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.
“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.
Gələcək üçün Bacarıqlar layihəsinin "Ovuciçi" startapı "Invest Forum"da qalib olub.
"Invest Forum" ölkədə innovasiya ekosisteminin inkişafına dəstək vermək və startaplarla investorlar arasında əməkdaşlıq körpüsü qurmaq məqsədilə təşkil olunur.
Azərbaycan Respublikasının Kiçik və Orta Sahibkarlığın İnkişafı Agentliyi (KOBİA) və Türkiyənin "Özbahçeci İnvest Club"un təşkilatçılığı ilə keçirilən "Invest Forum"da "Gələcək üçün bacarıqlar" layihəsinin "Ovuciçi" və "Vooshii" startapları investorlar qarşısında çıxış edərək öz startapları haqqında məlumat veriblər.
Münsiflər heyətinin qiymətləndirməsinə əsasən "Ovuciçi" startapı 1-ci yerə layiq görülüb. Tədbir zamanı böyük marağa səbəb olan "Ovuciçi" startapı praktiki yolla şagirdlərin mühəndislik ixtisaslarına marağını artırmaq məqsədilə yaradılıb.
Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti yanında Vətəndaşlara Xidmət və Sosial İnnovasiyalar üzrə Dövlət Agentliyinin İnnovasiyalar Mərkəzi / Innovations Centerin həyata keçirdiyi “Gələcək üçün bacarıqlar” layihəsinin əsas məqsədi innovasiya sahəsində kadr potensialını artırmaq və innovativ fəaliyyətləri dəstəkləməkdir. Layihə çərçivəsində tələbələrə innovativ ideyaların inkişafı üçün dəstək verilir və onların ölkəmizin texnoloji tərəqqisinə töhfə verəcək kəşflər və ixtiralar sahəsinə yönəldilməsi prioritet olaraq seçilib.
The opening ceremony of the SID project, implemented under the slogan “Your idea is supported” with the support of the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center, has been held.
The SID project not only promotes the development of creative initiatives but also contributes to optimizing operations at OBA, implementing innovative solutions, and overall diversifying Azerbaijan’s startup ecosystem.
The opening ceremony was attended by senior representatives of Veysəloğlu Group of Companies and the Director of the Innovation Center under the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Vusal Rustamov.
Speaking about the project, Vusal Rustamov stated that the Innovation Center is ready to share its resources in order to create an effective incubation environment for the 33 selected startups. He emphasized that this cooperation is a bright example of public-private partnership and highly appreciated OBA’s initiative.
It should be noted that a total of 183 teams applied for the project, and 33 of the most promising teams were selected for the next stage.
Within the framework of the project, a total prize fund of 10,000 AZN has been allocated.