SEECO Projesi

Name

SEECO Projesi

Legal name

SEECO - Sosyal Girişimcilik, Güçlendirme ve Uyum Projesi

Website

https://seeco.gov.tr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. EU FRIT II Financial Assistance: The project is financed by the European Union FRIT II Financial Assistance Fund, coordinated by T.C. Ministry of Industry and Technology and the World Bank. This is a grant-based funding model supporting social entrepreneurship development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SEECO is a social entrepreneurship development project that establishes and operates Social Entrepreneurship Centers (co-working spaces, training halls, creches, libraries) and Livelihood Facilities (textile, sewing, and food processing workshops) across 11 cities in southeastern Turkey. It delivers Capacity Development training covering social entrepreneurship, economic literacy, business management, and project writing, and disburses grants to 1,500+ beneficiaries. The program supports women, youth, and vulnerable groups to engage in income-generating activities and economic participation.

Product overview

SEECO Projesi is a Social Entrepreneurship, Empowerment and Adaptation Project operating as a grant and capacity-building program rather than a traditional software product. The initiative comprises four interconnected components: (1) Sosyal Girişimcilik Merkezleri - physical social centers providing co-working spaces, entrepreneurship workshops, and training facilities; (2) Geçim Kaynağı Tesisleri - production facilities in sectors such as textile, sewing, and food processing; (3) Kapasite Geliştirme - training programs covering social entrepreneurship, economic literacy, governance, project writing, and business management; and (4) Hibe Faydalanıcı Programı - grants supporting 1500 beneficiaries. The project covers 11 cities in Turkey's 14% region, reaching 15 million people, and is financed by the EU FRIT II Fund, coordinated by Turkey's Ministry of Industry and Technology and the World Bank.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sosyal Girişimcilik Merkezleri (Social Entrepreneurship Centers)

Quantifiable outcome

• 19,500+ people reached directly
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered primary and core.

• T.C. Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı (Ministry of Industry and Technology of Turkey)primaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinating ministry for SEECO project implementation. Responsible for overall project governance and alignment with national development priorities.
• İpekyolu Kalkınma AjansıcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional Development Agency operating within SEECO's coverage area. Provides local implementation support and coordination for project activities in their region.
• Karacadağ Kalkınma AjansıcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional Development Agency operating within SEECO's coverage area. Supports local implementation of social entrepreneurship and livelihood programs.
• DogaKA (Doğu Akdeniz Kalkınma Ajansı)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEastern Mediterranean Development Agency. Regional partner for SEECO project implementation in their designated area.
• Dicle Kalkınma AjansıcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional Development Agency serving southeastern region. Partners with SEECO for local capacity building and entrepreneurship development.
• Çukurova Kalkınma AjansıcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional Development Agency in Çukurova region. Collaborates with SEECO for social entrepreneurship center operations and livelihood facility establishment.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Echoing Green: Echoing Green is a global social entrepreneurship fellowship providing seed funding, leadership training, and a peer network — directly analogous to SEECO's grant, training, and capacity-development offerings for social entrepreneurs.
• Acumen: Acumen is a global impact investor and social enterprise builder supporting entrepreneurs serving low-income communities through patient capital and capacity building — comparable to SEECO's grant-plus-training model for inclusion-focused entrepreneurs.
• TESEV (Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation): TESEV is an independent Turkish think tank and civil society organization producing research and programs on inclusion and economic participation — a domestic peer running inclusion-focused capacity and research work in Turkey.
• Habitat for Humanity Turkey: Habitat for Humanity Turkey is an international NGO implementing grant-funded, multi-year community development programs in Turkey — analogous to SEECO's donor-funded, project-based, regional development model targeting vulnerable groups.
• Impact Hub Istanbul: Impact Hub Istanbul is a social entrepreneurship incubator providing co-working space, training programs, and a community of impact ventures in Turkey — comparable to SEECO's Social Entrepreneurship Centers and capacity-building programming.
• KOSGEB (Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Turkey): KOSGEB is Turkey's national SME support agency, providing grants, training, and incubation to entrepreneurs — directly comparable to SEECO's grant, training, and capacity-development model for entrepreneurs, though operating at national scale.
• Ashoka Turkey: Ashoka is a global social entrepreneurship support network with a Turkey presence that identifies and supports leading social entrepreneurs through fellowships and capacity building, mirroring SEECO's entrepreneurship-support mission.

Broad incumbents

• World Bank Group Turkey: The World Bank is already a coordinating partner on SEECO and runs broader inclusion and SME development programs in Turkey; it represents the macro-level institutional peer financing comparable donor-funded development initiatives.
• UNDP Turkey: UNDP Turkey implements large-scale, multi-donor development programs across inclusion, livelihoods, and local economic development — directly comparable in donor structure and target population, though operating across a broader portfolio than SEECO.
• GIZ Turkey: GIZ is the German federal development agency with a Turkey presence running multi-year donor-funded capacity-building programs for SMEs and civil society — closely parallel to SEECO's donor-driven, capacity-development model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seecoproject

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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