Türkiye showcases 26 startups at VivaTech 2026 in Paris

Türkiye has brought 26 technology startups to the VivaTech 2026 fair in France, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir said Thursday. VivaTech 2026, one of Europe’s largest tech and entrepreneurship events, runs through June 20 and brings together companies, investors, and innovation leaders from around the world. The Ministry of Industry and Technology and the Presidency’s Investment and Finance Office are participating with a Türkiye pavilion.

Turcorn 100 program

Speaking during a visit to the pavilion, Kacir said 14 of the 26 participating startups are part of the Turcorn 100 program, which supports Turkish tech companies with the potential to achieve valuations exceeding $1 billion. “We are at the VivaTech technology summit in France. This is a platform where technology startups from around the world meet and connect with investors. We brought 26 technology startups from Türkiye. Fourteen of these startups are companies in the Turcorn 100 program that are candidates to become future Turkish technology ventures valued at more than $1 billion,” Kacir said.

National Technology Initiative

Kacir said Türkiye’s innovation ecosystem now includes more than 13,000 tech startups in 114 technoparks, including nearly 3,000 early‑stage ventures. “Our goal is to see 100,000 technology startups established in Türkiye by 2030 and to increase the valuation of our Turcorns to $100 billion,” he said. He added that Türkiye would continue to advance its National Technology Initiative under President Erdoğan’s leadership. “We will continue to strengthen our ambition to be a country that develops its own domestic and national technology products and services with its own resources and people,” Kacir said.