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November 13-14 Conference To Bring Leading Investors

From 15 + Countries to Find Next Blockbuster Technology in Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey, July 10 2012 – Bootcamp Ventures, creators of the 2012 Innovation Investor Xchange , Istanbul (www.istanbulinnovation.com),  the go to entrepreneur-investor event that promotes Turkish Innovation, is pleased to announce its official partnership with global airline Turkish Airlines. This strategic collaboration underlines both parties’ efforts to facilitate global relations for the Turkish business world. Through this first-time partnership, Turkish Airlines and Bootcamp Ventures are working hand in hand to advance the dynamism of Turkish entrepreneurship and connecting the European tech scene and international investors to Turkey’s emerging pool of talent.

Now in its fifth year of operations in Istanbul, Bootcamp Ventures’ Innovation Investor Xchange has served as a launching pad for the next generation of cutting edge Turkish start-up companies by bringing top investors in their fields from 15 countries to Istanbul. Once again, the conference will take place at Bilgi University during the prestigious Global Entrepreneurship Week, held worldwide.  Keynote speakers include Turkish success story, Boris Karadogan, CEO of Hip Digital based in Silicon Valley, and Klaus Hommels, named “Investor of the year” in 2011 and an early investor in Skype and Facebook.

The 2012 Innovation Xchange Istanbul’s primary objectives:

 

  • To engage leading financial and strategic investors and tech leaders with pre-screened Turkish entrepreneurs in Istanbul
  • To showcase exciting Turkish technology companies to global investors and spearhead Turkish entrepreneurs to the world stage
  • Provide global exposure to European and US markets for promising Turkish start-ups vis-à-vis Bootcamp Ventures’ global network

“Turkish Airlines has become one of the leading airlines in the world, and we are delighted to bring top investors from around the world to our Istanbul hub to see the vibrant Turkish technology companies that  are the future of the Turkish economy,” stated Halil Ibrahim Polat,  SVP Marketing & Sales, Turkish Airlines  “

Last year, the 4iX welcomed major guests such as Venture Beat’s founder and editor in chief, Matt Marshall, Mike Cassidy, Google’s Director of Search Product Management Start up King of Silicon Valley, Hanzade Doğan Boyner, Chairwoman of Doğan On-Line and Dogan Newspaper Publishing and gathered 20 startups and international investors spanning 15 countries.ls. Currently nearly 20 leading financial and strategic investors ranging from the US, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Finland, Jordan, Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia and other major international names such as Vodafone Venture, Samsung Venture Europe, Endeavor Vision, Pond Ventures and more be participating in search for the next Turkish top invention.

“The 2012 Innovation Xchange Istanbul will mark another exciting year for the most promising Turkish entrepreneurs and international investors searching for the next innovation to invest in. Bootcamp Ventures is thrilled to continue to promote business relations between Turkey and tier 1 investors and potential partners from around the globe in a variety of tech fields”,  commented Esther Loewy and Ed Frank, Co-Founders of Bootcamp Ventures.

For more information about the 4IX Istanbul Innovation conference go to www.istanbulinnovation.com