What Viveka does

Viveka is a strategic innovation consultancy and startup accelerator headquartered in Ankara, Türkiye, founded in 2009 by N. Baris Okur. The company designs and executes structured corporate innovation programs — including startup challenges, open innovation initiatives, intrapreneurship programs, and acceleration cohorts — that connect startups with corporate clients and investors. Named flagship programs include the Inowhatif Startup Challenge (Tüpraş), IVME and NAR (Enerjisa), Brewfuture (Anadolu Efes), Futuremark (Philip Morris Türkiye), PİM Investment Readiness (Akiş GYO), Deep-TE CS-S (YASED), and the 2024 Canada-Türkiye Sustainability Challenge delivered with the Consulate General of Canada and Alethina. The firm also offers in-house leadership and capacity-building modules, hackathons/ideathons, and innovation-pipeline management for corporate clients.

Viveka operates a professional-services business model. Engagements with corporates are bespoke; no pricing tiers or fee structures are publicly disclosed, and startups participate in programs free of charge. Customer segments are three-sided: startups seeking investment readiness and scale, corporates seeking innovation pipelines and PoC scouting, and investors seeking curated deal flow. Viveka is independent and privately held, with no parent company, institutional investors, or disclosed funding rounds, operating with an 11–50 employee team.

Underlying technology is not a software product. The platform asset is the programmatic infrastructure — a 6,000+ startup database, 115+ national and international partner network, and a 14-year track record of 260+ executed innovation programs (100+ corporate, since 2013) — that enables the firm to rapidly compose cohorts, scouting frameworks, and PoC pipelines for each client engagement. Geographic reach is regional (Türkiye, Middle East, East Mediterranean) with growing international exposure via Canada-anchored programs.

Name

Viveka

Legal name

Viveka

Website

https://viveka.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Viveka is an Ankara-based strategic innovation consultancy and startup accelerator that designs and runs corporate open innovation, intrapreneurship, and acceleration programs connecting startups, corporates, and investors across Türkiye, the Middle East, and East Mediterranean.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Innovation Consulting

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Innovation Leadership & Leading Growth (EDABAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Venture Studios / Company Builders (FSANAAAH), Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA), Creativity & Innovation Mindset (EDABAMAH)

Keywords

• Corporate innovation consulting
• Startup acceleration programs
• Open innovation services
• Intrapreneurship program design
• Innovation strategy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Corporate Innovation Programs: Viveka designs and executes bespoke innovation programs for corporate clients, including open innovation programs, startup challenges, intrapreneurship programs, and acceleration initiatives. Programs link startups with corporations for PoC projects, investment opportunities, and strategic partnerships.
2. Startup Acceleration Services: Viveka connects startups with investors and corporate partners through investment readiness and acceleration programs, providing mentorship, market intelligence, and network access to enhance founders' capabilities and prepare them for strategic investment-oriented growth.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Viveka designs, manages, and executes bespoke corporate innovation programs, startup challenges, open innovation initiatives, intrapreneurship tracks, and acceleration engagements that link startups with corporate partners and investors. It also delivers innovation strategy workshops, hackathons/ideathons, scouting and matching services, and PoC orchestration. Revenue is generated through professional service engagements with corporate clients; programs are open to startup applicants at no cost.

Product overview

Viveka is a strategic innovation consultancy and startup accelerator that operates as a portfolio of programs and services rather than a single software product. The core offerings include multiple named innovation programs such as Inowhatif, Canada-Türkiye Sustainability Challenge, Deep-TE CS-S, PİM, NAR Intrapreneurship, Brewfuture, Futuremark, and IVME 4. These programs are organized under three main service modules: In-house Leadership and Capacity Building Programs (mentor training, innovation champions, intrapreneurship), Innovation and Impact Programs for Corporates (pre-incubation, startup challenges, scouting, open innovation, acceleration, investment prep), and Innovation Strategy Development (workshops, hackathons, pipeline management). Since 2010, Viveka has acted as an interface between startups and ecosystem actors, providing access to investment opportunities, sectoral knowledge, and skills development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inowhatif Startup Challenge A corporate-startup challenge program co-delivered with Tüpraş that integrates the latest technological advancements into the corporate client's core operations, scouting talent in predictive maintenance, machine learning, data analytics, image processing with anomaly detection, AI in supply chain, AR/VR, and sensor technologies.
• IVME 4 Open Innovation Program An open innovation program co-delivered with Enerjisa that selects and aligns startups for promising PoC projects, cultivating a cooperative ecosystem by integrating startups with the corporate client's operational units and advancing digital transformation.
• NAR Intrapreneurship Program An intrapreneurship program co-delivered with Enerjisa designed to enhance internal entrepreneurial capacity, leverage corporate innovation, and discover potential investment areas within the organization.
• Brewfuture Open Innovation Program An open innovation program co-delivered with Anadolu Efes, focused on sustainability aligned with future strategies, advancing digital transformation and R&D, creating investment opportunities, and aiding startups to scale to robust enterprises.
• Futuremark Startup Challenge '23 A startup challenge orchestrated with Philip Morris Türkiye targeting PMI's innovation corridors, targeting breakthroughs in manufacturing, sustainability, and customer experiences; facilitates collaboration with startups aligned with PMI's science, innovation, and sustainability goals.
• PİM Investment Readiness & Acceleration Program An investment readiness and acceleration program co-delivered with Akiş GYO connecting startups with global investors at the market entry or growth phase, enhancing founders' leadership skills and guiding them through investor relations, business strategies, and growth potential assessment.
• Deep-TE Corporate Startup Synergize (CS-S) A program addressing YASED member firms' digital transformation and R&D needs, creating investment opportunities and aiding startups in scaling through PoC, investment, and joint sales/R&D collaborations.
• Canada-Türkiye Sustainability Challenge 2024 An international open innovation program co-delivered with the Consulate General of Canada to Istanbul that provides Canadian companies with opportunities to engage with Turkish major holdings, focusing on sustainable technologies, decarbonization, and green solutions.
• Innovation and Impact Programs for Corporates A service module linking corporations with startups to foster growth, creativity, and success, including pre-incubation, startup challenge, startup scouting and matching, open innovation and PoC, startup acceleration, and investment preparation programs.
• In-house Leadership and Capacity Building Programs A service module designed to inspire, drive innovation, and deliver measurable outcomes inside client organizations, including Mentor Training, Innovation Champions (HR & Leadership Program), and Intrapreneurship Programs.
• Innovation Strategy Development A service module for innovation and strategic growth including Corporate Innovation Strategy Development Workshops, Hackathon and Ideathon Programs for Corporations, and Innovation Pipeline Management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 260+ innovation programs executed across 14 years of ecosystem experience
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Trade Commissioner Service (Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service partners with Viveka to deliver the Canada-Türkiye Sustainability Challenge 2024. TCS provides practical foreign market advice, identifies business leads, and links Canadian businesses to global value chains. In Türkiye, TCS has a team of 7 officers based at the Consulate General of Canada to Istanbul and the Embassy in Ankara. The partnership enables Canadian companies to access Turkish markets and corporate partners.
• AlethinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Alethina is an impact investment advisory and investor firm that co-leads the Canada-Türkiye Sustainability Challenge with Viveka. Alethina believes impact investing is key to unlocking sustainable solutions for economic, social, and environmental problems. They work with large companies, international development agencies, and startups to accelerate private sector contribution to development goals.
• TüpraşcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkey's national oil company partners with Viveka for the Inowhatif Startup Challenge Program. The program integrates the latest technological advancements into Tüpraş's core operations, focusing on digital transformation, R&D, and production enhancement. It scouted for talents aligned with Tüpraş's strategic objectives in areas including data analytics, predictive maintenance, sensor technologies, and AI solutions.
• EnerjisacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnerjisa, a leading electricity distribution company, partners with Viveka for the İVME Open Innovation Program and NAR Intrapreneurship Program. The programs select and align startups for promising PoC projects, cultivating a cooperative ecosystem by integrating startups with Enerjisa's operational units while advancing Enerjisa's digital transformation and startup scalability.
• Anadolu EfesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnadolu Efes partners with Viveka for the Brewfuture Open Innovation Program, focusing on sustainability in line with future strategies, advancing digital transformation, R&D, and creating investment opportunities while aiding startups in scaling to robust enterprises.
• Philip Morris TürkiyemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilip Morris Türkiye partners with Viveka for the Futuremark Startup Challenge, a competition targeting PMI's innovation corridors focusing on breakthroughs in manufacturing, sustainability, and customer experiences to facilitate collaboration with startups aligned with PMI's goals in science, innovation, and sustainability.
• Akiş GYOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkiş GYO partners with Viveka for the PİM Investment Readiness & Acceleration Program, connecting startups with global investors targeting market entry or growth phase, enhancing founders' leadership skills, and guiding through investor relations and business strategies.
• YASEDmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYASED (International Investors Association) partners with Viveka for the Deep-TE Corporate Startup Synergize Program, which addresses member firms' digital transformation and R&D needs, creating investment opportunities and aiding startups in scaling through PoC, investment, and joint sales/R&D collaborations.
• Consulate General of Canada to IstanbulcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Consulate General of Canada to Istanbul collaborates with Viveka on the Canada-Türkiye Sustainability Challenge 2024, providing access to Turkish markets and facilitating connections between Canadian companies and Turkish corporations for sustainable technology partnerships.
• Akkok HoldingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkkok Holding participates as a Challenge Partner in the Canada-Türkiye Sustainability Challenge 2024, seeking sustainable technologies and solutions from Canadian companies to address their innovation and sustainability goals.
• İnciradarminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerİnciradar participates as a Challenge Partner in the Canada-Türkiye Sustainability Challenge 2024, providing Turkish market access and collaboration opportunities for international startups.
• Sabancı ARFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSabancı ARF participates as a Challenge Partner in the Canada-Türkiye Sustainability Challenge 2024, representing the Sabancı group's innovation and venture initiatives in seeking sustainable technology partnerships.
• TED UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTED University partnered with Viveka for the Ideathon TEDU program, with Sanem Yalçıntaş, Director of Research, Technology and Innovation, providing testimonial on Viveka's expertise and high-quality team in advancing entrepreneurship.
• Climate-KICminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate-KIC collaborated with Viveka on the East Mediterranean ClimAccelerator 2023, with Christian Daube, Climate Innovation Lead, noting Viveka's significant expertise in bridging corporates with innovation in the Middle East and East Mediterranean region.
• Lumian EnergyminorOthersPortfolio company from 4th cohort of the İVME program, developing energy solutions. Links to Enerjisa partnership ecosystem.
• WeRe EnergyminorOthersPortfolio company from 4th cohort of the İVME program. Links to Enerjisa partnership ecosystem.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hackquarters: Turkish corporate innovation and startup accelerator that runs open innovation programs and PoC projects for corporates, directly comparable to Viveka's model with Turkish enterprise clients.
• Workup by Sabancı ARF: Sabancı Holding's startup acceleration and open innovation platform in Türkiye — Viveka is a Sabancı ARF challenge partner, and Workup competes for the same corporate-startup matchmaking mandate.
• Endeavor Turkey: Global entrepreneurship support organization operating in Türkiye, running founder support and corporate-engagement programs that overlap with Viveka's startup acceleration and investor connection offerings.
• Etohum: Early-stage Turkish startup support platform connecting founders with investors and corporates — comparable mission to Viveka's startup acceleration and investment-readiness programs.
• NineSigma: Open innovation services firm that connects large corporates with startups and external technology sources — directly analogous to Viveka's open innovation and startup scouting offerings.
• Mind the Bridge: Consultancy that designs and runs corporate-startup collaboration and open innovation programs internationally — same program-design and corporate matchmaking services as Viveka.

Broad incumbents

• Plug and Play Tech Center: Global corporate innovation accelerator running themed programs for major enterprises, providing the same corporate-startup matching and accelerator services Viveka offers but at much larger scale and geographic reach.
• Startupbootcamp: Global accelerator network running vertical-specific programs with corporate partners; comparable accelerator + corporate partnership model to Viveka but with international footprint.

Regional players

• Climate-KIC: European climate innovation accelerator; Viveka partnered with Climate-KIC on East Mediterranean ClimAccelerator 2023. Operates themed accelerators with similar program-design DNA but Europe/MENA scope.
• ITU ARI Teknokent: Major Turkish university-based technology development zone and incubation center — adjacent ecosystem player that also runs corporate innovation programs in the same Turkish market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vivekainc
• Facebookfacebook.com/viveka.kulucka
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/viveka-incubation-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/viveka.inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

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