Ekonomi Manşet: A Journey Born from AI Entrepreneurship: Aiku AI Platform Launched
“While building an AI venture, we learned that coding algorithms and training models is only the beginning. The greatest hurdles are commercialization, connecting with the right decision-makers, and articulating true value.” Aiku AI Platform was created directly by a founding team that navigated these exact challenges.
Founder Orkide Ercüment has led multiple technology ventures over the past seven years, mentoring dozens of entrepreneurs. Aiku AI Platform was architected from insider founder experience as a direct answer to the market friction AI companies face in distribution.
Ercüment's tech company has been engineering proprietary software since 2018, dedicating intensive R&D to AI since 2023. Following the rollout of the conversational AI robot Aiku on Aloha Live in partnership with Verius Technology, the team recognized systemic commercialization barriers and launched Aiku AI Platform.
What is Aiku (pronounced IQ)? Aiku AI Platform is a global two-sided marketplace connecting AI startups with investors, enterprise buyers, and peers: • Startups showcase products and access capital. • Enterprises discover verified AI tools or publish internal procurement requests. • All stakeholders connect and negotiate directly through the platform.
Developing AI is capital intensive, talent acquisition is fierce, and enterprise sales cycles are complex. Enterprises struggle to evaluate which AI products fit their stack, investors hunt for verified traction, and founders fight for distribution. Aiku AI Platform brings structural clarity to this ecosystem.
Target Audience: • Founders engineering AI-native vertical products • Venture funds and angel investors seeking deal flow • Enterprises accelerating digital transformation • Industry experts and strategic ecosystem partners
The platform operates natively in English, committed to serving as a premier international artificial intelligence gateway originating from Turkey.
●Key Takeaways
- Global showcase, investor matchmaking, and direct corporate discovery for vertical AI startups
- Centralized discovery of verified AI tools tailored to specific enterprise operational pain points
- Founder-led marketplace model dismantling barriers in tech commercialization and distribution
- Multilingual cross-border bridge connecting local deep-tech engineering with global capital
“While building an AI venture, we learned that coding algorithms and training models is only the beginning. The greatest hurdles are commercialization, connecting with the right decision-makers, and articulating true value. Aiku AI Platform is built to bring structure to this fragmented market.”
Other Press Highlights
ST Endüstri Radyo: Orkide Ercüment — Reel Piyasalar with Çetin Ünsalan
Guesting on Çetin Ünsalan's Reel Piyasalar program on ST Endüstri Radyo, Aloha Dijital CEO Orkide Ercüment shared insights on macroeconomic dynamics, tech entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence.
FinTech İstanbul: Aiku Publishes “One Person – One Billion Dollar Company” Report
FinTech İstanbul covered the single-founder billion-dollar enterprise vision and Aiku's Swiss-based research.
PSM: Aiku Releases “One Person – One Billion Dollar Company” Report
Released from Zug, Switzerland, the report featuring 50 vertical AI startup concepts and the single-founder billion-dollar playbook received prominent coverage in PSM Magazine.
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