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67 ARMUT.COM, an online marketplace for profes- sional services founded by Başak Taşpınar Değim and Erol Değim, was named one of Europe's "100 Hottest Startups" by Wired Magazine. Başak was also named a top female entrepreneur in Turkey. ENDEAVOR TURKEY has partnered with 19 univer- sities and schools across MENA, Europe and the U.S. to develop entrepreneur- ship-focused program- ming and courses. WITH OVER 900 mentions across TV and print pub- lications in the past year, Endeavor Turkey contin- ues to gain recognition as an entrepreneurship thought leader in nation- al media. ARVENTO, a GPS and telematics technology firm founded by Özer Hıncal, was recognized by the European Business Awards as one of the "Best Businesses in Europe" for the company's work in vehicle tracking and fleet management. entrepreneurs 34 companies 27 flag founded 2007 board members 19 main office Istanbul news ENDEAVOR TURKEY spotlight on BARBAROS ÖZBUGUTU & TAHSIN IŞIN company İyzico industry Payments Technology year selected 2014 employees at selection 12 employees 2015 34 revenue growth since selection 180% İyzico was founded with the vision of transforming the underserved, inefficient payment processing market in Turkey. İyzico aims to create the easiest and most secure way for businesses of all sizes to accept online payments. Through added benefits like subscriptions, fraud prevention tools and one- click integration, the platform is one of the most sophisticated and user-friendly payment solutions in the MENA region. The com- pany's first product, IyziCollect, targets startups while the second, IyziConnect, targets larger mer- chants. Since its founding, İyzico has formed partnerships with over 20 banks and secured over 2,000 merchants. Founders Barbaros and Tahsin met while working for an ecom- merce company and recognized the potential for online payments in Turkey. To supplement their understanding of the local market, the pair secured an angel investor to help them launch the first phase in 2013. Endeavor has been sup- porting İyzico with its international expansion efforts and connected the founders with mentors and entrepreneurs in Latin America and MENA. Endeavor was also instrumental in finding the right talent for İyzico's audit committee. In 2014, the company merged with analytics firm MyPat.co.