# Top 35 Biotechnology Angel Investors in Turkey in June 2026

## Candan Karabagli
- Type: Angel
- Location: The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Retail, Analytics, Biopharma

Candan Karabagli - Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı, CHAIRMAN @ GS Yuasa

## M. Cengiz Aydın
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology

M. Cengiz Aydın

## Osman Alp Arli
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Osman Alp Arli

## Okan Erol
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, AgTech, Ad Exchange

Okan co-founded Wordego and as CEO leads the company’s strategic, executive and managerial efforts. His executive management experience includes working as a Business Development Manager for French Chamber of Commerce, CEO for Imerys Minerals, CEO for Esen Minerals, and CEO for Steno Energy. Okan holds a BS degree in Computer Engineering fromGalatasaray University, an MBA from Sorbonne University and a PhD degree in Finance & Banking from Kadir Has University.

## Hale Umul
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Biotechnology, Local, AgTech

Hale Umul

## Naci Top&ccedil;uo&#287;lu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Convertible Note
- Focus: Retail, Analytics, Biopharma

Naci Topçuoğlu is a Chairman of Istcapital. He previously worked as Vice President at Kasmir Hali.

## Ömer Aras
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Retail, Biopharma, Marketing

Ömer Aras

## Aytul Ercil
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology

Aytul Ercil - Partner & CEO @ Vispera

## Kaan Akın
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1

Tech investor, startup mentor and founder of Hackquarters Startup Accelerator. He is involved with corporate accelerator programs.

## Yasemin Mistikoglu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant
- Focus: AgTech, Life Science, Biotechnology

Yasemin Mistikoglu

## Bülent Aksu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Wellness, Biotechnology

Bülent Aksu

## Zeynep Seval
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Venture - Series Unknown
- Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology

Zeynep Seval

## Selami Düz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Venture - Series Unknown
- Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology

Selami Düz

## Muharrem Usta
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Venture - Series Unknown
- Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology

Muharrem Usta

## Mert Erdoğmuş
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Venture - Series Unknown
- Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology

Mert Erdoğmuş

## Nalan Uysal
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Software, Biotechnology

Nalan Uysal

## Erman Turan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: CRM, Apps, Mobile

Erman Turan is an investor at Ekmob.

## Sait Atınç
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Medical Device

Sait Atinç graduated from METU Industrial Engineering Department in 1976. Between 1977-1979 at Türkiye İş Bankası; He worked in the field of education at SEGEM Industrial Training and Development Center between 1980-1982. He moved to the production sector in 1982 and served in different management positions in companies operating in the automotiveand defense industries. He worked as a manager in Production Planning, Project Management, Human Resources and Quality Systems at Türk Traktör, Hema Dişli and Roketsan for 25 years. During this period, he managed various projects in the fields of management information systems and human resources management. Between 1982-1994, he took part in various commissions of the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers and was a member of the editorial board of periodicals. Between 2000-2012, he gave trainings in the seminars of Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, Metal Employers' Union and similar professional organizations. Since 2008, he has been serving as a management consultant to institutions in the fields of "Materials Management", "Management Information Systems", "Human Resources Management" and "Quality Systems Management".

## Huseyin Karayagiz
- Type: Angel
- Location: Yeniköy, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, AgTech, Battery

Huseyin Karayagiz

## Ali Emre
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Medical Device

Ali Emre, Arthur Andersen Turkey and NCR PDR Group founded in 1989, after working in Turkey. Initially tmı of Turkey's leading training and consulting firm founded by then Ali Emre group as its licensors, and is positioned as a first in its field.PDR Group, as organic and strategic partnerships, Turkey buying in and out and / orinorganic mergers road widened, and after some changes and additions, each continues to operate as a synergistic companies that carry out training and consultancy activities in their area.Ali Emre; He works on the advisory boards of different companies, and in his studies with stakeholders who aim to grow their business and take them to the next level, focusing on growth, increasing efficiency and competitive advantage, advises institutions on achieving results.

## Kerim Kotan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Software, VoIP

Kerim Kotan

## Berkay Mollamustafaoglu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Analytics

Berkay Mollamustafaoglu is the Co-Founder & CEO at OpsGenie. Prior to OpsGenie, Berkay was the CEO of iFountain, and held roles at several technology and consulting companies including Netuitive, Smarts, Ernst & Young, and Predictive Systems. Berkay holds a degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from METU.

## Ozlem Tumer Eke
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant
- Focus: AgTech, Life Science, Biotechnology

Ozlem Tumer Eke is an angel Investor.

## Sedat Eryilmaz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy

Sedat Eryilmaz is an angel investor based in Turkey.

## Temel Güzeloğlu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology

Temel Güzeloğlu

## Münteha Adalı
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant
- Focus: AgTech, Baby, Farming

Münteha Adalı is an angel investor.

## Yalin Karadogan
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, AgTech, Energy

Yalin is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team, responsible for Cinven's Limited Partners in EMEA.  At Cinven, he has also worked on a number of transactions, including Allegro and Pronet. Prior to joining Cinven, Yalin spent eight years with J.P. Morgan Partners, in New York and London, completing a number of buyout, growthequity, and venture capital investments in a variety of sectors across Western and Eastern Europe. Previously, he was with Chase Manhattan Bank in New York.

## Ali Rıza Babaoğlan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: TV, CRM, Apps

I am a business professional since 2008 and a financial investor since 2015, having strategic positions in several scale-up tech companies/startups and real-estate assets. I continue to invest in the tech domain with a focus on SaaS solutions for B2B and B2C markets, and real estate options in developing markets with ROI targets.Grow inEMEA, the company I started in 2015, focuses on East Europe, Turkey, and the Middle East markets mostly for tech and real estate options and portfolio management. Also, my team provides market access services to Baltics, Turkey, and UAE / Saudi and gives investment advisory services.Prior to the investment focus, I worked in Linkedin EMEA Headquarter where I hold Director of Turkish Speaking Territory in Dublin, Ireland. Before, I have been with SAP AG and IBM in Turkey. I also give speeches at local and global investment events. I gave keynotes on ARAB NET in Lebanon, IT Arena in Ukraine, Rise Up Summit in Egypt, and NEXT in Germany. I also spoke at several closed corporate events of Roche, VESTEL, SAP AG, DenizBank, Turkish Economy Ministry, Turkish Exporters Assembly, Bakioğlu Holding, and AGT.Now, I am living in Tallinn, Estonia.Email: alib@growinemea.com
Web: https://alibabaoglan.com
Photos: https://gie.investments/my-photos

## Ebru Dorman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: Health Care, Apps, Fitness

Ebru Dorman

## Mehmet Sacit Sungu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, Apps, Local

Mehmet Sacit Sungu

## Sena Nomak
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology

Sena Nomak is the Co-Founder and COO at RS Research.

## Demir Karaaslan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Biotechnology, Sustainability, Natural Resources

Demir Karaaslan is a private investor.

## Meltem Aydın
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: AgTech, Life Science, Biotechnology

Meltem Aydın is an angel investor.

## Eren N. Sarıkaya
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Medical, Robotics, Biotechnology

Eren N. Sarıkaya

## Erdem Gülen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Local, Mobile, Medical

I am who I am.
