# Top 50 Community Startup Investors in Turkey in June 2026

## Aslanoba Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software

Aslanoba Capital is an early stage investor in tech startups in Turkey and the US. The company invests in startups pursuing disruptive ideas in areas such as marketplaces, e-commerce, mobile, classifieds, content, and SaaS with a consideration of investment between $0.25 million and $2 million.Aslanoba was founded in 2013 and is based inIstanbul, Turkey.

## Omer Hayrı Erkmen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Analytics, E-Commerce

Omer Erkmen is the co-founder at Yeni Nesil Kafası. Omer Erkmen attended UC Santa Barbara.

## Earlybird Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Founded in 1997, Earlybird is a pan-European VC investor backing tech-enabled companies and investing in their growth and development. Funds include Earlybird, Earlybird Health, Growth Opportunities.

## KAYA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Internet

We are committed to supporting founders at every stage of their journey, from studio projects and pre-seed through to Series A and follow-ons.

## Joachim Behrendt
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Social Media

Joachim Behrendt is the Head of the Advisory Board at Vali Berlin.

## Ahu Serter
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Transportation

Ahu Serter is the Founder and President of Fark Labs. She previously worked at FARHYM Vehicle Interiors as a Head of Management Committee, Board Member. Ahu Serter attended Pace University.

## APY Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

APY Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology startups.

## MITON
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet

Company builders operating from Czech Republic and focusing on Central and Eastern Europe. We prefer building consumer facing businesses and have the most fun around marketplaces and e-commerce in general.

## Münteha Adalı
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Grant
- Focus: AgTech, Baby, Farming

Münteha Adalı is an angel investor.

## Protos Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Mobile Apps, Beauty, Fashion

Protos Venture Capital is a funding company that is focused on internet businesses in Poland. It also includes mobile projects based on Software-as-a-Service, marketplace, lead-generator, and e-commerce sectors.
Protos Venture Capital is based in Warszawa, Poland.

## Deniz Alexandra Duygu
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Baby, Children, E-Commerce

Deniz Alexandra Duygu

## Volkan Bicer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Online Games, Mobile, Software

Volkan Biçer is the co-founder of Mobilike, a mobile advertisement network.Bicer’e employment history includes his time as product manager of Turkcell’s mobile marketing and advertising department, and community manager at Yahoo, Turkey.Bicer holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from Boğaziçi University and an MBAfrom Galatasaray University.

## Sina Afra
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet

Sina Afra is the CEO and Founder of Tiko. He previously worked at Markafoni as a CEO and Founder. Sina Afra attended the University of Münster.

## TRANGELS
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology

Early Stage Investment Fund and Network

## Varol Civil
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Baby, SaaS

Varol Civil - General Manager @ Türk Ekonomi Bankası

## BIC Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Angel, Seed
- Focus: Internet, SaaS, Software

BIC Angels is an investment firm that provides venture capital for startups engaged in the internet sector. It is primarily focused on companies engaged in SaaS, location-based services, and mobile applications. The Company's early-stage investment ranges from $25,000 to $1,000,000. BIC Angels is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

## Nevzat Aydın
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce

Nevzat Aydın is the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, the first and biggest online food delivery portal in Turkey.Born in 1976 in İstanbul, Nevzat Aydın completed his secondary education at the Bursa Anatolian High School. Following his graduation from Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering, he went to the United States where he receivedhis MBA at the University of San Francisco in Silicon Valley.During his stay in the United States, Aydın followed the latest developments on e-trade before he returned to Turkey in 2000 to launch his project, Yemeksepeti.com. Serving as the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, Nevzat Aydın introduced a brand new dimension to e-trade in Turkey.In 2007, Yemeksepeti.com was selected the “Endeavor Entreprenur” by Endeavor Turkey. Aydin was also selected the “Most Successful Turkish Young Entrepreneur” by the CNBC-e Business magazine in 2010 for his successful work since the foundation of Yemeksepeti.com.As the founder and CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, which celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2012, he won the first prize in 2011 in the “Male Entrepreneur of the Year” category at the “Businesspeople of the Year” survey conducted by the Ekonomist magazine among nearly 3,000 business people.Aydin is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Supreme Board of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, and a founding member of Galata Business Angels.Aydın was one of the 150 entrepreneurs invited from all over the world to the Entrepreneurship Summit held by US President Barack Obama on April 26-27, 2010.He was also among the speakers at the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) Conference, which is deemed as one of the world's most prestigious conferences with its content on innovation and developments in the digital world. He is also an editorial advisor of GQ Turkey, one of the 5 “dragons” of the Dragons’ Den Turkey show, and a Board Member of Trabzonspor sports club.

## Umur Özal
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Baby, Rental, Retail

Umur Özal is an angel investor.

## Doruk Pala
- Type: Angel
- Location: Izmir, Izmir, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Wedding, Events, Big Data

Doruk Pala

## Eric Chen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Mobile, Software, Information Technology

Eric Chen is a Co-Founder and Partner at OVO Fund. Eric previously worked at Uj Ventures as a Founder. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Stanford University.Eric Chen is an experienced technology investor focusing on early stage Internet and enterprise IT opportunities in the US and China. Eric started Uj Ventures,an angel fund based in Palo Alto formed to incubate and fund seed stage opportunities. Uj Ventures has made 25 investments in technology startups including Palantir, RoboteX, Kiwi Crate, Context Logic and other promising startups. As a partner with venture capital firm WI Harper for five years, Eric led investments in technology companies that spanned both China and the US including ooma, Laszlo, PMC, and EditGrid. He is currently a Venture Partner with WI Harper and an advisor to Matrix Partners China.Eric has a wide-ranging background and is an entrepreneur in his own right. He co-founded an Internet startup, worked as an executive at a high growth technology company, incubated and launched a double bottom line investment fund in DC and pulled all-nighters on Wall Street as an investment banker.

## Kivilcim Cayli
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Travel, Leisure, Internet

Cayli began his career in 2000 and held various positions for Roche, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, and Turev. Founded and led two healthcare companies (Idea and Invivo) and two consultancy companies (Kanvas and Biovenka).He holds a BSc and an MBA, both from Middle East Technical University (aka ODTU).As a seasoned investor, he has 8personal investments including British, Irish, American, Swedish, and Turkish companies, and serves on the Board of some. He also consults startups on behalf of TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific & Technological Research Council). He is a member of BIC Angels and GAIN Global.

## Ibrahim Ulukaya
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: AgTech, Gaming, Farming

Ibrahim Ulukaya

## Ata Uzunhasan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, Manufacturing

Ata Uzunhasan - Managing Director @ Galata Business Angels

## European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt
- Focus: Financial Services, Banking, Finance

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invests in changing lives. Through our financial investments, business services and work on policy reform, we're doing more than ever before to build open, market economies across 3 continents.

## STC Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series C, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Fashion, Developer APIs, Professional Services

STC Ventures is an independently managed venture capital fund whose anchor investor is the Saudi Telecom Company. Our goal is to empower entrepreneurs to create market leading technology businesses. We are focused on equity investments that will help to build leading companies in the information technology, telecommunications, and digitalmedia/entertainment sectors. One of the key objectives of our fund is to support the development of innovative technology companies in the GCC, wider MENA region and Turkey, in addition to funding globally minded international companies seeking capital and access to the MENA region.

## Erinç Özada
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Baby, Gaming

Erinç Özada is an angel investor.

## Altay Tinar
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: CRM, Apps, Software

Altay Tinar - Co-Founder & CEO @ Yuvako

## Safa Rashtchy
- Type: Angel
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Health Care, Software

Safa Rashtchy is the founding Managing Partner of Think + Ventures and a a Silicon Valley investor, advisor, and trendspotter. Safa and sits on the
boards of several start-ups and global organizations. Safa has been an Investor/Advisor in AppliedBoard, Angellist, Bina Technologies (acq. by Roche) , Uber, OpenGov, Payjoy, Nimble VR (acq. byFacebook), Signifyd, CleverSense (acq. by Google) and many other investments. Overall, Safa has invested in 30 start-ups, with six exists all to public companies. Safa has pioneered the concept of "Consumer Value Proposition" and the Four-Stage Investment Research Model.From 1997 to 2007, Safa was a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst focused on
Internet media and marketing, and the Lead China analyst at Piper Jaffray and Company. He led the firm’s expansion efforts in the Internet industry and its expansion to China, as well as active involvements with leading Web 2.0 companies. Safa’s current investment portfolio consists of companies focused on Digital Health,
consumer, media, and technology innovations, with deep attention to the
the value proposition for the users.

## Wamda Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology

We are a leading venture capital firm in Dubai, UAE, focused on supporting entrepreneurs in the MENA region at the seed- and early-stage building great companies.

## Kültepe Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kayseri, Kayseri, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

Kültepe Investment was established by 20 investors within the Erban Angel Investor Network to improve the investment climate of Central Anatolia and to make Kayseri a unique and unique center of attraction for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs.

## Q Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Podcast, Blockchain, Social Media

Q Angels is an angel investment firm that contributes to the growth of startups.

## Mehmet Onarcan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Internet, Social Media

Mehmet Onarcan is the Founder of Mentors Network Turkey. He previously worked at Project House as an Advisory Board Member - Digital Transformation. Mehmet Onarcan attended Yildiz Technical University.

## Kaan Boyner
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Baby

Kaan Boyner is an angel investor.

## Huseyin Karayagiz
- Type: Angel
- Location: Yeniköy, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, AgTech, Battery

Huseyin Karayagiz

## 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

## Carman Chan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

Carman Chan is one of the top 5 Women to watch in Asia Tech (Nikkei Asian Review). She is a veteran in the technology industry with decades of experience as an entrepreneur with multiple exits, a tech columnist and a globally recognized venture capitalist.Carman is the founder of Click Ventures, a global early stage venture capital firm. ClickVentures has grown into a leading investment manager, and two of its funds are featured as Top 5 Seed Fund (Vintage 2003-2015) in the world and Top 4 Funds to Watch by Preqin respectively. Click Ventures' investments include Spotify (ipo), Docusign(ipo), Palantir, Memebox and Youappi.

## Deniz Güvenen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Izmir, Izmir, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Wedding, Events, Big Data

Deniz Güvenen

## Techmine
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Baby, Medical, Biotechnology

Techmine is an Investment firm.

## Levent Kuşgöz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Baby, Gaming, Children

Levent Kuşgöz

## WePlay Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Video Games, Gaming, PC Games

We are a Gaming VC that invests in early-stage game studios in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We invest in early-stage Mobile, PC, Console and Web game

## Technology & Innovation Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jersey, Arkansas, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Baby, SaaS, Mobile

Technology & Innovation Fund was added in 2013.

## RePie Asset Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, E-Commerce

RE-PIE is Turkey's first alternative asset management company that was authorized by Capital Markets Board of Turkey to establish real estate investment funds in 2015. With our top-quality management team that has many years of professional experience in various markets, it is our privilege to serve our investors to generate best in classinvestment returns in accordance with their risk perceptions and return expectations in line with our well-structured investment process and risk management guidelines. We aim to provide new funding opportunities and resources for Turkish Capital Markets in order to enable new investments and to grow steadily by increasing our fund size with wide range of products in various asset classes.

## Apicap
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Mobile

Apicap offers investment and co-investment solutions for managers, wealthy private clients and institutional investors.

## Eczacıbasi Momentum
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Medical Device, Information Technology, Neuroscience

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.

## Angel Effect
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kurucesme, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet

We are a team of successful entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and people who know the impact of creating value together.

Together, we invest in high-impact, early-stage companies led by amazing teams with global mindset all over the world.

## DOMiNO Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software

DOMiNO Ventures is a venture capital fund focusing on high-tech, pure-digital and first-day global startups in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

## Yalcin Ayaydin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Q&A, Internet, Social Media

Yalcin Ayaydin

## Ihsan Elgin
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Ihsan Elgin is the Co-Founder of Startups.Watch. He was a Co-Founder and Executive VP, EMEA at ClimateMinder. He attended Koç University.

## Ayberk Kuday
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Finance, Education

Ayberk Kuday - Advisor @ manibux

## Mustafa Sandal
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Finance, Education

Mustafa Sandal - Advisor @ manibux