# Top 50 Startup Investors in Turkey in June 2026 ## Alesta Yatırım - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 75 - 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. ## Maxis - Type: VC Fund - Location: Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 59 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce Private Equity Investment arm of Isbank ## APY Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 58 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology APY Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology startups. ## Aslanoba Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 48 - 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. ## RePie Asset Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 46 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Software, 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. ## TRANGELS - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 43 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology Early Stage Investment Fund and Network ## TT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 43 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence TT Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Turk Telekom. ## Boğaziçi Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 41 - 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. ## Finberg - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 32 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology Finberg is a corporate venture capital firm and a Fibabanka subsidiary. On March 1, 2018, the company was established. ## Diffusion Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 30 - 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. ## Keiretsu Forum Turkey - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 28 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Keiretsu Forum is a private equity investment network of angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate/institutional investors. ## TechOne VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 27 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology TechOne VC is a venture capital firm. It invests in innovative tech startups founded by visionary entrepreneurs solving global problems, to deliver superior returns for our investors. ## Arz Portfolio - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 27 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Arz Portfolio, an investor operating under a license from the Capital Markets Board of Turkey, is positioned to become one of the leading asset management companies in Turkey. Primary areas of investment focus of Arz Portfolio comprise Private Equity / Venture Capital and Commercial Real Estate investments. Arz Portfolio's generalpartners’ combined experience encompasses (i) global private equity investment experience managing USD 500m+ in private equity funds, (ii) senior executive leadership positions in global technology companies such as Microsoft and Turk Telekom, (iii) ground up successful entrepreneurial experience in Turkish market and (iv) management USD 150m real estate portfolio. ## Founder One - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 27 - 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. ## Nevzat Aydın - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 27 - 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. ## Revo Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 24 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services Operational venture capital firm that invests across Turkey, Eastern Europe & Baltics in seed to Series B rounds. ## StartersHub - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 23 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology An early-stage VC that backs, mainly but not limited to, Turkey & CEE's founders who work to disrupt the system for good. ## Omer Hayrı Erkmen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 22 - 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. ## Collective Spark - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 22 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce Collective Spark is a venture capital fund focusing on early-stage technology ventures. They aims to back and elevate highly driven hustlers and hackers who want to build scalable, disruptive businesses. They consider ourselves partners for the long term, and define Collective Spark as an Operational VC where ventures get access to top specializedtalent and hands-on shared resources in distinct areas critical to their success. ## Geometry Venture Development - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 22 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Rolling Fund + Syndicate Model with Modest Capital for Early Stage Startup Investors. Invests $50K in problem-solution stage technology startups. ## Lima Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech Collaboration with outstanding initiators with exceptional insights, from inception through all levels of progress. Lima Ventures supports visionary founders as well as provides certain services to early startups. We seek innovative technology-driven entrepreneurs who generate and lead companies that will inspire millions. ## Keiretsu Forum - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network with more than 2,500 accredited investor members throughout 47 chapters on 3 continents. ## Ahu Serter - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 19 - 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. ## Idacapital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Logistics, E-Commerce 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. ## Inveo Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS Backed by our entrepreneurial and venture capital knowhow,we are creating value with the innovative and scalable tech companies. ## Angel Effect - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kurucesme, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 18 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile 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. ## Sina Afra - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 18 - 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. ## Firat Isbecer - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, SaaS, Software Firat Isbecer is an entrepreneur and a seed investor. His first venture Pozitron, a mobile software company focusing on digital banking, commerce and mobile payments, became one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies in Europe with clients across the globe. After multi years of growth and a successful international expansion, Pozitronwas acquired by London-based fin-tech star Monitise plc in 2014.After the acquisition, he joined Monitise and oversaw the company’s regional operations as the MEA Managing Director. Monitise MEA quickly became one of the most profitable business units of Monitise Group. In 2017, Monitise Group was fully acquired by the US-based, Fiserv Inc, one of the world's largest fin-tech companies with more than 50,000 employees.Shortly after the acquisition, he left Fiserv and founded his newest venture, Commencis. Commencis helps leading brands grow and scale in digital, powered by it’s Big Data, Analytics and Cloud products.In September 2019, Commencis expanded to Berlin, Germany by announcing finbyte, a joint-venture in fintech solutions. Besides Commencis, he is also an active seed investor. Member of Galata Business Angels, Turkey’s first angel investor group.After graduating from Robert College in Istanbul, Firat received his Bachelor’s Degree from Galatasaray University, and his Master’s Degree from a joint programme by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and École Normale Supérieure in Paris. ## Tarvenn Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS Tarvenn is an Istanbul-based international investment and advisory firm. Tarvenn has an exceptional knowledge and experience in Turkey, Balkans, Central Asia, North Africa and CIS regions. We build the future with our portfolio, international experience, corporate customers and strategic alliances. Our business is to build yours… ## ŞirketOrtağım - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 16 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS The company's mission is to build angel investors with a platform that will bring together early stage initiatives. These platforms via venture capital from angel investors and is intended to ensure the transfer of knowledge. ## Sertaç Özinal - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 16 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Internet, Gaming Sertaç Özinal ## Ludus - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 16 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Mobile, Software Ludus finds, invests in, and nurtures the best-in-class gaming startups. We aim to pioneer the venture studio model in Turkey by providing in-house expertise, strategic guidance, and funding for entrepreneurs and start-ups. ## Earlybird Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 16 - 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. ## StartupFon - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 16 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Software, E-Commerce StartupFon is the first and leading equity-based online investment platform based in Turkey and has been founded to capitalize technology-based ventures with qualified angel investors and its own venture capital fund, namely the AngelFund. Startupfon gives their members the opportunity to invest in seed / early-stage technology startups eitherthrough its venture capital AngelFund or co-invest with it independently. As a tool under Startupfon, AngelFund is a micro VC of around USD10 mn. Investors can make investments either on a deal by deal basis or they can allocate some of their budgets to AngelFund to let Startupfon invest on behalf of themselves. Startupfon has been founded by Istanbul Startup Angels (“ISA”) as its online investment platform in 2016. ISA is a leading angel investor platform accredited in 2014 discovering ambitious startups in their early-stage while mentoring them in the process. ISA also organizes angel investor academies for high net worth individuals and accelerator programs for corporates. ISA performs with 4.3x TVPI on a total of TL 10 mn investments in 27 ventures as of March 2019. ## WePlay Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 15 - 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 ## 212 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS We back bold entrepreneurs building legendary companies. ## Logo Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Retail, SaaS Logo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm, investing in innovative high growth technology startups with a potential to scale globally. We partner with exceptional teams with bold ideas and aim to build the future through technology together with them. We focus on the CEE, Baltic and Turkey region and support companies as they transforminto established players within their industry. ## EGIAD Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Konak, Izmir, Turkey - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, AgTech 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. ## ACT Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Biotechnology Early stage deep tech investor ## Nexus Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS Nexus Ventures is an investment firm that invests in transformational businesses and creates meaningful partnerships with entrepreneurs. They support these ventures through its mentorship, business and technical know-how, vast network, and capital. The firm was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey. ## Sabancı Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Sabancı Ventures is an investment arm that invests in technology and innovation-based companies in different sectors. ## TÜBİTAK - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey - Relevant deals: 13 - Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) is the leading agency for management, funding and conduct of research in Turkey. It was established in 1963 with a mission to advance science and technology, conduct research and support Turkish researchers. The Council is an autonomous institution and is governed by a ScientificBoard whose members are selected from prominent scholars from universities, industry and research institutions. TÜBİTAK is responsible for promoting, developing, organizing, conducting and coordinating research and development in line with national targets and priorities. TÜBİTAK acts as an advisory agency to the Turkish Government on science and research issues, and is the secretariat of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology (SCST), the highest S&T policy making body in Turkey. ## Ak Portfoy - Type: VC Fund - Location: Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 12 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Gaming Ak Portfoy is an investment management company that offers services to its customers in mutual funds management, pension funds management. ## twozero Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 12 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Software, Media and Entertainment twozero Ventures provides venture investing to technology-driven and disruptive startups in sports, media, and entertainment. ## Joachim Behrendt - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Software, Social Media Joachim Behrendt is the Head of the Advisory Board at Vali Berlin. ## Tamer Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Sports, Finance Tamer Capital is a venture development platform established within the Tamer Group. It aims to bring the digital-based business ideas of entrepreneurs in our country to the global. While Tamer Capital takes the responsibility of finance, business development, branding and marketing required for a start-up to reach its global dreams; It provides theentrepreneur with the opportunity to focus only on the operational part of his business.Tamer Capital aims to take the Smart Money model, which is frequently encountered in the Start-up ecosystem, to the next level and at the same time become a part of the initiative. It sets out to implement the business ideas of young, talented and innovative entrepreneurs by planning from A to Z and bring them to the level of worldwide projects. ## Hummingbird Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Supporting Exceptional entrepreneurs. We value emotional intelligence as much as data, growing internal culture as much as growing revenue, and forming strong, personal bonds with founders. We recognize patterns where other don't. ## Teknoloji Yatirim - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey - Relevant deals: 11 - 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. ## Wamda Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services 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. ## 500 Istanbul - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS 500 Startups is a venture capital firm on a mission to discover and back the world’s most talented entrepreneurs, help them create successful companies at scale, and build thriving global ecosystems. Since its inception in 2010, 500 has provided hundreds of millions of investment dollars, acceleration programs, and support services to thousands ofentrepreneurs in over 60 countries.