Meet the Women Entrepreneurs: Türkiye

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The Women’s Entrepreneurship EXPO is a unique partnership platform to promote women’s entrepreneurship ecosystem building in the Europe and Central Asia region. EXPO provides an interactive space for women entrepreneurs, investors and private sector representatives for networking and collaboration, peer learning, ideas generation, capacity building and business development.

Following a successful series of national satellite events in Georgia, Moldova, Serbia, Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine and a regional online event on 15-16 November, EXPO is undertaking a mentorship programme. Meet some of the women entrepreneurs from Türkiye who are participating.


Deniz Atak, CFO at Meno Assist

Meno Assist is a femtech platform for women that focuses on mental health during the menopause period. The platform supports women during their menopause transition state by offering constant support.

 


“It is crucial to support women entrepreneurs since they tend to focus more on women’s problems.”

Deniz Atak

 


Fatma Aktaş, Co-Founder at Esular

Esular is an artificial intelligence supported smart irrigation and water management system aimed at increasing efficiency in the agricultural sector and promote water conservation.

 


“After attending EXPO, I met many successful and confident women entrepreneurs. This inspired me and gave me a lot of courage.”

Fatma Aktaş

 


Pırıl Gündüz, CEO and Founder at Phoyer

Phoyer is a curated video and AR platform with a focus on performance, where select creators showcase their videos, sell their merchandise and list their services for bookings.

 


“Thanks to EXPO, I have learnt new ways to raise funds, from private equity-based crowdfunding to fintech and online banking financing options.”

Pırıl Gündüz