Accelerate Your Technology Startup
In the heart of Istanbul, we transform your developable technology-based business ideas into sustainable business models.
BIZ Lab
An incubator program that provides one-on-one support for all your needs from the idea stage to becoming a company, helping you reach seed funding!
BUG Lab TEKMER
The Meeting and Technology Center of Istanbul Game Stage!
Apply for our pre-incubation program with your game project or to our KOSGEB-supported incubation program TEKMER with your studio!
BAU Hub
Accelerate Your Technology Startup!
Early-Stage Startups
3 special programs for education, games and deep technology startups in Istanbul
For Fast-Growing Enterprises
Bahcesehir’s global business and investments network, experience in business development, advanced technology zone, and office infrastructure
Gaming, Education, and Deep Technology Entrepreneurs
Collaborate with the best in your vertical in the same hub and gain quick access to the experiences you need.
Specific to the Needs of the Enterprise
We collaborate with top startups to accelerate the commercialization process.
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Tailored Programs for Your Startup Designed by Entrepreneurs
BAU Hub's programs are designed by tech entrepreneurs. When you become part of BAU Hub, you won’t encounter generic support; instead, you’ll receive a tailored approach based on the needs of your startup. We are looking for the best startups in gaming, education, and deep technology under our three focused programs!
Discover Bahcesehir’s Technology and Entrepreneur City!
Become a part of BAU Hub and place your project at the heart of Istanbul’s innovation ecosystem. Just 10 minutes from Istanbul Airport, 5 minutes from the Northern Marmara Highway, and 10 minutes from the business hubs like Maslak-Levent, experience a green and social Technology City.
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Start-Ups
33
Technology Companies
80
Success Rate
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*TUBITAK BIGG Acceptance Rates
Experiences of Enterpreneurs
When we first improved the idea of business our inexperience blocked to us. However, we filled the deficiencies thanks to our mentors at BAU Hub. The first year of our graduation we made first investment tour. We are still working with the team which include our mentors they motivated us a lot. In the next step we have goals to improve our products and enter into European market.
Abdullah Alka Kandilli
Sweephy, Co-Founder
It is the first place which we step forward that’s why BAU Hub which has special place for us enables to improve and make it better. Thanks to supports which is proved us we can work with stronger and different markets. The first rewards which we attained, and success takes place in here. We required our instructors ‘experiences and mentorship. Also, BAU Hub supported us while entrepreneurs’ support and experiences share initiates. BAU Hub meets our needs in our sides.
Mert Karslıoğlu
Ecording, CEO
Even though the idea of starting a business was scary at first, BAU Hub BAU Hub provided us with immense energy and it paves the way for the success. Thanks to the TUBITAK BIGG 1512 Support we have embarked on a long journey by establishing NANOterial Firm we take a long journey. BAU Hub sends us big helps starting from the beginning of establishment. There is a team behind us which solves our problems in short term. We take step forward with the confident attitudes. I really appreciate as a both company CEO and academician of our school for their help.
Ozan Akdoğan
NANOTerial, CEO
Since we first started to improve our ideas BAU acted by working day and night like team member and it proves every opportunity for us to achieve success. We qualified within the scope of support from TUBITAK BIGG 1512 Capital here. We were able to validate our ideas thanks to BAU Hub’s networks and we saved time on the way of MVP. In the process of program, the feedback we get from many work units was precious and it continues afterwards therefore we improved our product more.
Kamil Kınacı
egaranti, Co-Founder
I am the co-owner and administrator of Köstebek which is a holistic e-waste management platform that manages corporate firms' electronic waste inventory in the most environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and end-to-end manner. We established our company by winning the TÜBİTAK BIGG 1512 Grant Support in November 2021. While our mobile application development process is ongoing, we have taken part in many programs and were awarded the Most Environmentally Friendly Start-up award by Boğaziçi University and took first place in the TEBB Invention and Innovation Contest 2022. We are happy to be a part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem owned by BAU Hub, which welcomed Köstebek as one of its first customers in September 2022, and we appreciate their assistance.
Müge Baltacı
Köstebek Co-Founder, CEO
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Our BAU Hub Incubation Centers
Within the scope of the BAU Hub Program, you can access shared offices at the BAU Galata Campus and BAU Future Campus.