As a follow-up activity to the Armenia-Turkey Investor Day held in Yerevan in May 2017, TEPAV and PJC (Public Journalism Club) will organize a series of networking meetings between a group of venture capitals, startup incubator representatives, and angel investing community members from Armenia and Turkey in Istanbul on the 20th and 21st of July, 2017. The meetings will focus on enhancing the professional exchange and creating broader avenues to connect the growing angel investing communities of Armenia and Turkey.
To connect the startup potential of Armenia with Turkey’s investment capacities, the delegation will organize meetings with successful angel networks and incubation centers in Istanbul. This includes, but not limited to, visiting the Koç Incubation Center, Galata Business Angels, BIC Angels, 212 VC, Revo Capital, and Istanbul Startup Angels.
In addition to the visits, an exclusive Armenia-Turkey Investor Networking Dinner will be held on July 20, 2017 with the participation of major Istanbul-based venture capital funds, angel investors as well as local Istanbul based Armenian influential businessmen and IT sector representatives. They will come together to learn more about the Armenian investment environment in the IT sector, explore investing opportunities in Armenia and get inspired to consider the Armenian ICT ecosystem for further investments. There will be short presentations during the dinner by the delegates from Armenia to highlight the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem, its traction and future, as well as investment opportunities of Armenia.
