In "INNOLAND" Incubation and Acceleration Center the seed round investment made into the "Nextsale" and "Whelp" startups, participants of the winter acceleration program of the SUP "Startap Accelerator.
The investment in these startups was implemented jointly by the "Azfinans" Investment Company, the "Next Step" Innovation Center and Khazar Ventures.
Polygraf AI, which has grown through INNOLAND, has achieved a remarkable success!
Selected as the winner of the “Road to TechCrunch Battlefield 200” competition organized by the Silkroad Innovation Center, Polygraf AI stood out among more than 400 startups from Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Turkey, earning a direct ticket to the TechCrunch 2025 finals!
This achievement continues the company’s streak of successes. Previously, Polygraf AI had also won the SXSW Pitch and SummerFest Tech competitions held in the USA.
The platform protects organizations’ data security, detects deepfake audio and fake content, and prevents confidential information from leaking into AI tools.
We sincerely congratulate the team and wish them even greater victories in the future!
Within the framework of the “Startup, Innovation and Support” program, a project of the “OBA” supermarket chain, the Innovation Solutions Marathon has been launched.
The opening event of the marathon’s first week took place in the building of the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center with its support. The event brought together participating teams, mentors, and project managers.
First, the program’s roadmap was presented, followed by “SpeedDate” format meetings with mentors.
Continuing the event, the head of the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center, Nicat Amiraslanov, conducted the program’s first training session on the topic “Idea Generation, Innovation, and Creativity.”
January 8, 2019, the presentation of the Acceleration of Startups in Agricultural Technologies program, which will be implemented by the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center of the State Agency for Citizen Services and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan.
The event was addressed by the Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan on innovations Shabnam Mamedova, who noted in her speech that the use of innovations in the agricultural sector had already begun. Among the activities, the Acceleration program will be implemented during the first this year. The program applications has already been announced, which will last until January 20.
At the same time, Sh. Mamedova stressed that support is also provided for start-ups whose technologies and innovations can be applied in other areas.
The event discussed prospects for cooperation between the parties. It was also proposed to conduct incentive and stimulating activities for owners of ideas in the field of agriculture.
Note that INNOLAND is an incubation, acceleration and research center created for the development of the private sector in Azerbaijan, as well as outside, to encourage innovation and expand the startup movement. INNOLAND consists of a coworking center, incubation, acceleration, and the IT Training and Education Center.