Wednesday, January 13, 2016

1871 CEO Howard Tullman Speaks on Startups to ITU Gate Groups from Turkey

Nine top technology companies from Turkey are landing in Chicago and San Francisco, in the third cohort of 'ITU GATE International Acceleration Program'.











 ITU ARI Teknokent, the technology park of Istanbul Technical University, offers the program to major technology companies in Turkey, bringing select companies to the USA in strategic partnership with Sente Advisory. In this round, the companies will take the stage in two demo days that will take place at 1871 start-up hub in Chicago on January 21st and at Galvanize SoMa campus in San Francisco on January 27th.

The speakers of the Chicago ITU Demo Day at 1871 Chicago will be Professor Mohanbir Sawhney from Kellogg School of Management and Founder & CEO of Basecamp, Jason Fried.

Developing specific technological solutions for diverse industries such as digital advertising, insurance and real estate, these companies will share their products and their business plans with participating investors, as well as journalists, entrepreneurs and potential customers during these Demo Day on 21st of January at Chicago 1871 and 27th of January at Galvanize.

The third cohort of ITU GATE International Acceleration Program:

AloTech is a web based, pay-as-you-go call center solution with complete enterprise functionality that runs on Google.

FideloCard is a loyalty program solution for small and medium sized food and beverage retailers based on dollars spent.

OBASE's Detailer is a software company focusing on business intelligence, data integration, and mining solutions for retailers.

ODC's SmartMessage is an omni-channel marketing platform that companies can communicate with their target audience via email, mobile (sms,push), IVR, social media (facebook,twitter etc) interactively.

UrbanStat allows insurers to measure their location specific risks, rapidly calculate accumulations, and set dynamic rules for business acceptance criteria for future customers

LA Software Group is a warehouse management solution that makes it easier for retailers to monitor, track, and optimize their omni-channel supply chain.

SFS is software development, consulting and information technology services company specialized in providing end-to-end solutions for the insurance sector.

Monument is personal cloud for photos and videos. It's a hardware solution that automatically syncs with devices to easily organize and manage your media content.


Wordego is an online advertising network that connects advertisers and publishers. The platform enables a more efficient and more effective marketplace for the user.