing to the vitality of this startup ecosystem are the 1 pantheon member entity. Get the <a class="underline" href="https://lp.startupblink.com/pro-map/">Pro account</a> for unrestricted insights on this ecosystem.

With a large variety of initiatives, Istanbul's startup ecosystem stands out from other cities in Eastern Europe. Istanbul offers a number of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups.
  Below is a list of Istanbul's most prominent support initiatives:

Within Istanbul there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs
  to set up their startups in industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Social & Leisure, Software & Data. These three industries represent about 58% of the startups
represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Istanbul. 

Istanbul is Türkiye's 1st best startup
  ecosystem and is ranked 3rd in Eastern Europe. With a population of 10M+ people,
   Istanbul is ranked 50th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories
   including N11.com and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by
       organizations such as Getir Turkey and Impact Hub Istanbul.

An inspiring ecosystem that is steadily due to its growing use of digital technologies, rapid urbanization and planned investments

WADAAG TECHNOLOGIES

Sostec

FGS Bill Tracker

Zaad

Wadaag Investment

A growing regional and global startup leader 

bitget.com

AscendEX

DeBank

Trip.com

Viki

A vibrant and strong startup hub attracting international recognition and investment

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá

Founder Institute (FI) Bogota

RockStart Latam 

Calle 127a # 53a-45

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

WeWork

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Carrera 11B # 99 - 25

Calle 81 #11-08

A leading regional startup hub owing its succes to the creative and innovative spirit of its people 

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Samseong Station II

Gangnam Station

Seoul Business Agency

Contents First

Watcha

Lezhin Entertainment

OP.GG

SK Hynix

Bithumb

Fastfive Seocho 2

LocalStitch Yeongdeungpo

An innovative city with a global startup ecosystem

Nikkei

LIP. Yokohama (Life Innovation Platform Yokohama)

Project Ninja

THE BAYS

Hanzomon PREX North

Iceberg

Keio University, Hiyoshi Campus

RIKEN Yokohama Campus

YNU Yokohama National University

Locoguide

C Channel

note

PayPay

DM2C Studio

Timee

Regus - Tokyo, Kanda

OpenOffice - Tokyo, Nihonbashi Hakozaki (Open Office)

Regus - Tokyo, Ginza 3-Chome

One of the fastest growing ecosystems in Australia 

River City Labs

Buderim Meeting Rooms

The Boarding Office

INVEST Sunshine Coast

Delorean Project

Inform Ag

Coyo

NutWorks

Zitcha

Servatus

WOTSO

Inbox Workspace

A growing startup ecosystem owing to its workforce and industries.

Build2Scale Health

Queen's Startup Runway Incubation Program

Makerspace of Queen's University

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre

Sparq Systems

FireRein

Green Graphite

IPG Photonics Canada

CMC Microsystems

Mosaic Manufacturing

Alon MedTech Ventures

Open Valley

Colab Square

Yokneam Municipality 

Startup Village Yokneam

Augmedics

ForSight Robotics

Rapid Medical

Chain Reaction

K2View

Pitch

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