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EDITION 01 · 2025

Finland Abroad

Istanbul Slush'D Podcast

Istanbul Slush'D

Aposto

Mobidictum

Revo Capital

Emre Elbeyoglu

Aposto Kiosk × Slush'D

Brandefense

Novus

Murad Özsert

11+ outlets · 4 languages · 1 bridge

ON YOUTUBE · 2025

Watch the moments.

Opening Show: Şan Yalman & Melisa Çağlar

How Türkiye Became a Gaming Hub: Rina Onur Şirinoğlu & Enis Hulli

Insider's Growth From Breakout to Boundless: Hande Çilingir

From 0 to $300B: Dilek Dayınlarlı & Magdalena Yeşil

Investing in the Future of Investing: Yusuf Özdalga & Egem Erarslan

On Stablecoins: Emre Ertan, Jason Shuman, Ilker Köksal & Yiannis Varelas

ON SPOTIFY · THE SLUSH’D SESSIONS

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Istanbul Slush'D Podcast · 15 min

What Makes Consumer AI Startups Win? Momentum, Speed, Obsession

Istanbul Slush'D Podcast · 19 min

Trust Over Valuation: Turkey's FinTech & AI Ecosystem — Stefan Klestil

Istanbul Slush'D Podcast · 20 min

VC Is Very Local: What Founders Must Know About MENA & Istanbul — Walid Mansour

Istanbul Slush'D Podcast · 17 min

Don't Listen to Your Investors Who Tell You To Expand Globally — Abdallah Abu Sheikh

Aposto Kiosk × Slush'D · 19 min

Inside the AI World — Bryan Kim (a16z)

Aposto Kiosk × Slush'D · 13 min

Scaling the Data Layer of AI — Trevor Thompson (Scale AI)

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Aposto · Festival Director

Istanbul has always been a bridge — now it's a startup bridge

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Aposto · Featured Founder

Building from the Bosphorus: a founder's view

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OCT 12-14 · 2026 · ISTANBUL

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