TUBITAK 1812 - Investment-Based Entrepreneurship Support Program, known as BIGG (Individual Young Initiative) Investment Program, is an investment program that supports entrepreneurs' activities from the idea stage to the market in order to realize their technology and innovation-oriented business ideas.
Within the scope of the program, entrepreneurs deemed eligible by TÜBİTAK are provided with an investment of up to 900,000 TL in return for a 3% share with TÜBİTAK BIGG Fund.
StartGate carries out support activities related to the BIGG program in cooperation with Informatics
Valley and Digiage in order to increase the number of business ideas that will contribute to the field of game technologies and to be a partner in raising qualified entrepreneurs in this field.
TÜBİTAK BIGG process consists of two stages.
Graduates of any associate degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctorate programs of universities or students who are still studying,
Those who have not previously received support within the scope of the Ministry of Industry and Technology Techno-Entrepreneurship Capital Support or the 2nd phase of TÜBİTAK 1512 or 1812 Programs,
Entrepreneurs who are not involved in the partnership (including sole proprietorships) structure of any enterprise as of the application date,
Those with an innovative business idea based on R&D and technology,
Teams of at least 2 people