Enerjisa Enerji gets to Silicon Valley with Plug and Play

Placing sustainability to the core of its strategy and developing projects to contribute to a smarter and greener world with a particular focus on people and technology, Enerjisa Enerji continues to establish collaborations to bring into life ideas and start-ups that will create value for its stakeholders. Enerjisa Enerji, a pioneer in the energy transformation in Turkey with its impact-oriented sustainability approach and the leading electricity distribution, retail and customer solutions company in Turkey, has entered into a collaboration with Plug and Play, the largest global innovation platform in Silicon Valley for startups and companies, and become one of the founding members of the Smart Cities Vertical of the Istanbul Office of Plug and Play with the ceremony held in Istanbul.

While working on various headlines including smart cities, sustainability, energy, health, IoT, supply chain, fintech, etc., the platform provides a global network to its member companies for potential collaborations. The ceremony was attended by Murat Pınar, CEO at Enerjisa Enerji, and Lale Can Gözübüyük, Regional Director of Turkey and EMEA Region at Plug and Play.

We focus on searching for creative technological solutions.

Speaking at the ceremony, Murat Pınar, CEO at Enerjisa Enerji, stated, “At Enerjisa Enerji, we pioneer the energy transformation in Turkey, while also transforming the lives of our customers and preparing them for the future. On the other hand, we also expand our ecosystem and sustain all our efforts to offer more people a better future all around Turkey with the projects we carry out. Thanks to our collaboration with Plug and Play, Enerjisa Enerji will focus on finding new ideas and start-ups in its industry and searching for creative technological solutions with the innovation platform that brings together the world's largest companies.”

Lale Can Gözübüyük, Regional Director of Turkey and EMEA Region at Plug and Play, stated: “We are honored to include Enerjisa, one of the first companies that comes to mind as far as energy is concerned in Turkey, to our ecosystem. While the world is focused on the future of energy, creating a strategy on energy has become a major issue not only for energy companies but also for governments. At Plug and Play, we are working with hundreds of stakeholders in more than 50 locations worldwide regarding new generation energy, during which we design the future from several aspects. We are thrilled to think about the things we can achieve together with Enerjisa. I am confident that we will be sharing our success stories in the near future.”

Plug and Play provides innovation consultancy to Fortune 500 companies with its business development oriented start-up acceleration programs. The platform has a global ecosystem of 50,000+ startups, 30 of which are unicorn startups, companies become valued at 1 billion dollars or more worldwide. Collaborating with more than 500 corporate partners, Plug and Play runs 70+ acceleration programs a year. Plug and Play has achieved a total of US$ 10 billion to be invested in 2000+ startups since it was founded, thanks to its platform network serving more than 20 industries with more than 700 employees in 40+ locations worldwide. The major areas that Plug and Play runs programs include “smart cities, sustainability, energy, health, IoT, supply chain, fintech, insurance, agriculture, travel, real estate, brand management, food & beverage, corporate technologies, and covid-19”.






About Enerjisa Enerji;
Enerjisa Enerji, which pioneers the energy transformation in Turkey by using the multiplier effect of sustainability and technology in line with its vision of "A better future for all", provides service to 25 percent of Turkey in electricity distribution and retail, which are the main fields of activity of the company. Enerjisa Enerji, the prominent player in the industry, reaches 10.3 million customers in 14 provinces and provides electricity distribution services to more than 21 million users. While Enerjisa Enerji offers renewable energy, efficiency and green energy solutions to its customers via its Energy of My Business brand, the company also operates the first and fastest charging station network in Turkey with Eşarj, the company of which Enerjisa owns majority of its shares. 20 percent of Enerjisa Enerji, whose main shareholders are Sabancı Holding and E.ON, is publicly traded on Borsa Istanbul.

About Plug and Play;
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform connecting the best startups with the world’s largest corporations. Headquartered in Sunnydale, Silicon Valley since 2006, Plug and Play is the largest innovation and startups platform that designs its global acceleration programs to give startups the necessary means to succeed in getting business development, financing and other strategic opportunities. Founded in 1990s, Plug and Play provides innovation consultancy to Fortune 500 companies with its business development oriented start-up acceleration programs. The platform offers a significant global company network to startups. The platform has 50,000+ startups in its global ecosystem, 30 of which are unicorn startups. Collaborating with more than 500 corporate partners, Plug and Play runs 70+ acceleration programs a year. Plug and Play has achieved a total of US$ 10 billion to be invested in 2000+ startups since it was founded, thanks to its expanded platform network serving more than 20 industries with more than 700 employees in 40+ locations worldwide. The platform runs programs related to Smart Cities, Sustainability, Energy, Health, IoT, Supply Chain, Fintech, Insurance, Agriculture, Travel, Real Estate, Brand Management, Food & Beverage, Corporate Technologies.