Yapı Kredi FastFRWRD
According to the statement made by Yapı Kredi, the entrepreneurs accepted to the Yapı Kredi Fast FRWRD ‘SME Solutions’ Acceleration Program, the first acceleration program of 2023 for startups developing products and services for SMEs, were announced at the ‘Kick Off’ event.
Fifteen startups working on solutions that make life easier for SMEs were selected to participate in the Yapı Kredi Fast FRWRD Acceleration Program. Entrepreneurs will benefit from opportunities such as mentorship from leading names in the ecosystem, investor matchmaking with leading angel investors, investment networks and VCs in the ecosystem within Yapı Kredi’s network, training and masterclass participation.
In order to be closer to the entrepreneurs and the ecosystem, Yapı Kredi will come together with the entrepreneurs during the program this semester and will physically hold the masterclasses and workshops within the scope of the program in the co-working space and work together with the entrepreneurs here. In addition, for the first time this year, Yapı Kredi will have the opportunity to invest in selected startups through the Yapı Kredi FRWRD GSYF. Thus, Yapı Kredi’s support for the ecosystem will go one step further.
INVEXEN was the executor of the Fast FRWRD Acceleration Program, where the support provided by Yapı Kredi and program partners met with startups. There are also many ecosystem stakeholders and investors among the partners of the program.
– ‘We see startups as our important business partners’
Yakup Doğan, Deputy General Manager of Yapı Kredi, stated that the startup ecosystem, which focuses on innovation, creates a dynamic and constantly evolving environment for the emergence of products and services, collaborations and investment opportunities that will meet customer and corporate expectations, and is also of great importance for the national economy.
Stating that Yapı Kredi set out many years ago to remove borders in the field of digital banking with the vision of building the banking of the future from today, Doğan said:
“On this path, we created our digital strategy with the aim of producing technologies that remove borders. With our investments and innovative ideas, we can say that we transform these ideas into innovation like a technology company. We care about and support innovation and entrepreneurship. With Yapı Kredi FRWRD, we have created a culture of innovation both inside and outside the organization, developed this culture and established strong collaborations with this ecosystem. Entrepreneurs can change the world and build a more sustainable and innovative future with new ideas, creative solutions and bold steps. In order for them to realize this, it is critical to provide support to entrepreneurs, offer them opportunities and remove the boundaries that stand in their way.
Doğan stated that behind every startup that applied to the acceleration program and was selected, there are brave entrepreneurs who have taken a step to realize their dreams, and said, “As Yapı Kredi, we offer the knowledge, experience and resources to help entrepreneurs with the Fast FRWRD Acceleration Program. In the new period of Yapı Kredi Fast FRWRD Acceleration Program, we will support entrepreneurs who develop services for SMEs. We aim to contribute to SMEs and touch their lives with innovation by supporting startups that work to make their lives easier. In this sense, I would like to congratulate the entrepreneurs who have been selected for the Yapı Kredi Fast FRWRD Acceleration Program with their innovative products and services for SME solutions and wish them continued success.