The Idea Basket & G-Fast Entrepreneur Acceleration Program has been completed.

The final stage of the Fikir Sepeti & G-Fast Entrepreneur Acceleration Program, organized for the third time in cooperation with the Sakarya Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Sakarya University Technopark, was held with the aim of bringing new success stories to the entrepreneurship ecosystem and developing ideas with business potential.

Idea Basket & G-Fast Entrepreneurial Acceleration Program award ceremony

The final event, held at the Sakarya Teknokent Fusion Entrepreneurship Office, was attended by Hamza Al, SATSO Board Member Semih Çokay, Sakarya University Vice Rectors Barış Horzum and Halit Yaşar, presidents and representatives of economy-focused NGOs, SATSO Assembly Members, faculty deans, academics, and many students.

The final program began with a speech by Sakarya Teknokent General Manager Yakup Köseoğlu. The jury panel consisted of SATSO Secretary General Şevket Kırıcı, MÜSİAD Vice President Berat Şirinat, KOSGEB Sakarya Provincial Director Bülent Erol, GİV Sakarya Branch President Baki Demir, Faculty of Business Administration academician Hayrettin Zengin, and Eastern Marmara Development Agency Sakarya Coordinator Abdulkadir Uslu.

Semih Çokay, Board Member of Sakarya Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Speaking during the final program, SATSO Board Member Semih Çokay stated that SATSO does not view the economy merely as numbers and said:

“For us, economy means human resources, production power, and above all, a new idea. We know very well that real development is possible not only through machines but through the vision that manages them; not only through capital but through innovative ideas that add value to that capital. In this context, we see the dynamism and new business ideas of our youth as the guarantee of our future. We strive to stand by them at every step. Every project that reached the finals today will make valuable contributions to tomorrow’s business world, social structure, and technological infrastructure.”

Following the opening speeches, the finalist teams presented their projects. Teams took the stage one by one within their allocated time to introduce their projects, explain the development process, and share the economic and social benefits they would create. After carefully listening to each presentation, the jury panel evaluated the projects.

As a result of the jury voting and evaluations, the winner of the competition was the “Smart Hydro AI” team with its artificial intelligence-supported smart greenhouse initiative.

Idea Basket & G-Fast Entrepreneurial Acceleration Program jury members

The second prize went to the “Vosia.AI” team, the third prize to the “Koralp” team, and the honorable mention award to the “CHATCNC” team.

The awards were presented to the winning teams by Sakarya University Rector Prof. Dr. Hamza Al, SATSO Board Member Semih Çokay, GİV Sakarya President Baki Demir, and MÜSİAD Vice President Berat Şirinat.

Idea Basket & G-Fast Entrepreneurial Acceleration Program