Istanbul, November 10–12, 2025 – Go!Global Turkey Summit 2025 brought together Turkey’s top startups and global investors, fostering innovation and international collaboration.
The Go!Global Turkey Summit 2025 successfully united Turkey’s most exceptional startups with leading global venture capital firms through a revolutionary precision-matching approach, which maximized partnership potential and created lasting momentum for Turkey’s global startup ecosystem. The summit provided Turkish founders with a unique opportunity to connect with world-renowned investors, showcase their innovative ideas, and gain valuable insights from seasoned entrepreneurs.
Emre Kurttepeli, Chairman of the Board of Endeavor, delivered the opening speech. In his remarks, he stated:
“We observed that even companies operating in Turkey and targeting the domestic market sometimes struggled to secure large-scale investments. One of the main reasons was the global shift in investment priorities toward artificial intelligence. AI has now become a central investment theme worldwide, requiring significant capital and highly skilled human resources. Training just a single model can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. At that time, most AI startups globally received no less than $50 million in funding even at early stages.
This made competition challenging for startups in Turkey that began with comparatively low capital. Therefore, it was critical for Turkey to generate funding more quickly in this field. With the right funding, processes became much smoother. While there might still have been some reservations about AI entrepreneurship, and despite strong local success stories, it was clear that the journey toward scaling in AI needed to be accelerated.”
The summit marked a significant milestone in fostering a vibrant startup ecosystem in Turkey and connecting visionary founders with global investors to build legendary, generational companies that will shape the future of technology.
