The resident startup "Tada!" from "INNOLAND" was awarded 2nd place among 120 startups and 428 young participants. 
As a result of the collaboration between "STARBUCKS FOUNDATION" and "Alshaya Group" with the "Habitat" Association, the final stage of the "EmpowerMe Youth Program," covering 120 startups and 428 youth across Eurasia, took place. 
At the program’s final stage, 8 teams had the opportunity to present their business ideas at the "EmpowerMe Demo Day" held in Turkey.
The winners with their innovative solutions were the teams "Tada!" (Azerbaijan), "LumoGluco" (Turkey), and "Nauanix" (Kazakhstan). 
We congratulate our startup team and wish them success!

On March 17, memorandum of understanding signed between "Innovations Center" LLC (INNOLAND), which is subordinate to the State Agency for Citizens Service and Social Innovations under the President of The Republic of Azerbaijan, and “Yeni Fikir” LLC. The purpose of the Memorandum is to support entrepreneurship ecosystems for technological startups in our country and in the regions of Azerbaijan and to implement a high-level partnership that serves the needs of emerging (or other) technology entrepreneurs.

The document, along with the formation and development of technology entrepreneurship, also reflects cooperation issues related to the strengthening of business initiatives. Thus, the content of the Memorandum reflects the factors that are being estimated for the establishment and development of innovation ecosystems in our country, as well as business initiatives.

"Innovations Center" LLC (INNOLAND) cooperates with local and international organizations in accordance with the strategy of the development of innovation ecosystem in our country and in the region, as well as for the development of technology entrepreneurship (startups). As one of such organizations, "Yeni Fikir" LLC is one of the companies operating in the intellectual sector in Azerbaijan and having a specific role in the formation of startup culture.

Thus, the "Yeni Fikir" startup competition, which was held for the sixth time this year, is being implemented by "Yeni Fikir" LLC, sponsored by BP, the Baku Engineering University. The company "Yeni Fikir" cooperates with "Innovations Center" LLC (INNOLAND) in organizing the same startup competition. Five startup projects that will win the competition.

The development of five startup projects that will win the competition will also be supported at the Innoland Incubation and Acceleration Center.

As part of the DOST Agency's "Volunteer DOST" program, a successful familiarization visit of young volunteers to the "INNOLAND" Incubation and Acceleration Center took place! 
Participants gained insight into the startup ecosystem, learned about the stages of turning ideas into businesses, and received information about the operation of the innovation environment.