The OPINA Entrepreneurship Accelerator is a dynamic and innovative program developed to support and empower growth-stage and scale-up enterprises working on, autonomous vehicles, smart mobility and connectivity solutions.

The program participants receive mentorship and networking opportunities and gain full access to the OPINA online courses as outlined below. The courses are developed to provide the necessary skill set to explore, exploit and optimize the business ideas and to transform them to solid business models.

At the end of the program, the participants will be given an opportunity to present their projects to the selected OPINA Community members and potential investors.

If your company has a business idea, a running project or a prototype solution related with smart mobility and connectivity, this program will offer you a unique opportunity to develop it for accessing financing opportunities and the right national and international markets.

Apply HERE for FREE registration, funded by the OPINA Project.

Module-1: Ideation and value proposition design (Exploration)

• Innovative Idea Development Methodologies
• Innovation and creativity methodologies
• Technology analysis and technology forecasting
• Mentoring a technological entrepreneur
• Institutional entrepreneurship

Module-2: Business Model Canvas and model verification (Exploitation)

• Business plan preparation
• Lean design and development
• Team building
• Managing technology-based companies

Module-3: Customer discovery, customer validation and product/market fit (Optimization)

• Market analysis for innovative products and customer insight
• Entrepreneurial marketing and selling
• Financing ventures and exit
• Patent search and mapping techniques

Application: 21-30 May

Module-1: 27 May – 6 June

Mentorship session 1: 7 – 8 June

Module-2 and 3: 10 – 27 June

Mentorship session-2: 28-29 June

Project presentations: 2 July 2024

The participants who will successfully complete the program will gain a free one year membership to the OPINA Cluster  which is positioned to become the leading AV, ADAS and CCAM (Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility) networking arena in Turkey and open to all world. OPINA Cluster membership allows you to find the right strategic partners for funding for your ideas and creating cooperative projects. Workshops for technology transfer are held regularly and bridges are built to expand commercialization in international markets.