Consumer Engagement in
Food & Retail

Campaign management, customer segmentation, consumer analytics, brand performance analytics, loyalty platforms

Display optimization, in-store operations analytics, replenishment, omnichannel, digital assistants

Traceability, stock management, return management, route optimization

VR/AR, photo ordering, interactive displays, smart & interactive packaging

The program agenda is as follows:

Week 1 (Feb 10-14) will be in London as an intense, hands-on evaluation and refinement of startups’ business model for global scale-up and relevance for doing potential projects with major food & retail brands
Weeks 2-5 will be remote, where teams will work with Sente and the Yildiz Holding innovation teams to refine the evaluation of their overall scale-up potential (e.g. technology, business model, unit economics, scale-up economics, competition and industry dynamics)
All participants will then be invited to Istanbul for Week 6 (March 16-20), where they will participate in facilitated discussions with the corporate sponsor to plan for proofs of concept and pilot projects and investment opportunities
A minimum of 3 startups after Week 6 will receive an investment of $50,000-$75,000 in return for equity shares, and will receive continued support from the Sente and Yildiz Holding teams, including connecting them with projects within the business and the potential for scale-up and/or follow-on investment.

Other program terms:

The program will pay for all accommodations in Week 1 (London) and Week 6 (Istanbul), as well as flights to/from London in Week 1. Startups will be responsible for their own transportation to Istanbul in Week 6 (but will have access to Sente's preferred rates with airlines, if applicable).
There is no commitment from Yildiz Holding and its brands to proof-of-concept or pilot projects with any particular startup, but the program has executive-level sponsorship to work with earl-stage startups.