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Top 20 Local Startup Investors in Turkey (September 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in Turkey Local startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in Turkey Local startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Angel round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Mehmet Sacit Sungu
Angel
2 Turkey Seed, Angel, Equity Crowdfunding Software, Information Technology, Apps $37k–$1.2M
Atanova Ventures
VC Fund
2 Turkey, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software $50k–$2.2M
Justin Mateen
Angel
2 United States, Mexico, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, E-Commerce, Health Care $400k–$30M
Namik Kural
Angel
2 Turkey Seed, Angel Apps, Local, Security $100k–$645k
Atakan Atalar
Angel
2 Turkey, United States Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Information Technology, Rental, Software $100k–$100k
Tuğrul Tekbulut
Angel
1 Turkey Angel Local, EdTech, Children
BCAP
VC Fund
1 Turkey, United Kingdom Seed, Convertible Note Local, Mobile, Transportation
Alican Apa
Angel
1 Turkey Seed Local, Security, Network Security
Emre Apa
Angel
1 Turkey Seed Local, Security, Network Security
Melih Apa
Angel
1 Turkey Seed Local, Security, Network Security
Adam Goldstein
Angel
1 United States, Turkey Seed, Series A, Convertible Note Software, SaaS, Mobile $1.1M–$10M
Erdem Gülen
Angel
1 Turkey Seed, Series A Apps, Local, Mobile $100k–$3.5M
NUS Enterprise
VC Fund
1 Singapore, Turkey, United States Pre-Seed, Grant, Seed Information Technology, Software, Health Care $5.7k–$1.8M
Singtel Innov8
VC Fund
1 United States, Singapore, China Series A, Series C, Series B Software, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence $4M–$70M
Endure Capital
VC Fund
1 Egypt, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Health Care, E-Commerce $120k–$42M
Hale Umul
Angel
1 Turkey Seed, Angel Biotechnology, Local, AgTech $100k–$850k
Ryan Rzepecki
Angel
1 United States, Turkey, Finland Seed, Angel, Series A EdTech, E-Learning, B2C $3.5M–$4.2M
Nexus Ventures
VC Fund
1 Turkey, United States, India Seed, Angel, Series A Internet, Software, Artificial Intelligence $1k–$53M
TRANGELS
VC Fund
1 Turkey, United States, Estonia Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $55k–$1.4M
Istanbul Startup Angels
VC Fund
1 Turkey, United States, Israel Seed, Angel SaaS, Software, Mobile Apps $45k–$1.5M
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Mehmet Sacit Sungu
Angel · 2 investments in Turkey Local startups

Mehmet Sacit Sungu

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Equity Crowdfunding
  • Geography: Turkey

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Seed $37k–$645k; Equity Crowdfunding $817k–$1.2M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Co Print — Co Print offers advanced multicolor 3D printer upgrade kits to enhance print quality and enable vibrant, multi-filament printing. Our modular solutions, including ChromaSet and Klipper KCM Set, are compatible with most 3D printer brands. Discover the future of multicolor printing and unlock unlimited color potential!
  • eTasin — https://etasin.com
  • Securify Identity — Centralized and Smooth Access
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Atanova Ventures
VC Fund · Izmir, Izmir, Turkey · 2 investments in Turkey Local startups

Atanova is an early stage investment company that discovers enterprises which will make high impact with their bright ideas while in their incubation phases.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 18
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$2.2M; Pre-Seed $50k–$995k
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Squamobi — Squamobi is an AI mobile application company that develops apps with a solid business approach.
  • AI Impact — Empowering Businesses with Cutting-Edge AI Solutions in App Development, Image & Video Generation, and Smart Kiosk Technology.
  • Room Games — Room Games is a software development studio that designs storyteller pc and console games for enthusiastic users.
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Justin Mateen
Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States · 2 investments in Turkey Local startups

Justin Mateen is the Cofounder and former CMO of Tinder, the world's largest dating platform. In 2021, and 2022 Business Insider ranked Mateen as the best early stage investor in the US, placing him at the number 1 spot on the top 100 list of US Seed Investors both years. In 2020, Forbes included Mateen on their list of the decade's top10 tech entrepreneurs. Fast Company has listed him as one of the most creative people in business.Founded in 2012, Tinder is the highest grossing app on Apple's app store since 2017 and was valued at over $40 Billion dollars in 2021.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Mexico, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 210
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$9.5M; Pre-Seed $400k–$3.9M; Series A $6.8M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Estate Media — Real Estate's Biggest Personalities Under one Roof
  • Subquadratic — AI lab leading the subquadratic LLM revolution.
  • Hidden Studios — Hidden Studios develops and advertises Fortnite Creative games, with 100M+ plays monthly. The company collaborated with prominent brands and creators, including Skydance, Snoop Dogg, and CaseOh, to deliver engaging gaming experiences. Hidden Studios maintains an active presence on YouTube, sharing content related to their Fortnite Creativeendeavors.
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Namik Kural
Angel · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 2 investments in Turkey Local startups

Namik Kural is a Board Member at Visionteractive.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Local, Security
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Turkey

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$645k
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • BiSU — BiSU is a mobile platform that enables its users to order drinkable water in Turkey. Through the platform, its users have the ability to order water from any brand available nationally.BiSU is completely free of commission or fees and aims to democratize access to bottled water in Turkey by increasing transparency in prices and quality of water.The platform allows its customers to compare prices and pay with their credit cards for delivered bottled water.BiSU was launched in 2015 by Ergin Uner & Ozan Alptekin. It is based in Istanbul.
  • LOKI — LOKI is a cloud-based secure network platform that can be managed without any technical knowledge.The company enables companies to manage and secure their networks by changing how they interact with cybersecurity products. LOKI platform offers a cloud-based secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that automatically scansand protects all network traffic from threats.
  • eTasin — https://etasin.com
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Atakan Atalar
Angel · Izmir, Izmir, Turkey · 2 investments in Turkey Local startups

Atakan Atalar is the Founder of Atanova Ventures. He previously worked at RemoteTeam.com (acquired by Gusto) as an Investor. Atakan Atalar attended Istanbul Kultur University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Rental, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Turkey, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 13
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$100k
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Roombadi — Roombadi is a rental apartment platform that enables users can find a roommate or a house whenever they want by posting free ads.
  • TRANGELS — Early Stage Investment Fund and Network
  • StartupFon — 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.
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Tuğrul Tekbulut
Angel · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

Tuğrul Tekbulut

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Local, EdTech, Children
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: Turkey

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LOKI — LOKI is a cloud-based secure network platform that can be managed without any technical knowledge.The company enables companies to manage and secure their networks by changing how they interact with cybersecurity products. LOKI platform offers a cloud-based secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that automatically scansand protects all network traffic from threats.
  • Pinoo Robotics — Pinoo robotics produces innovative sets and software for children, teenagers, educators, in the fields of coding, robotics, IoT, artificial intelligence, STEM and maker.Pinoo coding, robotics, maker training sets are a family of control cards, sensors, motors and modules developed for technology-savvy children and young people to quickly andeasily implement projects that require coding, electronics and robotics.With its ease of connection, block and text-based coding feature, wide sensor and module variety, training and project videos, STEM compatible classified curriculum from 2nd to 12th grade, trainer trainings, user-oriented guarantee and support, children, young people, technology-savvy adults. It is an indispensable educational material for teachers and families.Aiming to develop their imagination, design-production skills, problem solving ability and self-confidence, Pinoo coding, robotics and maker training sets are designed and produced for children and teenagers who love to invent.
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BCAP
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

BCAP Holdings Limited (“BCAP”) is an investment platform founded by partners with long and successful track records in starting, building, and scaling global businesses. We are headquartered in London, and operate globally from offices in New York, Hong Kong, and Seoul. BCAP participates over multiple investment stages and across the capitalstructure, providing liquidity and expertise to create value for our stakeholders.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Local, Mobile, Transportation
  • Stage:Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: Turkey, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Scotty — Scotty is a logistics firm that provides distribution services. With its technological infrastructure and widespread courier network, scotty provides distribution services to its users.
  • Orka Investments — Orka is a real estate private equity firm building a leading investment platform for operational real estate in the UK and Europe.
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Alican Apa
Angel · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

Alican Apa

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Local, Security, Network Security
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Turkey

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LOKI — LOKI is a cloud-based secure network platform that can be managed without any technical knowledge.The company enables companies to manage and secure their networks by changing how they interact with cybersecurity products. LOKI platform offers a cloud-based secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that automatically scansand protects all network traffic from threats.
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Emre Apa
Angel · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

Emre Apa

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Local, Security, Network Security
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Turkey

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LOKI — LOKI is a cloud-based secure network platform that can be managed without any technical knowledge.The company enables companies to manage and secure their networks by changing how they interact with cybersecurity products. LOKI platform offers a cloud-based secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that automatically scansand protects all network traffic from threats.
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Melih Apa
Angel · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

Melih Apa

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Local, Security, Network Security
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: Turkey

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LOKI — LOKI is a cloud-based secure network platform that can be managed without any technical knowledge.The company enables companies to manage and secure their networks by changing how they interact with cybersecurity products. LOKI platform offers a cloud-based secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that automatically scansand protects all network traffic from threats.
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Adam Goldstein
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

Adam Goldstein is a Visiting Scientist at Levin Lab. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2006 to 2010.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Mobile
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
  • Geography: United States, Turkey

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$3.5M; Series A $7.2M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Arist — Inspired by Stanford research, Arist helps leading companies deliver microlearning, training, and nudges in the flow of work via Slack, Microsoft Teams, and text messages.
  • Scotty — Scotty is a logistics firm that provides distribution services. With its technological infrastructure and widespread courier network, scotty provides distribution services to its users.
  • Scotty — Scotty is a logistics company that provides delivery services and package tracking solutions. The company develops a motorcycle-hailing application to provide people with bike transportation and logistics services to save time. It also offers cargo tracking, same-day, next-day, and day-to-day delivery services.
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Erdem Gülen
Angel · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

I am who I am.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Local, Mobile
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Turkey

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$3.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Scotty — Scotty is a logistics firm that provides distribution services. With its technological infrastructure and widespread courier network, scotty provides distribution services to its users.
  • Scotty — Scotty is a logistics company that provides delivery services and package tracking solutions. The company develops a motorcycle-hailing application to provide people with bike transportation and logistics services to save time. It also offers cargo tracking, same-day, next-day, and day-to-day delivery services.
  • Genz Biotech — Genz is a biotech research & development company, developing novel diagnostic solutions for complex diseases, like cancer, coronavirus pandemic. Genz provides solutions for medical centers and/or end-users in cooperation with genetic disease and diagnostic centers. To date, Genz received 4 R&D grants and approval by Turkish Ministryof Health for 3 genetic tests.
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NUS Enterprise
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

NUS Enterprise provides an entrepreneurial and innovative dimension to the National University of Singapore’s core research and educational activities.By encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit, partnering for success, and nurturing future entrepreneurial leaders, NUS Enterprise aims to make a positive impact on Singapore’s economy and beyond.This is done through three key thrusts: entrepreneurship support, industry engagement and partnerships, and experiential education.NUS Enterprise was founded in 2001 and is based in Singapore.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Grant, Seed
  • Geography: Singapore, Turkey, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $139k–$1.8M; Grant $5.7k–$8k; Pre-Seed $21k–$600k
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $117M in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Guardara — The most comprehensive negative testing / fuzz testing platform to hunt down bugs and zero-day vulnerabilities.
  • Telequotes — At Telequotes, we are revolutionising the selling experience by seamlessly connecting sellers to ready buyer. Our platform bridges the C2B market gap, offering sellers a hassle-free experience with transparent, competitive pricing from our trusted partners.With a commitment to transparency and value, Telequotes ensures sellers get the best pricepossible, all in one place.
  • RiskImmune — Responsible Cyber Landing Page
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Singtel Innov8
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

Singtel Innov8, the venture capital arm of the Singtel Group, invests in and partners with innovative tech start-ups worldwide. It has a fund size of US$250 million and its own set of decision making, approval and funding processes. Beyond funding, Singtel Innov8 is a gateway for start-ups to tap on the resources and expertise of the Singtel Group,while enabling the Group to gain access to emerging technologies. Singtel Innov8 focuses its investments on technologies and solutions that can lead to quantum changes in network capabilities, next generation devices, digital services and enablers to enhance customer experience. Headquartered in Singapore, Singtel Innov8 also has offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series C, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Singapore, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 160
  • Round size: Series A $4M–$27M; Series B $8M–$60M; Series C $11M–$70M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $350M in 2010

Portfolio highlights

  • fileAI — Automate and analyze any file with AI. fileAI builds proprietary AI components for complex agentic workflow automation.
  • Omny Studio — Omny Studio offers enterprise-grade podcasting infrastructure for global publishers covering hosting, monetization and audience analytics.
  • TokenOne — TokenOne is a Cyber Security software company that makes it easy to replace passwords, tokens and other forms of authentication with a more secure solution.
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Endure Capital
VC Fund · Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

Endure Capital is an early stage investment fund headed by entrepreneurs looking for startup teams. They look for founders who are relentlessly resourceful and imaginative, solving genuine problems that matter to a lot of people and building high growth companies that endure.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Egypt, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 78
  • Round size: Seed $120k–$5.5M; Series A $1M–$33M; Series B $6M–$42M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Pyka — We believe that electrification and automation will make aviation safer, more affordable, and more accessible than has ever been possible in human history.
  • ShopLook — Online personal styling destination. Discover outfit ideas or virtually create your own using our outfit maker.
  • TwentyToo — TwentyToo is a user-centric approach and the application of AI and ML.
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Hale Umul
Angel · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

Hale Umul

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Local, AgTech
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Turkey

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$850k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LOKI — LOKI is a cloud-based secure network platform that can be managed without any technical knowledge.The company enables companies to manage and secure their networks by changing how they interact with cybersecurity products. LOKI platform offers a cloud-based secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that automatically scansand protects all network traffic from threats.
  • Bak-Tek — Bak-Tek is a technology company that produces bioguy, biosea, bioguy enzyme plus, bioguy tabs, and refresher. They stand for sustainable, unique environmental solutions using the trademarked biological technologies to decrease the stress factors caused by increasing population and industrialization. The company creates bioengineered goods andsolutions for the sustainable use of natural resources.
  • Nanomik Biotechnology — Biochemistry leading change in life sciences. With our proprietary technologies, we develop solutions for Crop Health, Animal Health and Food preservation.
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Ryan Rzepecki
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

Ryan Rzepecki was the founder and CEO of NYC-based JUMP Bikes (acquired by Uber in 2018), focused on developing innovative solutions for urban transportation. Early in his career, Rzepecki worked as a planner in the bikes division of New York City’s Department of Transportation. During that time, he worked extensively to bring bike facilities tomore New Yorkers. It was this experience that led him to design a high-tech bike share model that he entered in the Copenhagen Design Competition. By 2010, he founded the company under its original name Social Bicycles, and set out to realize his vision of using bicycles as a smarter, cleaner, and more fun mode of urban transportation. His company pioneered "smart bike" technology, allowing bike share to go dockless and become more accessible and convenient for riders.In 2013, Rzepecki was named one of the 100 Coolest People in Tech by Business Insider and one of the Top 100 City Innovators Worldwide by UBM’s Future Cities. He received his master’s degree in urban planning from Hunter College of the City University of New York and his bachelor’s degree in marketing and international business from Pennsylvania State University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: EdTech, E-Learning, B2C
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Turkey, Finland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Seed $3.5M–$4.2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Soar — Soar is a real-time streaming platform for volumetric video
  • Subject — Subject provides high school learners access to premium, on-demand courses for credit or study support
  • Praxis — We are Praxis: a global community of creatives and technologists working to build the city of the future.
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Nexus Ventures
VC Fund · Ankara, Ankara, Turkey · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 28
  • Round size: Seed $1k–$4.7M; Angel $45k–$381k; Series A $6.2M–$53M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $3.7M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Smartstaff — Manage your workforce's attendance & payroll while using our powerful automation tools to optimize & improve their productivity
  • Iambic — Iambic has created a cutting-edge AI-driven platform to tackle the most challenging design problems in drug discovery and address unmet patient need.
  • Moneyview — Money View is an application that can track and organize expenses, bills, and account balances. It can derive finance information from SMSs.
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TRANGELS
VC Fund · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

Early Stage Investment Fund and Network

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, Estonia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 59
  • Round size: Seed $67k–$1.4M; Angel $100k–$500k; Pre-Seed $55k–$500k
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Datasance — Securely deploy, manage, and scale containerized workloads across thousands of heterogeneous far-edge and IoT environments.
  • Trawell Data — Trawell Data is a mobile data services company that provides travelers to use mobile data on their mobile phones without changing phones or sim cards. It enables the phone to digitally connect and use the local operator. Trawell Data was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Syosset, New York.
  • Visionteractive — Visionteractive develops social media based, fun and interactive physical and digital products, bridging the gap between online and actual world. The company aims to bring a brand together with the target audience by developing various creative products, while enhancing the memorability owing to the interactive experience with the users.Visionteractive was founded on 2013 and is based in Turkey.
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Istanbul Startup Angels
VC Fund · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey · 1 investments in Turkey Local startups

Istanbul Startup Angels is Turkey’s most active angel investment network with a focus on innovative and fast growing technology startups. Currently in the process of building a micro VC and starting Turkey’s first crowdfunding platform, ISA also partners with corporations to find the most promising and suitable startups for them, by running sectorfocused accelerator programs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Software, Mobile Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Turkey, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 30
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$1.5M; Angel $45k–$270k
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MobilMed — Since 2015, we have been providing services in the field of mobile biomedical device design and application solutions. Our goal is to provide you with great customer experience and exceptional value services.
  • Buy Buddy — Buy Buddy is the maker of Hitag, the smart apparel security tag and the connected analytics platform, that help the retailers manage inventory, customer behavior and employee efficiency. Hitag gives customers the option to automatically self-checkout on their phones, without the hassle of having to wait in line, while giving the dynamicinventory data to the store managers and the detailed analytics/reporting to the retailers.Beyond replacing the known RFID security against theft, Buy Buddy allows customers to directly pay through their mobiles and check out, skipping the queues at cash counters. Hitags collect in-store customer behavior, in-depth inventory data, dynamic employee performance, and product efficiency for retailers. The Buy Buddy platform in turn presents this data and reporting to companies in real-time.Buy Buddy is an end to end solution for retailers to democratize easy check-out, manage in-store inventory and make informed merchandising decisions based on dynamic data.
  • Anatolian Technologies — Anatolian Technologies & Labs is founded in March, 2017. We dreamed to build a better and useful world for us and next generations to live easier...
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Local Investor funding in Turkey at a glance

Stats across 11 deals from 23 investors.

23
investors
in Turkey Local startups
11
deals
in Turkey Local startups
$100k
median round
in Turkey Local startups
9%
lead investors
lead at least one round
36%
Seed
most common funding stage
43/57
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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