Entrepreneurs met with investors

Created: November 07, 2025 11:31

The Demo Day 25 meeting of Halkbank's HUBrica Acceleration Program , launched on May 14 in collaboration with ITU ARI Teknokent, brought together entrepreneurs, investors, venture capital representatives, technopark managers, and academia. The event took place at the Halkbank Towers in the Istanbul Financial Center.

Speaking at the event, Murat Yıldırım, Halkbank's Deputy General Manager of SME Banking, stated that the projects implemented by entrepreneurs are valuable and that they are happy to support entrepreneurs through the HUBrica program.

Prof. Dr. Attila Dikbaş, General Manager of ITU ARI Teknokent , said, “The HUBrica Program is an investment in the future of our technology and entrepreneurship ecosystem.”

As part of HUBrica'25, nine startups that completed the program received mentoring support. The entrepreneurs also presented their projects to investors at Demo Day.

Startups presenting at HUBrica Demo Day 25

1. DRING AI: It produces integrated virtual customer representatives with voice and text-based artificial intelligence solutions.

2. ALSE DATA: It is a data analysis platform that analyzes data without the need for a technical team and provides insights to marketing and sales teams.

3. CORPOWID: Provides artificial intelligence-supported solutions for websites for disabled individuals and users with special needs.

4. EXAR: Provides solutions such as virtual tours, remote operations, CAD synchronous product experience and 3D configurator with AR/VR/XR technologies.

5. SME PRACTICAL: It is a platform that allows SMEs to store their loan documents in a digital wallet.

6. ICARBON: Using patented “Hydrothermal Depolymerization” technology, it upcycles polymer industry waste and reincorporates it into production processes.

7. CARBON SMART: It is a digital carbon footprint management platform that analyzes the carbon emissions of banks and their customers with artificial intelligence.

8. SYNAPS AI: It is an artificial intelligence-based human resources platform that aims to manage recruitment, employee experience and termination processes in an integrated manner.

9. BILLY: It aims to reduce costs, increase environmental sustainability, and digitize the customer experience by eliminating paper use in businesses.