Turkey's flagship aerospace and technology festival at Istanbul Airport, attracting 1.7 million+ visitors with technology competitions, drone racing, space-tech exhibits, and a startup expo. Organized by the Turkish Technology Team Foundation with government backing.
Free admission. Particularly strong on defense tech, aerospace, and hardware.
Istanbul, Turkey
Event
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Organizer of Aerospace Tech Week Europe, a specialized B2B conference and exhibition covering aerospace connectivity, avionics, and operations technology. Held annually in Munich since 2017, the event draws hundreds of aerospace engineers, OEMs, and suppliers to discuss next-generation aircraft systems and digital transformation in aviation.
Focuses on robotics and IoT hardware startups, providing prototyping support, manufacturing connections, and seed capital. Notable involvement includes a robotics startup acquired by a major US firm. Scope: National. Website: not public.
Defense and aerospace startup building autonomous dual-use UAV systems for civil and military deployments. Its stack combines launch hardware, onboard autonomy, and cloud software for emergency response, critical infrastructure monitoring, and border surveillance use cases.
Operator-led Polish deep-tech VC fund with a target size of EUR 20M (about PLN 80M), investing at pre-seed and seed. Founded by Maciej Zawadzinski, Maciej Frankowicz, and Konrad Trzyna, the fund focuses on robotics, photonics, cybersecurity, biotech, space tech, and hardware-enabled software. Typical initial checks are up to PLN 3M with follow-on capacity up to PLN 8M for top portfolio companies.
Organizer of IFA Berlin, one of the world's oldest and largest consumer electronics trade shows, running since 1924. Each September the event attracts over 180,000 visitors and features startup-focused programs like IFA NEXT, giving hardware and smart-home founders a global stage alongside major brands and media coverage.
Orqa is an Osijek-based hardware company that builds high-performance FPV (first-person-view) goggles, video transmission systems, and drone software used by professional drone racers, industrial inspection teams, cinematography crews, and — increasingly — military users in Ukraine and elsewhere who need low-latency remote flight at scale. The company's flagship FPV.One family of goggles became a reference product in the high-end racing scene for its micro-OLED displays, refresh rates, and firmware openness, and the team has since expanded into digital HD video links and open FPV platforms. Orqa runs a full electronics design and manufacturing operation out of Slavonia, which is unusual in a region better known for software, and has become a visible example of defense-and-dual-use hardware built on a European open supply chain. For the directory it rounds out Croatia's industrial-tech picture alongside Rimac's automotive deep tech and Infobip's telecom infrastructure.
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