Mentorship with Innovation Champions 2023

Garage Innovation Hub is carrying out the Innovation Champions Mentorship Program in cooperation with Mentors Network Turkey which gathers many national and global companies from different industries, with the objective of supporting Startups.

The Mentorship Program creates an opportunity for Startups to receive quality mentorship from experts in different verticals. Our objective is to support you to overcome your challenges. We have mentors from 13 Companies including Arçelik, Migros, Ford, Farklabs, Opet, Türk Traktör, Anadolu Efes, Tofaş, Nokia, Türk Havayolları, Koç Yaşa, Coşkunöz Holding and Yapı Kredi Fast FRWRD who are ready to offer their sound expertise and experience for the advancement of Startups.

What is in it for the startups ?


Mentorship opportunity with domain experts in areas you need support

Selection of mentors from different industries and expertise

Getting support and learning from business leaders with your most pressing challenges

Develop valuable relationships with national and global leading corporations which may be utilized as an opportunity for a long term collaboration.


Who is it for ?

If you are a Startup;

At early stage, pre MVP or post MVP with initial sales

At later stage but need support on vertical expertise areas of the Program or looking for market expansion.

Have a high level of awareness for the challenges you need to overcome and can clearly articulate your needs for mentorship support 

Can dedicate quality time for mentorship at least for a period of 2 months

A special quota will be reserved for startups focusing on technologies and solutions targeting to mitigate the effects of earthquakes or support post disaster management





Expertise and Technology Focus Areas

R&D

Product design and Prototyping

Hardware engineering and production

PoC development and management

Technology development, management and commercialization

Advance manufacturing and Manufacturing process

Product development and management

Software development

Project management

Business strategy and model

Customer management and validation

Team building and management

Marketing, Brand management, Market entry

Sales

Business development

Customer and user experience

Finance

Startup Funding and Pitch deck

Procurement

Logistics

Legal and IP Rights

Retail management

E-commerce

Smart home and IoT

  • Start for applications

    20 March

  • Applications close

    7 April

  • Announcement of selected startups

    12 April

  • Mentorship program starts!

    24 April

  • Startup – Mentor Matchmaking

    24 April - 5 May

  • Mentorship Program

    5 May – 30 June

Mentors & Jury

Mentor

Experienced with; 4+ years experience with Smart Home Systems Integration, Connected Devices, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry4.0; 9+ years experience in Project Management, Embedded Software Development, Product Development and Sensor Technologies; 3 years experience in Image Processing, Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition, Neural Networks and Data Acquisition and Analyzing

Mentor

I am married and the father of Kerem, who is 8 years old, and Emre, who is 3 years old. I am interested in basketball, tennis, and football. :)

Mentor

I am an engineer specialized in renewable energy. Throughout my career, I have worked with several departments and senior executives in project finance, investment, business development, and strategic planning. I have managed more than 20 investments, 3 M&A, and 2 company establishment projects. I have a high level of industry expertise, especially in the automotive, defense aviation, and energy sectors.

Mentor

I started my career as a programmer and analyst, but later on, I continued in the areas of marketing, project and program management, sales planning, strategy and annual planning, and corporate reporting. For the last 12 years, I have been accumulating experience in international companies, specifically in international projects, sales platforms, telecommunications, and technology sectors.

Mentor

A proven leadership with a strong experience in team & function management in a multi-national company/culture and with the ability to provide direction and strategy to achieve the company objectives

Mentor

I graduated with a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a focus on Electronics. I gained knowledge in simulation through my Master's degree. Currently, I am pursuing my doctorate and working on developing medical products in the MEMS process field.

Mentor

I have about 12 years of experience in the automotive industry, and I have held managerial positions for a long time. I believe I am good at team structuring, system establishment, project management, and risk management. In my current role, I am utilizing my previous experience more extensively by combining communication, talent, and structuring skills to perform my job more effectively.

Mentor

Born in Bursa, this individual has Product Engineering, Project Management, Sales, Marketing, Innovation, and FSMH management skills in multinational companies. They have a commercialization-focused approach and the ability to develop the most effective marketing and sales strategies by communicating through different channels. They are highly motivated, disciplined, and hardworking.

Mentor

Great to hear about your experience! Is there anything specific you need help with or any question I can assist you with?

Mentor

New technologies excite me... Contributing to a technology development project that creates value for climate change or for the well-being of people is my biggest dream...

Mentor

I think there are two important points in business today. Development and Change. Like the two sided brain theory, one represents creativity and the other analyticity. We can create remarkable results if we can use these two side harmoniously. I am a creative industrial engineer with strong business analysis and development knowledge specialised on strategy development. I love to see every case as a system.

Mentor

I am an expert in product development, business development, and project management

Mentor

I have been in the business world for about 18 years, working in procurement for Roketsan A.S. and TurkTraktor A.S. for many years. For the last 3.5 years, I have been working as a Manager for Service and Logistics Procurement. I have been involved in several procurement projects related to digitalization and process improvement. Additionally, for the last 2 years, I have been actively involved in internal entrepreneurship and innovation projects.