# Top 50 Biotechnology Startup Investors in Turkey in June 2026 ## TRANGELS - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology Early Stage Investment Fund and Network ## 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 ## Diffusion Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Capital Partners (DCP) is Turkey's leading Venture Capital fund manager with a focus on deep-tech opportunities. ## M. Cengiz Aydın - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology M. Cengiz Aydın ## ACT Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Biotechnology Early stage deep tech investor ## Istcapital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Capelle Aan Den Ijssel, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Beauty, Gaming ISTcapital is a family office-backed venture capital firm partnering with exceptional founders to build early-stage, global technology companies. ## Alesta Yatırım - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Ales Venture Capital Investment Trust Inc. 100% Escort Technology Investment Co., Ltd. was established in late 2012 as a subsidiary of an investment company subject to the Capital Markets Board legislation.Their target audience was primarily started to produce products or services are targeted at companies with existing customers and growth.However, the product or service to switch to the sales and marketing process, although in need of ready finance companies also take interest in Their initiative. ## 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. ## Sente Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Convertible Note, Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software Sente is a Chicago-based startup investment and innovation platform. Sente searches the world for the most high-potential startups and helps them scale through unprecedented guidance, support, and connections. ## Naci Topçuoğlu - 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. ## APY Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology APY Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology startups. ## Maxis - Type: VC Fund - Location: Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce Private Equity Investment arm of Isbank ## Eczacıbasi Momentum - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Medical Device, Information Technology, Baby Eczacıbaşı Momentum invested in three venture companies and a venture capital fund; Their goal is to invest US$30 million over the next five years as they continue to partner with funds and startups that shape the new normal of modern life, focusing on well-being, consumption, and home-living. ## Hale Umul - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Biotechnology, Local, AgTech Hale Umul ## Ömer Aras - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Retail, Biopharma, Marketing Ömer Aras ## Temel Güzeloğlu - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology Temel Güzeloğlu ## 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. ## Münteha Adalı - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant - Focus: AgTech, Baby, Farming Münteha Adalı is an angel investor. ## 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. ## Yasemin Mistikoglu - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant - Focus: AgTech, Life Science, Biotechnology Yasemin Mistikoglu ## Erman Turan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: CRM, Apps, Mobile Erman Turan is an investor at Ekmob. ## Ali Rıza Babaoğlan - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, 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 ## Bülent Aksu - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Beauty, Wellness, Biotechnology Bülent Aksu ## Hatcher+ - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care Hatcher+ is a data-driven venture capital firm that uses AI and machine learning-based technologies to identify early-stage opportunities in partnership with leading accelerators and investors, worldwide. ## 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". ## Arya Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, SaaS, Beauty Arya GSYF is Turkiye's first and only venture capital fund focused on gender balance. With a commitment to high returns and high impact, it offers unique ## 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. ## Fark Labs - Type: VC Fund - Location: Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Energy Fark Labs is a global innovation and transformation hub that aims to build a better future for all. We help entrepreneurs, startups, corporations, and investors transform into more connected, innovative, and future-ready versions of themselves so they have a positive impact on the world. We apply an investment portfolio approach to our innovationstrategy, touching all stages of the startup lifecycle from incubator to investor in Turkey, which is strengthened by our strong global network of regional accelerators and VC partners in our key global geographies. We use this approach for our 4 focus verticals: mobility, life sciences, sustainable lifestyle, and emerging technologies, which we call our curiosity cabinet.We back change-makers who transform industries and create new ones. Our sweet spot is investing early, and we continue to provide support and investment up to Series A. We envision a better future by championing entrepreneurship, innovation, and frontier technologies that transform legacy businesses and build future-proof startups.We also drive innovation and transformation through collaborative intelligence. We build a unique ecosystem that connects difference-makers, leading corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies across our 4 verticals. ## Pragma - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Bitcoin, Education Pragma is an investment banking company that offers various financial advisory services. ## Gen Pharmaceuticals - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Gen - Making a difference with our products in Rare Diseases, Neurology, Pediatrics, Hematology, Oncology, Endocrinology, Nephrology. ## Teknoloji Yatirim - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, Analytics, Machine Learning Teknoloji Yatırım is the first actor investing in early-stage technology companies in Turkey. Aiming at preparing the venture capital ecosystem for new players, Teknoloji Yatırım designs, develops and manages innovative tools to meet the financing needs of technology companies in the early and growth stages. What We Do: - Direct Investments: Wemake equity investments to technology companies having internationalization potential. - Co-Investments and Follow-on Investments: We make co-investments and follow-on investments to technology companies at scaling and growth stages, together with other Venture Capital Funds. - Consultancy Services: We offer consultancy solutions in the design, implementation and management of innovative investment tools and models. ## Ebru Dorman - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: Health Care, Apps, Fitness Ebru Dorman ## Boğaziçi Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Gaming, Information Technology Boğaziçi Ventures has been established in 2015 with the purpose of supporting entrepreneurship to take their global success to a next level. We aim to invest in technology start-ups which have talented teams by providing business models and looking for funds and mentoring support for future exponential growth.BV Growth fund will only focus on thetechnology startups established in Turkey at the growth stage while having the ambition to get into the global market.BV Crypto fund will be closed with a minimum fund size of $50M to invest in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. People are interested in investing in cryptocurrency, especially new initial coin offerings (ICO), but they don’t know which one is reliable. We have an extremely capable team dedicated to cryptocurrency. Our analysts search hundreds of ICO projects, follow their communication, investigate the commitment of their teams, make interviews and if they have a chance, even visit them at their locations to give a much better decision. ## Ozlem Petek Hun - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Film, Software, Biotechnology Ozlem Petek Hun ## İTÜNOVA - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Medical Device İTÜNOVA Technology Transfer Office (TTO) offers academic studies and new technologies developed in Istanbul Technical University (ITU) to the benefit of the industry to meet their and help with the development of Turkey by adding value. ## 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. ## Ahmet Ramiz - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Beauty, Wellness, Biotechnology Ahmet Ramiz ## Techmine - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Baby, Medical, Biotechnology Techmine is an Investment firm. ## Emine Erdem - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology Emine Erdem ## Kerim Kotan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Software, VoIP Kerim Kotan ## Volkan Öngüç - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Delivery Service, Food and Beverage Volkan Onguc co-founded TRAngels Angel Investment Network. He is Omni-Channel Sales Strategy Director at PepsiCo, Turkey. During 15 years of corporate experience, he has successfully managed teams in Trade Marketing, Insight, Revenue Management, and Business development at FMCG and cosmetics companies like PepsiCo & L'Oreal. ## TT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence TT Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Turk Telekom. ## 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. ## Mehmet Sacit Sungu - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Apps, Local Mehmet Sacit Sungu ## SOSV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment. ## Eren N. Sarıkaya - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Medical, Robotics, Biotechnology Eren N. Sarıkaya ## Founder One - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: EdTech, Software, Health Care Founder One makes investment at the idea and seed stage in initiatives with measurable impact goals. ## Aytul Ercil - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology Aytul Ercil - Partner & CEO @ Vispera ## Kosgeb - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence Kosgeb is a government body dedicated to helping SMEs in their development through a variety of activities and services. They provide up to 6 million liras in support of SMEs in Turkey that would manufacture imported goods utilizing domestic and national resources.