Turkey

BiGG Cube Incubation

Review when idea, pre-seed, deep-tech teams in smart mobility, manufacturing, energy match turkey, istanbul eligibility and need Teknopark Istanbul program access and founder support.

Terms

Funding

Pathway into TUBITAK 1812 BiGG plus office, company setup support, workshops, technical/academic mentoring, labs, clean room, and demo day

Equity or cost

BiGG investment terms apply if funded; program fee not stated

Perks

Teknopark Istanbul labs, consortium support, venture visibility, and BiGG route

Founder fit

Founder

Istanbul deep-tech founders seeking a route into TUBITAK BiGG.

Company

Science and technology projects aligned with Cube's BiGG priority areas.

Geography

Turkey / Istanbul focus.

Application effort

PRODIS selection plus implementer screening.

Verification note

Official Teknopark Istanbul page confirmed program is active. BİGG Cube and DEEP Cube launched together on January 21, 2026 via a consortium including Istanbul Ticaret Universitesi, Kocaeli TTO, BTM Tekmer, Kuveyt Turk, Architecht, and Neohub. Apply via PRODIS selecting accelerator program #85 (previously stated as #30 in the old record - updated to #85 per official page). The 2026-1 TUBITAK Stage 2 window for this implementer closes 3 July 2026; the broader accelerator program continues through July 2028 for subsequent calls.

Source quality: official program page. Status confidence: high.

bigg terms apply

Stages

ideapre-seeddeep-tech

Sectors

smart mobilitymanufacturingenergycommunicationshealthagriculture

Fit tags

turkeyistanbuldeep-techpublic-fundingrolling

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