Turkish Telecom Ventures' Özhan: Fostering Entrepreneurship and Innovation Culture in Turkey.
Foreks - Türk Telekom (IS:TTKOM) continues its efforts in the digital health sector. Türk Telekom’s corporate venture capital company, Türk Telekom Ventures, along with the TT Ventures PİLOT startup acceleration program, supports initiatives that develop sustainable, accessible, and innovative health models. The companies invested through TT Ventures GSYF, such as Virasoft and Albert Health, along with TT Ventures PİLOT graduates Aivisiontech and Hevi AI, contribute to the digital transformation in healthcare by promoting early diagnosis, chronic disease monitoring, and preventive health approaches with their AI-supported solutions. In the family technology sector, Kidolog provides online expert support.
Muhammed Özhan, General Manager of Türk Telekom Ventures, stated, "With the comprehensive acceleration programs and investment opportunities we offer to startups, we contribute to the development of entrepreneurship and innovation culture in Turkey. We know that emerging technologies make a significant difference in every aspect of life, including healthcare. As Türk Telekom, we focus on human-centric initiatives that make people feel valued while leading the digitalization of these sectors by supporting innovative startups."
Leading Turkey’s digital transformation, Türk Telekom has played a pioneering role in the growth of innovative startups through its PİLOT acceleration program for over a decade. It invests in startups focused on future technologies through its venture capital company Türk Telekom Ventures and the TT Ventures GSYF, while also supporting the global growth of startups through international collaborations. Aiming to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem, Türk Telekom Ventures has made significant contributions to numerous initiatives in areas ranging from health to education, and from productive AI solutions to image processing and big data solutions.
"We aim for a technology-driven, human-centric digital transformation in healthcare" Muhammed Özhan further stated, “As one of the most significant investors in technology in Turkey, Türk Telekom leads the digitalization of many sectors, particularly focusing on initiatives that will strengthen the startup ecosystem. We contribute to the development of entrepreneurship and innovation culture through the acceleration programs and investment opportunities we provide to startups. We understand that emerging technologies make a critical difference in various fields, including healthcare. By putting people and the value we can offer at the center of our operations, we help digitalize numerous areas, including healthcare. In this regard, we have made important investments in local software companies like Virasoft, which provides services in digital pathology, and Albert Health, an AI-supported voice health assistant. Aivisiontech, a graduate of the TT Ventures PİLOT program, develops AI solutions for health in sports and professional life, while Hevi AI accelerates diagnosis processes related to critical health issues with its AI-supported systems. Kidolog, which operates in the family technology sector and is a graduate of the TT Ventures PİLOT program, has provided online expert support to families in over 35 countries so far. We will continue to lead the proliferation of digital solutions aimed at improving human life and the internationalization of these startups."
Aivisiontech: AI Solutions for Health in Sports and Work Life Aivisiontech, a technology company developing innovative AI solutions in sports and healthcare, offers the ai4sports platform, which analyzes athletes' thermal images before and after training to assess muscle fatigue and injury risk within 15 seconds. The solutions provided for sports teams offer AI-based support to their technical staff. Affordable solutions developed for public hospitals also simplify patient evaluation processes.
Hevi AI: AI Solutions Transforming Healthcare Services Hevi AI, a graduate of the TT Ventures PİLOT program in 2020, offers AI-based solutions in the healthcare sector. Hevi AI's product portfolio includes AI-supported solutions that accelerate diagnostic processes for critical health issues and enhance diagnostic accuracy, allowing for easy adaptation in global markets. Hevi AI operates in Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Bulgaria and aims to enter the Qatari market by 2025, contributing to the digitalization of the healthcare sector in Turkey by making its products accessible in public health.
Virasoft: AI Solutions in Cancer Diagnosis Virasoft focuses on improving cancer diagnosis and treatment with AI-supported decision support algorithms, workflow solutions, and telepathology platforms. Supporting the workflows and decision-making processes of pathologists in over 20 institutions with 400,000 cases annually, Virasoft is taking steps toward global expansion with its headquarters in New York and an R&D team in Istanbul, conducting demo processes in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Georgia, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
Kidolog: Technology-Supported Consulting for Parents Kidolog is a family technology company that provides online support to parents with a multidisciplinary approach in many areas they may need. It offers 24/7 online support from verified professionals in ten different categories. With systems approved by the Ministry of Health and integrations with e-Government, e-Health, and e-Prescription systems ensuring reliability, Kidolog has exported services to families in over 35 countries to date.
Albert Health: AI-Supported Voice Health Assistant Albert Health, described as Turkey's 'first' voice health assistant, helps chronic patients manage their treatments. It reminds patients about their prescribed medications and records their blood pressure, glucose, and pulse values. This way, health measurements are documented, making health monitoring easier. The system features an interface that can be used by people of all ages, allowing patients to record all health measurements using a voice command system to share with their doctors or relatives.