We Were at the Startups.watch Turkey Startup Ecosystem Q3 2025 Event

The Turkey Startup Ecosystem Q3 2025 event, organized by Startups.watch at ITU Magnet, brought together the key players of Turkey's entrepreneurial ecosystem to assess the data, investment trends, and emerging technology areas of the third quarter.

Uniting entrepreneurs, investors, industry leaders, and technology experts, the event offered a comprehensive view of the ecosystem's current dynamics while making clearly visible the transformation that business models are undergoing through artificial intelligence. The program went beyond sharing numerical data — it aimed to illuminate the trends, globalization steps, productization processes, and the strategic role of AI in reshaping business models across industries.

From Hype to Impact: Our Panel

Our Co-Founder and CEO Gökhan Yücel joined Retter Co-Founder and CEO Baran Baygan on stage for the panel titled "From Hype to Impact: How AI is Transforming Real-World Business Models", moderated by Timur Sırt. The panel explored how AI has moved beyond being a trend label to generating measurable value, and examined how AI integration across different industries is redefining digital transformation and sustainability.

Key Takeaways from the Ecosystem Data

The Q3 data shared at the event revealed that AI-based solutions are on a steady rise within Turkey's startup ecosystem, investor interest is increasingly concentrating in this space, and the operational efficiency demands of enterprises are driving up demand for AI solutions. Both the transformation motivation of corporate companies and the globalization strategies of local startups demonstrated that the ecosystem has gained strong momentum heading into 2025.

More Than a Panel

For RNV.ai, this event was more than just a panel appearance. It was a valuable opportunity to closely observe the development of Turkey's entrepreneurial ecosystem, build new connections, gain insights that will inform our international growth strategy, and analyze how the demand for retail technology is taking shape across different markets.

We thank the Startups.watch team and all contributing stakeholders for this enjoyable and productive event.