Every startup is born with wings.
It needs strong connections, mentorship, and financial support to fly.
We invite you to Sabancı ARF Almost Ready to Fly from Sabancı Holding, which gives wings to entrepreneurs to fly.
Sabancı ARF Almost Ready to Fly is an acceleration platform which is open for the application of Sabancı Group Companies employees and all external entrepreneurs, continues 20-week period and includes different stages depending on the maturity level of the participant.
As Sabancı ARF Almost Ready to Fly, we aim to support open innovation and new ideas/technologies developed by entrepreneurs by providing mentoring, structural support and pre-seed investment. An open office is provided at Sabancı Center, Levent 4th İstanbul, for accepted entrepreneurs who are coming from group companies and outside to work together within a 20-week period.
All applications; the answers for the questions asked in the application form are evaluated by considering the conditions and achievements of the startup. In this process, it is assumed that the entrepreneurs have read and understood all the information and commitments on the website.
The evaluation and selection process is carried out by the Sabancı ARF Almost Ready to Fly team, external expert team, and related Sabancı ARF Almost Ready to Fly Mentors. During the selection, one-hour interviews may hold with the startups that meet the expectations, if needed.
Throughout the 20 weeks, along with the financial support provided by the program, it is expected that the entrepreneurs will be successful in their product/service development trials, the creation of the product/service prototype, and making the first customer collaboration. On the Final Day, entrepreneurs will present their progress during the program and demand pre-seed investment for their future need.
Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.Ş. (Sabancı Holding) is one of the leading holding companies in Turkey and operates in various sectors, primarily banking, financial services, energy, industry, building materials and retail sectors, through its subsidiaries and affiliates. For more information www.sabanci.com
