In 2025, METU provided financial support to people starting financially and socially sustainable businesses, through grants channelled by METU Technopolis and through the METU70 Venture Capital Investment Fund.

Grants: BİGG – TÜBİTAK 1512

METU Technopolis helps early-stage entrepreneurs obtain non-repayable TÜBİTAK BİGG grant funding to turn technology-based ideas into companies.

Awards and free facilities: New Ideas New Businesses (YFYİ)

YFYİ gives cash awards to its most successful teams to build their technical infrastructure and meet material needs, and the opportunity to work in METU Technopolis's incubation office, so founders can start without operating costs. The 2025 awards were decided after YFYİ Demo Day on 17 December 2025. More than 70 companies have been founded with the programme's direct support, and more than 250 companies employing over 1,000 people with its indirect support.

Investment: METU70 Venture Capital Investment Fund (2025)

Launched in 2025 with İş Bankası committing 10% (USD 10 million) and with support from METU alumni, the fund invests in start-ups founded by METU researchers, students, alumni and entrepreneurs in energy, deep technology, biotechnology and artificial intelligence. Its target size is USD 100 million, and 20% of its investment returns will be transferred to the METU Development Foundation to support science and technology at METU (METU Institutional Self-Evaluation Report 2025; METU This Week, issue 1513).