Top 30 Big Data Startup Investors in Turkey in November 2024
A list of 30 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Big data startups based in Turkey. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Big data companies from Turkey. We update this investor list every month.Top 30 Big Data Startup Investors in Turkey in November 2024
Investor | Big Data Turkey investments |
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StartersHub | 4 |
Finberg | 3 |
F+ Ventures | 3 |
Keiretsu Forum | 2 |
Melih Odemis | 2 |
EGIAD Angels | 2 |
Bedii Can Yucaoglu | 2 |
ACT Venture Partners | 2 |
Emre Acikel | 2 |
Faruk Eczacıbaşı | 1 |
Andrea T. Orlando | 1 |
Bilge Algul | 1 |
Geometry Venture Development | Angel Investment Fund | 1 |
Engin Utkan | 1 |
Keiretsu Forum Turkey | 1 |
Murat Tora | 1 |
Otokoc Otomotiv | 1 |
Can Yucaoglu | 1 |
Revo Capital | 1 |
Ilker Sozdinler | 1 |
Burak Dayıoğlu | 1 |
Cihan Demir | 1 |
Akın İdil | 1 |
Omer Erkmen | 1 |
Erdem Yurdanur | 1 |
Idacapital | 1 |
Bilişim Vadisi | 1 |
Sina Afra | 1 |
Cem Tüfekçi | 1 |
212 | 1 |
An early-stage VC that backs, mainly but not limited to, Turkey & CEE's founders who work to disrupt the system for good.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- United States, Turkey, Latvia
Portfolio highlights
- Cubtale — Cubtale is a care guidance and coordination platform for your baby. You can track breastfeeding, vitamins, medicine, sleep, diaper changes, formula or pumped milk. You can analyze your baby's growth and compare it with health guidelines and share with doctors. You can schedule time with lactation and sleep experts.
- IDENFIT — Cloud based human resources software and workforce management. Idenfit online human resources and workforce management software brings a holistic approach to human resources functions and it helps you to review and manage hr processes all in one place. Idenfit is cloud based HR software for SMEs as well as international companies that have outgrownspreadsheets. We automate many of the most tedious HR functions and create time for you to do meaningful work. Whether you’re an employee trying to request time-off or an HR manager looking forward to grow and develop your company’s workforce, Idenfit is your all-in-one HR management solution.
- PulpoAR — PulpoAR provides omnichannel AR commerce virtual try-on solutions for beauty brands and e-commerce platforms.
Finberg is a corporate venture capital firm and a Fibabanka subsidiary. On March 1, 2018, the company was established.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Corporate Round
- Turkey, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Hayhay — Hayhay operates a mobile application that manages financial transactions. It provides an online tool that sends, receives, and processes different kinds of payments. Hayhay was founded in 2020 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Colendi — Credibility and microcredit platform
- Roamless — One eSIM, 60+ destinations. No plans, no expirations. Just easy, affordable, reliable mobile connectivity for travelers. Join the Roamless Revolution today.
F+ Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Fark Holding dedicated to evaluating and investing in technologies and business model innovations that are transforming our transportation systems. We support “A teams” by helping with customer acquisition and smart capital. F+ invests in innovative solutions, early stage disruptive technologies, startupswith technological value proposition and business model innovation. We seek to make late seed and series A investments in ambitious tech savvy teams building businesses.
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Investment focus
- Software, Manufacturing, Automotive
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Turkey, Estonia, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Optiyol — Optiyol helps freight and passenger transportation operations in cities have increased in volume due to e-commerce and increased urbanization. Legacy route optimization solutions can no longer handle the scale and complexity of these operations and require human intervention which results in overspending for fleet and energy costs and lowercustomer service levels due to late arrivals. Optiyol builds a self-learning optimization engine with comprehensive data models and algorithms to handle all real-life constraints for both efficient and practical route plans. Optiyol's team has over ten years of experience in algorithm engineering and software design with Ph.D. degrees from Georgia Tech.
- Büyütech — Democratizing the autonomy by changing the way of perception. We work for a world where your loved ones are safe on the roads we offer affordable and scalable products that will become the eyes of the millions.
- Saykal Electronics — Saykal develops and manufactures advanced technology in sensing, detection, and imaging systems for global-scale strategic and scalable industries, especially automotive.
Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network with more than 2,500 accredited investor members throughout 47 chapters on 3 continents.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- United States, India, Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- ALM Ortho — ALM Ortho, a Patient Matched Device Solutions Company
- Unibloom World — Unify targets with operational projects, make scenario simulations with cost impact in real time, compare new ideas, optimise actions and turn it into actionable projects with clear financial, regulations and business impact. Release burden from Sustainability Teams!
- AutoNxt Automation — Discover the future of sustainable farming with Autonxt Automations electric tractors and self-driving technology. Explore our innovative solutions today.
Melih is one of the pioneer Internet entrepreneurs in Turkey. Born in Istanbul, he studied Computer Engineering and MBA at Bogazici University. After one year of professional experience in Citibank, Melih founded yemeksepeti.com with his partners in 2000. Yemeksepeti.com became the online food delivery giant first in Turkey, and then in Middle Eastand Eastern Europe. As a co-founder, Melih has acted as CTO of the company until 2013 and as Board Member until May 2015, when the company was acquired by Delivery Hero writing one of the biggest Internet exit stories in the region.
Melih has been selected an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2007. Since 2011 he has been an active angel investor in internet and technology companies with more than 30 investments. He is one of the cofounders of Galata Business Angels, which is one of the first business angel networks in Turkey. He is a founding member of EO Turkey.
Melih lives in London now with his family and continues to invest in tech start-ups globally.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Mobile
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Deplike — Everyone can make music!
- UP School — UP School fills in the gap of female participation in society’s most important technology roles by offering free educational programs for women through technical education programs that train them in a specific area of technology. UP School launched two pilot programs in Robotic Process Automation and in Data Science, and have two activecorporate-sponsored programs in Data Analytics and Android Development in partnership with Ford Motor Company, and Akbank.Students who graduated from the program have been recruited by globally lead companies such as Ford Motor Company, Unilever, Siemens and Coca Cola Company.
- HotelRunner — HotelRunner is a cloud based hotel online sales and channel manager tool with an online marketing suite. Power your online sales now!
EGIAD Angels Investment Network is an entrepreneur support system established by Aegean Young Business People Association. Business and venture ideas that meet the specified criteria are presented to potential investors in the system, provided that they are transformed into business plans.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- Turkey, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
- DogGO — DogGO is a pet service app that uses a mobile application to offer safe and professional dog walking and grooming services to dog owners. It also offers its users a detailed profile of their pets, as well as an easy service request and tracking feature, smart and suitable matching, and 24/7 customer service to support all of their pet'sneeds. Their application has over 150,000 users and tens of thousands of pet profiles. Furthermore, by entering into agreements with corporate companies for their employees or users, they ensure that all pet families have access to DogGO when they need it.
- Albert Health — 50% of people with chronic diseases do not take medications as prescribed. Improper medication use, especially for elderly patients, leads to hospitalizations and costs insurers billions of dollars. Current apps in the market are too complicated and difficult to use for the elderly who suffer the most from chronic diseases. Albert is a voice-basedhealth assistant which is accessible through mobile app, Amazon Alexa and Google assistant. Our machine learning algorithms create a unique conversational medication management experience. Elderly patients don’t have to text anymore. They will talk with Albert to manage their medications in an easy and effortless way. Patients can easily track health measurements, keep medical diary and set pill reminder by voice command. Furthermore, “Caregiver Mode” allows family members to manage and monitor their relatives’ treatment remotely. Albert helps elderly patients to take the right dose at the right time and help insurers to have less medical expenses, more satisfied customers.
- artlabs — ART Labs introduces tailor-made AR-commerce. A specially designed, effortless, 3D-powered boost for eCommerce
Bedii Can Yucaoglu - Advisor @ Hesapkurdu
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Investment focus
- Marketplace, Mobile, Big Data
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- Tapu.com — Tapu.com has built the first managed real estate marketplace in Turkey and started selling from its first week of launch in 2015. Tapu.com is the first online real estate auction platform for the Turkish market, bringing many sellers like financial institutions, companies and individuals together with qualified buyers. Tapu.com has launched aneasy-to use platform that leverages the competitive bidding process on verified properties with a mission to make transactions easier and more transparent. Tapu.com has completed 4 major investment rounds from Earlybird Venture Capital and prominent Turkish angel investors.
- Garaj Sepeti — Garaj Sepeti leads the digital transformation of used car market in Turkey, 5th biggest used car market on the planet with more than 8m transactions per year. Our B2B and B2C marketplaces brings trust and convenience to car dealers and individuals while buying and selling cars.
- Vivense Home & Living — Vivense is a Turkish online furniture store that connects customers with furniture manufacturers. It offers a wide variety of furniture items such as sofas, chairs, tables, beds, dining tables, and more. Vivense allows clients to order their preferred furniture items online, and offers free delivery for certain products.
Early stage deep tech investor
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Software, Manufacturing
- Seed, Convertible Note, Series A
- Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Nextmol — Nextmol is your partner to accelerate chemicals discovery. Reduce time-to-market and get key insights about the behavior of your chemical molecules!
- Qubitrium — Explore innovative quantum solutions at Qubitrium. Elevate your journey with cutting-edge products, services, and trainings. Your quantum future...
- Meddenovo Drug Design — Meddenovo is at the forefront of AI-driven drug discovery, pioneering a specialized technology platform designed specifically for cyclic peptides. Our innovative approach leverages a unique blend of AI technologies and molecular modeling to significantly enhance the efficiency and success rates of drug development processes. Cyclic peptidesrepresent a groundbreaking class of compounds in pharmaceutical research. These molecules combine the best attributes of small molecules and large biologics, offering exceptional binding affinities, stability, and specificity. At Meddenovo, we are leaders in harnessing the potential of cyclic peptides, developing tailored solutions that push the boundaries of traditional drug discovery. Beyond small organic molecules, our expertise extends to peptide-based medicines and metal chelators, giving us a competitive edge in novel drug research and development. We excel in creating unique chemical spaces tailored to your needs and provide custom computational solutions for predicting drug resistance, elucidating biochemical reaction mechanisms, and conducting metal affinity analysis. At Meddenovo, we are dedicated to precision and reliability in drug discovery. Our approach reduces failure rates and improves outcomes, accelerating the journey from research to market. Our mission is to empower scientists worldwide with advanced, user-friendly AI tools, democratizing access to cutting-edge drug discovery technologies.
Angel Investor. Investing in Turkey (member of Sharks & Partners) & Switzerland (member of Business Angels Switzerland).
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Investment focus
- Marketplace, E-Commerce, Mobile
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- Mindsite — Mindsite provides e-commerce analytics. Easily monitor key metrics from price to visibility in real time. Increase your online sales.
- YapıRadar.com — YapıRadar.com is an online market place created for the exchange of goods and services between suppliers and contractors. It includes information on Project Authority, Stage Information of Construction, Project and Current Site Images, Location, Construction Area. YapıRadar.com was founded in 2018 and is based in Istanbul.
- Mizanplus Kitchens — Mizanplus Kitchens provides delivery service multi-brand dark store network.
Faruk Eczacıbaşı - Deputy Vice President of Eczacıbaşı @ KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center
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Investment focus
- iOS, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- Turkey, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Deplike — Everyone can make music!
- Podbee Media — Podbee Media primarily engages in the production of Podcasts.
- Good Sanitation Company — Good Sanitation Company provides a specific sanitation and hygiene solution for those in temporary accommodation environments.
Andrea T. Orlando is the Managing Partner in Italy at Startup Wise Guys.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Marketplace, SaaS
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Turkey, Poland, Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- TrustLynx — TrustLynx is a software solution that provides convenient and accessible tools to integrate electronic signing in daily operations of any organisation.
- Soundtracktor — Soundtracktor is a music licensing ecosystem. Artists - build a custom webstore to sell your tracks. Brands - find high-quality music to tell your story.
- Agrovisio — Agrovisio Official provides accurate, up-to-date and customized data and accurate forecasts to the agricultural sector's stakeholders.
Bilge Algul - Co-Founder @ Veacon
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Investment focus
- Big Data, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
- Seed
- Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- ELYT — Revolutionize customer loyalty with our modern solution; secure, scalable, and straightforward. Experience the future of customer interaction and, if you wish, open the doors of the Web3 era to your community.
Rolling Fund + Syndicate Model with Modest Capital for Early Stage Startup Investors. Invests $50K in problem-solution stage technology startups.
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
- Turkey, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Sorbil — Sorbil is a subscription based e-learning organization platform. Sorbil is a ed-tech company. It has 100+ courses in 4 main categories. The categories are foreign language, coding, career development and self development. Subscribers purchase either a monthly or yearly subscription to fully access all courses in the platform.
- OneNewOne — OneNewOne, which operates in the Human Resources vertical, uses artificial intelligence technology to classify and match the CV Pool in minutes and to enable artificial intelligence to do preliminary interviews using its "Smart Pre-Interview" module.
- Pangea VR — VR and Console Game Studio
A. Engin Utkan is Senior Salesforce Consultant | Flow Automation Expert | Application Architect
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Investment focus
- Art, AgTech, Farming
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- Salvor — These are the ideas and the philosophy behind Salvor.io; why it exists, how it will adapt to the newer ways of creation by forming a bridge between ideas and effort. Salvor is a combination of fresh understanding of contemporary digital arts and assets, adaptive of the new free economy, and a sustainable approach to new ways of doing creativebusiness taking advantage of the collective internet culture. We have the dreams, we have the talent and we have the will.
- Tarfin — Using its cloud-based platform and smart algorithms, Tarfin provides underbanked farmers with high-quality farm inputs and competitive point-of-sale financing. Tarfin is the winner of EFSE's 2016 Financial Inclusion Challenge.
- Makswin Real Estate Technologies, Inc. — Cutting-edge technological solutions aimed at data inconsistency and inefficiencies in the real estate industry.
Keiretsu Forum is a private equity investment network of angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate/institutional investors.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Turkey, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Abonesepeti — Abonesepeti is one and only subscription management platform in Turkey. While subscribers can make smart subscription decisions and easily manage their subscriptions, Service providers can easily gain incremental subscribers by using Abonesepeti’s online and offline sales platforms. Abonesepeti raised seeds round in 2017 via www.sirketortagim.comAngel Investor Ban. Up to Date; Abonesepeti generate 16x growth based on revenue and serves more than 1M subscribers.
- Hummingdrone — Hummingdrone provides cutting-edge autonomous drones and software solutions designed specifically for the solar energy industry.
- Interactive Loan — Interactive Loan provide financial assistance by providing trainings about credit, bond trading, or leasing methods.
Managing Partner at Innovera AS & Co-Founder AtarLabs AS
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Investment focus
- Big Data, Software, Analytics
- Seed, Angel
- Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- Audit Now — AuditNow is a software platform to modernize how internal audit teams collaborate and deliver results faster and more efficiently.
- heybooster — Heybooster is a provider of analytical tools to ecommerce companies to take better digital marketing decisions.
- Makswin Real Estate Technologies, Inc. — Cutting-edge technological solutions aimed at data inconsistency and inefficiencies in the real estate industry.
Otokoc Otomotiv is an automotive retailer, car rental, and car sharing company that provides all automotive-related solutions.
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Investment focus
- Big Data, Internet, Automotive
- Corporate Round
- Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- iUGO Technology — iUGO Technology promotes vehicle tech to transform driver, vehicle & infrastructure data into real-time actionable intelligence. This technology collects road and vehicle data via myIUGO device data clustering and machine learning. It also has a multi-dimensional digital mapping using vehicle data and predictive traffic/road conditionswhere route prediction and driver behavior are analyzed..
Can Yucaoglu
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Investment focus
- Mobile, Big Data, Automotive
- Seed
- Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- Garaj Sepeti — Garaj Sepeti leads the digital transformation of used car market in Turkey, 5th biggest used car market on the planet with more than 8m transactions per year. Our B2B and B2C marketplaces brings trust and convenience to car dealers and individuals while buying and selling cars.
Operational venture capital firm that invests across Turkey, Eastern Europe & Baltics in seed to Series B rounds.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- ikas — Start selling online with the new generation e-commerce platform ikas. Increase your sales and experience international commerce.
- Roamless — One eSIM, 60+ destinations. No plans, no expirations. Just easy, affordable, reliable mobile connectivity for travelers. Join the Roamless Revolution today.
- Midas — Midas is the first neobroker of Turkey, providing zero commission Turkish and American stocks.
Ilker Sozdinler is the Founder, CEO of United Payment.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Retail, Big Data
- Seed, Funding Round
- Turkey, United States
Portfolio highlights
- ELYT — Revolutionize customer loyalty with our modern solution; secure, scalable, and straightforward. Experience the future of customer interaction and, if you wish, open the doors of the Web3 era to your community.
- EasyCep — EasyCep, marketplace for refurbished electronics devices was founded in 2018 by Mehmet Akif Özdemir and İsmail Dinçer. Easycep makes it easier for consumers to sell their used electronic devices online. Also, it makes easier for consumers to find and buy professionally refurbished smartphones, tablets, computers and other some electronic devices aswell as 12 month warranty and at up to 70% of their original prices. With the prolongation of electronic products, EasyCep refurbishes them and offers them with a 12-month warranty.
- ikas — Start selling online with the new generation e-commerce platform ikas. Increase your sales and experience international commerce.
Dayioglu holds a BSc and MSc in Computer Engineering and holds CISSP, CSSLP, CRISC, CIPT certificates with a strong technology background. He is an active angel investor.
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Investment focus
- Big Data, Software, Analytics
- Seed, Angel, Convertible Note
- Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- Audit Now — AuditNow is a software platform to modernize how internal audit teams collaborate and deliver results faster and more efficiently.
- heybooster — Heybooster is a provider of analytical tools to ecommerce companies to take better digital marketing decisions.
- Makswin Real Estate Technologies, Inc. — Cutting-edge technological solutions aimed at data inconsistency and inefficiencies in the real estate industry.
Cihan Demir is the Founder & CEO of Finartz. He previously worked at mypat as a Co-Founder. Cihan Demir attended Maltepe University.
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Investment focus
- Big Data, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
- Seed
- Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- ELYT — Revolutionize customer loyalty with our modern solution; secure, scalable, and straightforward. Experience the future of customer interaction and, if you wish, open the doors of the Web3 era to your community.
Akın İDİL is a Co-Founder at Veacon.
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Investment focus
- Big Data, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
- Seed
- Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- ELYT — Revolutionize customer loyalty with our modern solution; secure, scalable, and straightforward. Experience the future of customer interaction and, if you wish, open the doors of the Web3 era to your community.
Omer Erkmen is the co-founder at Yeni Nesil Kafası. Omer Erkmen attended UC Santa Barbara.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Analytics
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Salvor — These are the ideas and the philosophy behind Salvor.io; why it exists, how it will adapt to the newer ways of creation by forming a bridge between ideas and effort. Salvor is a combination of fresh understanding of contemporary digital arts and assets, adaptive of the new free economy, and a sustainable approach to new ways of doing creativebusiness taking advantage of the collective internet culture. We have the dreams, we have the talent and we have the will.
- WeFarm — WeFarm maintains vacant fields for you and converts them into productive farms.
- Mindsite — Mindsite provides e-commerce analytics. Easily monitor key metrics from price to visibility in real time. Increase your online sales.
Erdem Yurdanur - Founder & Director @ Admost
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Investment focus
- Mobile, Advertising, Marketplace
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Turkey, United States, Brazil
Portfolio highlights
- Ulak — [ENG] ULAK is a mobile app, that helps you find nearby couriers and place a custom order. With ULAK, the nearest courier to your location is directed to you, serves with the shipment you choose, app displays the instant location information until your shipment is delivered, shares delivery details with you, securely collects your payment from yourcredit card and completes the transaction. If you wish, you can get service with cash payment as well...[TUR] ULAK akıllı telefonlar üzerinde çalışan, motorlu kuryeye ihtiyacı olanlarla, güvenilir motorlu kuryeleri buluşturan bir mobil uygulamadır. ULAK ile size en yakın kuryeyi çağırarak gönderinizi yapabilir veya özel sipariş verebilirsiniz. ULAK ile bulunduğunuz konuma en yakın kurye size yönlendirilir, seçeceğiniz gönderi şekli ile hizmet verir, gönderiniz teslim edilene kadar anlık konum bilgisini gösterir, teslimat detaylarını size iletir, ödemenizi güvenli bir şekilde kredi kartınızdan tahsil eder, işlemi tamamlar. Dilerseniz nakit ödeme seçeneği ile hizmet alabilirsiniz.
- Charmy — Charmy is a music social media site available online. Users can create playlists, share photos, and search for songs they prefer.
- Tiramisu — TIRAMISU MOBILE GAME STUDIO
idacapital Innovation Fund is the first Impact Fund in Turkey investing across technology-enabled business verticals in Health Tech, Financial Inclusion, Edu Tech, Clean Tech, Agro Tech in and around Turkey.
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Investment focus
- Logistics, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- MentalUp — Educational games for kids of all ages. Choose from over 150+ fun and engaging award-winning games. Easy-To-Use. 100% Free + No Ads. Play Now!
- DIGINAK.COM — DIGINAK.COM is a state of art "Digital Transportation Platform". The platform generates spot transportation service for SMEs via online platform. The platform creates 30 days late payment option, Credit Cart Payment alternative, all risk insurance and 7/24 CRM.
- PayWall — PayWall is a payment orchestration platform that empowers businesses to streamline their payment processes and maximize efficiency. With advanced subscription management, PayRoute, PayJump, PayBalancer, PayWatch, centralized card storage, marketplace and alternative payment methods, PayWall offers end-to-end control over payment methods. Byreducing operational burdens and directly increasing profitability, PayWall enables businesses to manage payments at a micro scale.
Bilişim Vadisi is a technology development zone in Turkey that ensures the production of high-value-added products and new technologies.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Turkey, Germany, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Büyütech — Democratizing the autonomy by changing the way of perception. We work for a world where your loved ones are safe on the roads we offer affordable and scalable products that will become the eyes of the millions.
- Alternatif SuperApp — Alternatif SuperApp provides digital wallet services and offers a secure mobile payment gateway. People can utilize the campaigns, use the digital wallets of numerous brands in a single application, and make secure QR code payments with the Alternatif SuperApp. Users of Alternatif SuperApp can shop quickly and without standing in line, share awallet for the amount and duration they choose, and take advantage of the campaigns.
- MotionWorks — Motionworks make the forefront of a new era in television, harnessing the power of innovative video and ad technologies to transform the way TV programming is consumed and monetized. We are not simply upgrading the old system; we are completely redesigning it. We are integrating the fragmented views of TV on different screens into a unified,tailored experience for each viewer with our end-to-end video services and integrated advertising solutions. Our patented technology bridges the gap between linear and digital impressions, providing marketers with a single picture and unprecedented control. As a result, the viewer experience is smoother and more engaging, and advertising is more effective and efficient. We're not just improving the viewer experience by reinventing how we consume and monetize TV content; we're also saving money.
Sina is a Serial Entrepreneur. His latest endeavor is Tiko which he founded and serves as CEO. Before that he was the Founder of Markafoni, the first Online Fashion site of Turkey. Markafoni became also the first Turkish internet company expanding beyond the borders of Turkey: Markafoni launched sites in Australia, Ukraine, Greece and Polandbetween 2009 and 2011. Sina served until 2014 as Chairman and CEO. The Naspers Group acquired in July 2011 a majority stake at Markafoni and signed for one of the biggest deals in the Turkish internet. Sina is also an active Business Angel and invests in early stage start-ups. He is the President of the Entrepreneur Foundation and Endeavor Turkey Board (2013-2017).Sina has been elected as the “Internet Entrepreneur of the Year” and “Business Angel of the Year” in Turkey. Markafoni won several awards: “Best Web Start-up 2011” and “Best Online Fashion Site in 2011, 2012 and 2013”. The Wired UK magazin elected in 2012 and 2013 Markafoni to the hottest 100 companies in Europe. Sina was also selected (2014 & 2015) to the Top 100 most influential tech people Europe. In 2016 he was selected as one of Top 100 most influential tech people in the World (Wired Magazine). Forbes Magazin elected him to the "Brightest Minds" alive in Turkey (2019).Prior to Markafoni, Sina spent more than 5 years with eBay and 12 years with KPMG. Sina received a "Diplom Kaufmann" from Münster University and joined later Harvard Business School. He speaks five languages. His passion goes with his family and esports where he is the President of "1907 Fenerbahçe esports” team - a professional esports team in the TCL. He shares his thoughts on eCommerce in his personal blog www.sinaafra.com and on twitter (sinaafra).
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- Turkey, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Vagon — Vagon is your personal high-performance computer on the cloud. Start Vagon instantly and run all challenging software from any device, anywhere.
- Mowico — Mowico, an online no-code eCommerce app maker, enables eCommerce businesses to create Android and IOS mobile apps with unlimited customization.
- Firefly — Firefly is the next-gen car advertising solution, featuring taxi and rideshare top advertising, in-car advertising, holograms, car wraps and more.
Cem Tüfekçi
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Investment focus
- Machine Learning, Analytics, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Turkey
Portfolio highlights
- Reengen — Dedicated software to help you manage your carbon, ESG and energy data
- Lifemote — Detect home wi-fi issues with AI-powered Lifemote cloud analytics. Proactively solve wireless network performance problems before your customers complain.
- incir.com — Incir is a Turkish internet marketing tech infrastructure provider that develops e-commerce systems and related services such as domain name registration, operations support, stock payment infrastructure, free marketing training, virtual POS, and more. Incir was founded in July 2012.
We back bold entrepreneurs building legendary companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Getmobil — Getmobill offers services in refurbished devices and their sale and resale.
- Wellbees — Wellbees is a corporate wellbeing platform working to change the way we work. Wellbees' main value proposition for HR is offering a "one -stop-shop experience for all things employee wellbeing" saving HR time and money. Wellbees has powerful social functions such as challenges, clubs, events that help employees get the inspirationnecessary for sustainable behavior change on top of its functions such as online expert calls and wellbeing content.
- RemotePass — RemotePass makes it easy to hire, onboard & pay your global team in full compliance, giving you everything you need to support them
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