conference
Top tech
in the New East*
in the New East*
ISTANBUL
CONFERENCE
* CEE, MENA, Türkiye, Central Asia
2023
Raise
your funding round
in December
Next demo days: 24/25/26 January
Pitch your startup and showcase your project to industry-specific investors during online demo days.
startups and tech talent with global investment, business and career opportunities
Since 2018
CONNECTING
attendees expected at the conference in Istanbul
3000+
investment raised by EMERGE startups in the past years
€25 MLN
investors join EMERGE Istanbul offline and online from across Europe & MENA
150+
countries represented by EMERGE participants, investors and speakers
100+
INVESTORS 2023
More coming every week!
  • Esat Acar (PL)
    Vice President
    500 Emerging Europe
  • Yash Gadiya (DE)
    Investor
    Antler
  • Georgi Mitov (BG)
    Managing Partner
    BrightCap Ventures
  • Ece Taskincay (TR)
    Strategy and Business Development Manager
    Koc Holding
  • Sergiu Rosca (RO)
    Founding Partner
    GapMinder Venture Partners
  • Daniel Hastik (CZ)
    Partner
    Tensor Ventures
  • Stanislav Ivanov (EST)
    Founding Partner
    Tera Ventures
  • Polina Alexandrova (DE)
    Venture Partner
    Smart Partnership Capital
speakers 2023
Best speakers!
  • Lysandre Follet (JP)
    Head of Design
    BRAID TECHNOLOGIES
  • Mike Butcher (UK)
    Editor-At-Larg
    TechCrunch
  • Ozan Sonmez (UK)
    Partner - CEE
    Molten Ventures
  • Tiago Texeira Correia (UK)
    VP of Growth
    Move.ai
    Ex-Warner Music
  • Dutta Satadip (US)
    Advisor, Berkeley Skydeck Fund
    Chief Customer Officer, ActiveCampaign
  • Tatiana Aulachynskaya (PL)
    VP of Product, Growth & Incubations
    PandaDoc
  • Jaïr Halevi (NL)
    Business Development Lead - VC Startups
    Miro
  • Chris Branch (UK)
    Founder & Marketing Director, Seedily
    Page Founder & Chief Content Curator, Artificial Inspiration
    Page Founder, Generative AI
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