Lonca Girişim Hızlandırma Programı

Run by Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankası.

Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankası runs Lonca from Istanbul as an annual, in-person programme: its 12th term selects teams in June 2026, then runs from 1 September 2026 to 17 April 2027, about 32 weeks, ending in a Demoday. Accepted startups can draw up to 400,000 TL in cash grants, paid in stages against progress, participation and commitments, and the FAQ says no fee, equity or option is asked in return. Generalist, with fintech among its sectors.

Investment: TRY 400,000 (Below Europe & C. Asia median $54.5k · Below global median $61.3k)
Equity taken: 0% (Like 88% of Europe & C. Asia · Like 79% globally)
Duration: 32 weeks (Longer than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)
Format: in person
Cadence: annual
Location: Istanbul, Turkiye

Sectors

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

https://loncagirisim.com/tr/programlar/lonca-girisim-hizlandirma-programi/ read 2026-09-06 — supports name, organization, city, country, country code, cheque amount, cheque currency, cheque note, equity pct, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, format, sectors, application url, status
https://loncagirisim.com/ read 2026-09-07 — supports contact email

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