GO! GLOBAL Türkiye Summit brings over $800 billion in capital to Istanbul

The summit, organized by the Digital Working Group of the Türkiye-US Business Council under the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) and Endeavor Türkiye, is bringing global investors and Turkish entrepreneurs together in Istanbul. More than 50 investment firms, 250 startup founders and 900 participants are expected to attend the three-day program.

The third GO! GLOBAL Türkiye Summit began in Istanbul on Thursday. Running through Saturday, the summit is bringing together global investors, technology leaders, Turkish entrepreneurs and artificial intelligence experts. The event is organized by the Digital Working Group of the Türkiye-US Business Council (TAİK) under the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK), in cooperation with Endeavor Türkiye.

The capital represented by the investment firms attending the summit has exceeded $800 billion, surpassing the previously announced level of $500 billion. More than 50 investment firms, 250 startup founders and 900 participants are expected to take part in the program. More than 200 one-on-one meetings matched according to sector, growth stage and international objectives will be held between entrepreneurs and investors.

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The main gathering is taking place at Divan Kuruçeşme on Friday. Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, DEİK President Nail Olpak and TAİK President Murat Özyeğin are attending the program. Uber Finance Director Balaji Krishnamurthy will discuss the company's global growth in a session moderated by Hande Çilingir, co-founder and CEO of Insider One. Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek will deliver remarks on the summit's third day.

Investment executives from General Atlantic, Riverwood Capital, Apis Partners, Wamda Capital, Speedinvest, Hustle Fund, Quest Ventures and MEVP are also taking part in the summit. Companies founded by Turkish entrepreneurs, including Trendyol, Peak Games, Dream Games and Insider One, have reached billion-dollar valuations.

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