“ASAN Service” at the “Take Off Istanbul 2025” Startup Summit

On December 10–11, 2025, a delegation from the Innovation Center of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan participated in the international “Take Off Istanbul 2025” startup summit held in Istanbul, Turkey.

At the event, where “ASAN Service” is a partner, Azerbaijan was represented with its national stand. The stand showcased the Innovation Center, ASAN AI Hub, resident startups of the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center, as well as promising local startups representing the innovation ecosystem, including Enverson AI, Convitsa, Polygraf AI, Speakday, IOMETE, Qmeter, Tryverse, and StarKidStories.

During the two-day summit, the Azerbaijan stand was visited by Selcuk Bayraktar, Technical Director of Baykar, İrem Bayraktar Aksakal, Director of the Take Off Girişim Summit, as well as investors and other key participants of the innovation ecosystem. The startups’ activities were closely reviewed, and potential collaboration opportunities were discussed.

On the second day of the event, Vusal Rustamov, Director of the Innovation Center, spoke at a panel discussion on “Regional Startup Ecosystem: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Turkey” held within the framework of “Take Off Istanbul 2025.”

This year, the “Take Off Istanbul” summit brought together more than 500 startups from 40 countries, over 250 investors, 75 stakeholders, and 11 sponsoring organizations.

The summit is organized within the framework of TEKNOFEST, initiated by the T3 Foundation, the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey, and the Investment and Finance Office of the Presidential Administration. It functions as one of the region’s largest innovation and startup platforms, creating a favorable and barrier-free environment for innovation by bringing together entrepreneurs, mentors, venture capital representatives, and companies.

The "Be Investor" program has officially launched!

The first training session of the program, organized by INNOLAND and the Turkish consulting firm "BE Advise", has successfully taken place.

Participants were introduced to the fundamentals of the startup ecosystem, establishing investment flows, and startup selection criteria.

The program aims to foster analytical thinking and equip participants with the investor skills necessary to make real-world investment decisions.

Over the course of the one-month program, participants can look forward to even more practical and in-depth topics.

Резидентский стартап «Taskool» успешно завершил «Программу стартап-инкубации» в школе «Мировая школа»!

В рамках трёхмесячной программы более 100 учеников школы «Мировая школа» развивали навыки инновационного мышления, предпринимательства и лидерства.

Программа была реализована в сотрудничестве с Центром инкубации и акселерации «INNOLAND», стартапом «Taskool» и школой «Мировая школа».

Финальный этап — «Taskool Innovators Ideathon» — прошёл под девизом «Будущее образования создают сами ученики». В день презентаций, где приняли участие 43 ученика и соревновались 10 команд, школьники представили инновационные идеи в таких направлениях, как решения на базе искусственного интеллекта, цифровые платформы, обучение с использованием VR и благополучие учащихся.

Эта инициатива подтвердила, что школьники обладают потенциалом становиться инициативными лидерами и инноваторами будущего, способными предлагать инновационные решения реальных проблем.