Top 50 Media (Entertainment) Startup Investors in Turkey (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Boğaziçi Ventures
VC Fund
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9 | Turkey, United States, Switzerland | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Gaming, Software, Video Games | $50k–$2M |
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RePie Asset Management
VC Fund
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6 | Turkey, Canada, Germany | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | FinTech, E-Commerce, Mobile Apps | $244k–$38M |
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APY Ventures
VC Fund
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6 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Gaming | $100k–$2.5M |
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Ugur Ethem AYDIN
Angel
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5 | Turkey | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | iOS, Software, macOS | |
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TT Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $1k–$2.5M |
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Kerim Kotan
Angel
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5 | Turkey, Canada, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $9.9k–$3M |
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Aslanoba Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Turkey, United States, Ireland | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Internet, Software | |
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Nevzat Aydın
Angel
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4 | Turkey, United States, France | Seed, Angel | Software, Internet, E-Commerce | $100k–$3M |
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Hande Enes
Angel
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4 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed | Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Social Media | |
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Omer Hayrı Erkmen
Angel
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4 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, Analytics, E-Commerce | $29k–$1.9M |
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Sina Afra
Angel
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4 | Turkey, United States, Germany | Seed, Series A, Angel | E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet | $15k–$11M |
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Kültepe Investment
VC Fund
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4 | Turkey, United States, Switzerland | Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note | Software, E-Commerce, SaaS | $31k–$2M |
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Alesta Yatırım
VC Fund
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4 | Turkey, United States, Estonia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $17k–$4.6M |
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Lima Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | Turkey, Estonia, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech | $18k–$697k |
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Bulent Tekmen
Angel
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4 | Turkey, Estonia | Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note | E-Commerce, Art, Video | $200k–$4M |
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Deniz Güvenen
Angel
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3 | Turkey, The Netherlands | Pre-Seed, Seed | Wedding, Events, Big Data | |
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twozero Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Turkey, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Internet, Media and Entertainment, Software | |
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Firat Isbecer
Angel
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3 | Turkey, United States | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Internet | $20k–$3.8M |
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Barbaros Özbugutu
Angel
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3 | Turkey, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Retail, Soccer, Sports | $80k–$1.1M |
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TechOne VC
VC Fund
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3 | Turkey, United States, Estonia | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $30k–$2.4M |
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The TMRW Foundation
VC Fund
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3 | Turkey | Seed | Gaming, Mobile Apps, Digital Entertainment | $250k–$2.1M |
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TRANGELS
VC Fund
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3 | Turkey, United States, Estonia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $29k–$1.4M |
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Faruk Eczacıbaşı
Angel
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3 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Convertible Note, Angel | Software, SaaS, Big Data | $400k–$3.5M |
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Kerem Tokcan
Angel
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3 | Turkey | Angel, Convertible Note | Podcast, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment | $100k–$3.5M |
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Ihsan Elgin
Angel
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3 | Turkey, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $244k–$4M |
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Emre Can
Angel
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3 | Turkey | Angel, Pre-Seed | Printing, Collectibles, Card and Board Games | $403k–$486k |
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Teknasyon
VC Fund
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3 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Angel | Apps, Fitness, Software | $112k–$15M |
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Earlybird Venture Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | |
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Bilişim Vadisi
VC Fund
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3 | Turkey, United Kingdom, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Electronics | $160k–$3.7M |
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Nuri Sahin
Angel
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3 | Turkey | Angel, Pre-Seed | Printing, Collectibles, Card and Board Games | $403k–$486k |
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WePlay Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Turkey, Norway, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Gaming, Video Games, PC Games | $50k–$500k |
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AI Startup Factory
VC Fund
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3 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning | $30k–$2.5M |
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Omer Erkmen
Angel
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3 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, E-Commerce, Analytics | |
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Digiage
VC Fund
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3 | Turkey | Seed | Gaming, PC Games, Video Games | $420k–$23M |
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Revo Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Turkey, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $430k–$66M |
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Nuri Şahin
Angel
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2 | Turkey | Angel, Pre-Seed | Printing, Collectibles, Card and Board Games | |
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Accion Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | India, United States, Mexico | Seed, Series A, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance | $500k–$30M |
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PowerHouse
VC Fund
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2 | Turkey | Corporate Round | Video, Media and Entertainment | |
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İlker Diker
Angel
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2 | Turkey, Estonia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note | Art, Music, Dating | |
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Newid capital
VC Fund
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2 | India, Kenya, Turkey | Series A, Seed, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Credit | |
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Korhan Kasap
Angel
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2 | Turkey | Seed | Marketing, Consulting, Advertising | |
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Onur Canlıtepe
Angel
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2 | United Kingdom, Turkey | Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note | Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Apps | $350k–$420k |
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Yıldız Tekno GSYO
VC Fund
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2 | Turkey | Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding | Software, Apps, Blockchain | $150k–$11M |
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Emre Yildiz
Angel
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2 | Turkey | Seed | Gaming, Mobile Apps, Digital Entertainment | $250k–$2.1M |
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Q Angels
VC Fund
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2 | Turkey, United States, Sweden | Seed, Pre-Seed | Podcast, Blockchain, Social Media | $100k–$3.1M |
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Ludus
VC Fund
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2 | Turkey, United States, Singapore | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Gaming, Mobile, Software | $405k–$7M |
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Ibrahim Akman
Angel
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2 | Turkey | Seed, Angel | Gaming, Mobile Apps, Venture Capital | $250k–$2.1M |
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Levent Sevinç
Angel
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2 | Turkey | Seed, Angel | Music, Publishing, Media and Entertainment | |
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Alper Akcan
Angel
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2 | Turkey, Germany | Seed, Angel | Apps, Fitness, mHealth | |
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Accion Venture Lab
VC Fund
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2 | India, United States, Mexico | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance | |
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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.
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- Industry: Gaming, Software, Video Games
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Turkey, United States, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 87
- Round size: Seed $134k–$2M; Pre-Seed $50k–$600k; Series A $228k–$431k
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $7.3M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Ideanote — Ideanote is your complete innovation platform. It's faster, more efficient, and lets you build a fully customizable idea management flow from start to finish.
- Lucida AI — Enhance your employees' language skills with our AI-powered tool, tailored to your company regulations using end-to-end encryption.
- Ono — OneNewOne, which operates in the Human Resources vertical, uses artificial intelligence technology to classify and match the CV Pool in minutes and to enable artificial intelligence to do preliminary interviews using its "Smart Pre-Interview" module.
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.
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- Industry: FinTech, E-Commerce, Mobile Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Turkey, Canada, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 72
- Round size: Seed $244k–$3.7M; Series A $1M–$38M; Venture - Series Unknown $500k–$20M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- VenueX — VenueX enables retailers to showcase their products, POI and indoor maps to shoppers searching online!
- Goldtag — Digital Asset Development
- Vimesoft — Manage secure team communication and AI-powered learning with Vimesoft on one platform, while keeping your data under your control on your own infrastructure.
APY Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology startups.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 123
- Round size: Seed $200k–$2.5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $14M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Nuvolog — Revolutionize logistics operations with Nuvolog. Features like spot procurement, carbon tracking, and time slot management enhance efficiency and streamline operations.
- Viseur AI — Viseur AI delivers a cutting-edge medical imaging solution powered by artificial intelligence. Our platform provides robust, scalable, cost-effective long-term radiology and digital pathology solutions through end-to-end automation.
- Spektra Games — We create the most realistic simulation/racing games for mobile!
I am the Art and Code Director at Metromedya Digital Ad Agency. In addition to my role as director, I am also a skilled programmer, designer, and musician. I have expertise in iOS and MacOS development and enjoy snowboarding in my free time. As a self-proclaimed geek, I am always seeking to learn and grow in my field. I am passionate about creatinginnovative and visually appealing designs and using my coding skills to bring them to life.
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- Industry: iOS, Software, macOS
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: 83% lead, 17% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Toboti — Toboti Game Studio is a game development company that specializes in creating games for various platforms. The company has a particular passion for designing games that draw inspiration from classic arcade machines, with a primary focus on the Apple platform. Toboti is known for its commitment to creating fun and engaging games that are optimizedfor mobile devices.The team at Toboti Game Studio utilizes cutting-edge technology and innovative design techniques to produce high-quality games that are both entertaining and challenging. They are dedicated to providing gamers with a unique and nostalgic experience, while also bringing a fresh perspective to the gaming industry.Toboti Game Studio strives to create games that meet the demands of today's gamers, offering exciting gameplay, immersive graphics, and intuitive controls. With a focus on quality and creativity, Toboti Game Studio is poised to become a leading force in the world of game development.
- Notes.io — A free note-taking app. Online Notes on everywhere.
TT Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Turk Telekom.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 74
- Round size: Seed $41k–$2.5M; Pre-Seed $1k–$400k
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- VenueX — VenueX enables retailers to showcase their products, POI and indoor maps to shoppers searching online!
- OctoXLabs — Most Comprehensive Cybersecurity Asset Management Solution #CSAM #CAASM
- Mindsite — Mindsite provides e-commerce analytics. Easily monitor key metrics from price to visibility in real time. Increase your online sales.
Kerim Kotan
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Turkey, Canada, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $9.9k–$2M; Pre-Seed $1M–$1M; Venture - Series Unknown $715k–$3M
- Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Buluttan — Buluttan delivers AI-powered hyper-local weather intelligence for energy, aviation, agriculture, logistics, and insurance. Accurate forecasts, severe-weather alerts, and operational decision support.
- Werover — AI & IoT solutions for predictive maintenance
- Innovasion Labs PINC — Next Generation of Energy Storage
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.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Turkey, United States, Ireland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 98
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Colendi — Credibility and microcredit platform
- CARD.com — Fully featured bank account with optional overdraft protection and round up savings account. Get your paycheck up to 2 days earlier.
- Modacruz — Modacruz is a mobile social marketplace, serving more than 1 million women in Turkey, enabling women to buy and sell pre-owned brand name fashion items. Users can sign up to the platform to either find and purchase products or to sell their own. Modacruz was launched in 2014 and is headquartered in Istanbul
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.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Turkey, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 57
- Round size: Seed $233k–$2.7M; Angel $100k–$3M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Enquire AI — Enquire is on a mission to make organizations knowledge-efficient. We provide the world’s leading enterprises an AI-powered platform to leverage global subject-matter expertise in real time.Our uniqueness is defined by our software, which starts with Network Pulse. Through Network Pulse, all that clients need to do is submit a question. Fromthere, our AI-driven multifactor algorithm identifies the experts best placed to provide tailored, actionable analysis in 250 words, which smartly arrives in the client’s dashboard within minutes. There on, clients can assess answers according to the experts’ professional background and platform ratings and go deeper with any expert of their choice on a Pulse Call or collaborate longer-term on a Pulse Project. We have made this knowledge journey uniquely empowering and seamless for the client by fitting it to their established workflows for data gathering and research.
- Komunite — Komünite is Turkey's methodology-driven digital entrepreneurship platform, founded in 2021 to transform how independent creators and micro-entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses. Rather than relying on innate talent or chance, Komünite champions a systematic approach to venture building—what it calls "Metot Girişimcilik"(Methodical Entrepreneurship)—where learnable frameworks replace guesswork and data-driven iteration replaces intuition.The platform operates across three integrated verticals:• Komünite (Core Platform): An online community of digital entrepreneurs, content creators, designers, and freelancers supported by 36 specialized forum channels, structured mentorship programs, and regular events including Tool Night, AMA sessions, Speed Networking, and Founder's Talk. Members gain access to educational resources, collaborative project opportunities, and the Katma Değer Fonu—an in-house investment fund providing $2,000–$7,000 in seed capital to promising digital ventures in exchange for 30% equity stakes.• Komünite Space: A 160m² physical innovation hub located in Vadistanbul, Istanbul, featuring event capacity for 80 seated or 160 standing attendees, a professional video production studio, and flexible workspace configurations. The venue hosts workshops, corporate training programs, and sector-specific networking events that bridge online community engagement with real-world collaboration.• Lokomotif AI: The corporate training arm delivering generative AI programs to enterprises. Offerings include AI Leadership seminars for executives, AI Literacy workshops for teams, AI Strategy development programs, and monthly AI Trends briefings. Lokomotif AI also provides automation consulting and custom AI-powered digital product development services.Komünite addresses a structural gap in Turkey's entrepreneurship ecosystem: the isolation, resource scarcity, and methodological uncertainty that constrain independent digital creators. Through its rolling fund model, physical infrastructure, and enterprise training revenue streams, the platform has built a self-reinforcing ecosystem where corporate clients fund community growth, successful ventures generate reinvestable returns, and members progress from learners to mentors to founders.The platform's venture studio arm, Komünite Stüdyo, develops digital products for external clients while serving as a proving ground for member talent, matching projects with specialists from its internal database based on demonstrated competencies and track records.
- ya da multicosmetics — ya da multicosmetics is a cosmetics brand and aims to accelerate its R&D efforts, support its growth.
Hande Enes
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Social Media
- Stage:Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- WORDEGO — Transform your ecommerce business with Wordego. Leverage unique AI technology to segment visitors by value in real-time, personalizing campaigns for maximum efficiency. Boost your revenue by over 25% and reduce advertising costs by up to 30% with Wordego's precision analytics.
- Crait.it — Empowering your eComm and marketing visuals with power of AI creativity and actionable data insight.
- ServisSoft — Servissoft is a software service provider for business especially sales, after-sales with cloud infrastructure.
Omer Erkmen is the co-founder at Yeni Nesil Kafası. Omer Erkmen attended UC Santa Barbara.
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- Industry: Software, Analytics, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Seed $110k–$1.9M; Angel $44k–$250k; Pre-Seed $29k–$100k
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Blaze Labs — Blaze is real-time video infrastructure with wallet-native subscriptions and tips with instant payouts, delivering low-latency live streaming at global scale.
- Kolay Randevu — Kolay Randevu is an online beauty booking marketplace and salon management software for salons.
- Mindsite — Mindsite provides e-commerce analytics. Easily monitor key metrics from price to visibility in real time. Increase your online sales.
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Browse database — It's Free!Sina Afra is a serial entrepreneur and early-stage investor with over two decades of experience building, scaling, and exiting technology-driven companies.He is best known as the founder of Markafoni, one of Turkey’s first large-scale digital commerce companies and a defining success of the country’s early internet economy. In 2011, Naspers Groupacquired a majority stake in Markafoni in one of the landmark transactions of the Turkish internet sector.Over the course of his career, Sina has founded more than 20 companies, completed 12 exits, and angel-invested in over 60 early-stage startups across Europe, Africa, and the United States.He is a Founding Partner at Founder One, an impact venture capital fund, and the Founder and Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Foundation (Girişimcilik Vakfı), which focuses on developing entrepreneurial talent and strengthening the long-term infrastructure of the startup ecosystem in Turkey.Earlier in his career, Sina worked at KPMG and held leadership roles at eBay, where he gained first-hand experience in operating and scaling global internet platforms.His work has been recognized with more than 20 international awards and honors, including being named Internet Entrepreneur of the Year, Business Angel of the Year, and Forbes’ Brightest Minds Alive in Turkey, with features in Wired and Forbes.Sina holds a degree from the University of Münster and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. He speaks five languages and is actively engaged in the European and Turkish technology and venture ecosystems.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: Turkey, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 46
- Round size: Seed $100k–$4.2M; Angel $15k–$1.5M; Series A $2M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Odeal — Oedeal is a developer of an app designed for companies to take payments via mobile. With the help of the company's platform, shops can do away with cash registers and accept payments from customers using tablets, smartphones, or point-of-sale devices, allowing them to finish their purchases right away. Making it simpler for all entrepreneursto access financial services is central to their mission of boosting the competitiveness of both enterprises and the nation.
- MARS — MARS provides digital financial services with unique card options and rewards programs.
- Temizlikyolda — Get professional Home Cleaning Service from our referenced professionals for your home cleaning needs.
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.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: Turkey, United States, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Seed $31k–$2M; Pre-Seed $100k–$250k
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Shippn — International package forwarding service. Shop from Amazon, Shein, Macy's worldwide. Fast shipping with DHL & FedEx. Trusted by 50,000+ customers.
- Colendi — Credibility and microcredit platform
- Spiky.AI — Spiky.ai delivers real-time coaching, CRM sync, and multilingual AI insights to boost sales performance and streamline meetings.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: Turkey, United States, Estonia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 122
- Round size: Seed $17k–$645k; Pre-Seed $26k–$150k; Convertible Note $30k–$4.6M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $5M in 2012
Portfolio highlights
- GlaucoT — GlaucoT develops contact-free intraocular pressure monitoring and neuroprotective treatment technology for glaucoma disease.
- Kozmonot — Kozmonot is a mobile competition application with real money prizes focused on knowledge, research and intelligence.
- ConverJinn — AI-powered product categorization and conversion optimization for online stores. Boost conversions and make every product page count.
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.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, Estonia, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 36
- Round size: Seed $18k–$697k; Pre-Seed $50k–$100k
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Shippn — International package forwarding service. Shop from Amazon, Shein, Macy's worldwide. Fast shipping with DHL & FedEx. Trusted by 50,000+ customers.
- heybooster — heybooster is the creator of a platform for marketing analysis that aids e-commerce managers in finding chances for revenue growth and in making better choices. It provides clients with digital reporting, online meetings, online communication, an online project management system, and an online playbook that helps them discover problems, findpossibilities for revenue growth, and cut expenses.
- Mars Studios — Mars Studios is an experienced team of growth hackers & marketers that can help you to increase your revenue. Rocket Your App to Success: Mars Studios
Bulent Tekmen is a co-founder of ininal, a payment system for the unbanked population in Turkey.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Art, Video
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: Turkey, Estonia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $250k–$4M; Pre-Seed $200k–$200k; Convertible Note $250k–$475k
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Artcomun — Artcomun aims to enable everyone to create, collect and trade art in one platform by the power of algorithms.
- Vimesoft — Manage secure team communication and AI-powered learning with Vimesoft on one platform, while keeping your data under your control on your own infrastructure.
- Swipeline Media — 119K Followers, 207 Following, 1,461 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Swipeline TR (@swipeline_tr)
Deniz Güvenen
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- Industry: Wedding, Events, Big Data
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Turkey, The Netherlands
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Bounce Watch — Bounce Watch offers an AI-powered platform that provides actionable insights on startup performance and helps investors optimize scouting process and deal flow management
- Weddingbouquet.com — DüğünBuketi is a web and special event organization portal that brings wedding firms together to get price quotes. It was founded in 2017 and is based in Izmir, Turkey.
- KABİ Partners — KABİ Partners develops data-driven products for the solution of all needs before, during and after the wedding.
twozero Ventures provides venture investing to technology-driven and disruptive startups in sports, media, and entertainment.
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- Industry: Internet, Media and Entertainment, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Ollang — Ollang provides cutting-edge AI dubbing, accurate subtitle translations, and closed captions services to enhance your multimedia content. Experience superior quality dubbing that brings your videos to life. Explore our services today!
- Cineshort — Cineshort is a mobile application where you can watch great films in your short moments during the day. We call it "Netflix for short film" Our main mission is to stream great films to millions of people with the "experience is king" perspective. So, If you have a 10-minute commuting time, we can show you great 8-minute snacks!While Cineshort provides viewers/audience a wonderful watching experience in their short time, it also offers film directors the opportunity to bring their films together with a wide audience and supports their professional sustainability by revenue sharing model.
- Avane Cloud Kitchens — Avane Cloud Kitchens operates restaurants that are only available online. A Turkish FoodTech scale-up developing a unique portfolio of F&B brands delivered through multi-brand cloud kitchens. Avane Cloud Kitchens is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
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.
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- Industry: SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Seed $727k–$3.8M; Angel $20k–$3.5M; Pre-Seed $70k–$430k
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Crait AI — Empowering your eComm and marketing visuals with power of AI creativity and actionable data insight.
- denebunu.com — Founded in 2016, Denebunu is a revolutionary data-driven digital marketing platform with a community of +1,5M members that connects brands with their consumers via technology, sampling and consumer insights. We redefined the way consumers shop for FMCG & Cosmetics products by a monthly delivery of personalised samples. We partner with thebest brands in the industry such as Unilever, P&G, L’Oréal, Henkel, Estee Lauder, Nestlé etc. , and use a proprietary algorithm to meet right products w/ right consumers , based on their preferences and profiles on denebunu.com
- Paket Mutfak — Paket Mutfak develops delivery-focused food brands and operates them from its ghost kitchens. They create restaurant brands for takeaway and serve good food all over the city with their cloud kitchens. The company allows consumers to use online digital channels to reinvent the local meal delivery experience.
Barbaros Serdar Özbugutu worked for FIRSTDATA, and later moved to KLARNA. In 2013, he officially launched Iyzico with his Co-Founder Tahsin Isin. Iyzico is transforming the payment processing experience for businesses through its bank-integrated, fraud-protected payment platform tailored to the nuances of the Turkish market.(https://www.iyzico.com/en)
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- Industry: Retail, Soccer, Sports
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Turkey, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $250k–$1.1M; Pre-Seed $80k–$430k
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Fuudy — Fuudy is a new Food ordering app
- Crait AI — Empowering your eComm and marketing visuals with power of AI creativity and actionable data insight.
- Swipeline Media — 119K Followers, 207 Following, 1,461 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Swipeline TR (@swipeline_tr)
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.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States, Estonia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 66
- Round size: Seed $115k–$2.4M; Pre-Seed $30k–$605k
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $4.4M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Co-one — Co-one empowers businesses to unlock the full potential of Generative AI. We provide data-driven solutions for LLM development, including evaluation and dataset generation.
- Getmobil — Getmobil operates a smart device platform for buying and selling secondhand cellphones, laptops, and tablets. The company's platform repairs defective devices as quickly as possible offers a wide selection of device accessories, buys used electronic devices in good condition from consumers, determines the problems by passing them throughextensive tests, repairs them with an expert technical team, and resells them, allowing consumers to get a new or refurbished product at an affordable, reliable, and competitive price.
- Spiky.AI — Spiky.ai delivers real-time coaching, CRM sync, and multilingual AI insights to boost sales performance and streamline meetings.
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Browse database — It's Free!A visionary profit-driven foundation revolutionizing technology with deep tech innovations like 3D, VR/AR, virtual twins, and AI.
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- Industry: Gaming, Mobile Apps, Digital Entertainment
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $250k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SuperGears Games — SuperGears Games offers mobile game studio with a specialization in racing games. Mobile racing game platform that redefines the mobile gaming experience
Early Stage Investment Fund and Network
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- 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 $29k–$500k
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Zippsi — Zippsi connects individual and corporate clients with vehicle leasing companies in a quick, efficient and smart way.
- 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.
Faruk Eczacıbaşı - Deputy Vice President of Eczacıbaşı @ KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Big Data
- Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Angel
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $400k–$1.8M; Convertible Note $3M–$3.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Reengen — Dedicated software to help you manage your carbon, ESG and energy data
- Enquire AI — Enquire is on a mission to make organizations knowledge-efficient. We provide the world’s leading enterprises an AI-powered platform to leverage global subject-matter expertise in real time.Our uniqueness is defined by our software, which starts with Network Pulse. Through Network Pulse, all that clients need to do is submit a question. Fromthere, our AI-driven multifactor algorithm identifies the experts best placed to provide tailored, actionable analysis in 250 words, which smartly arrives in the client’s dashboard within minutes. There on, clients can assess answers according to the experts’ professional background and platform ratings and go deeper with any expert of their choice on a Pulse Call or collaborate longer-term on a Pulse Project. We have made this knowledge journey uniquely empowering and seamless for the client by fitting it to their established workflows for data gathering and research.
- Good Sanitation Company — Good Sanitation Company provides a specific sanitation and hygiene solution for those in temporary accommodation environments.
Kerem Tokcan
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- Industry: Podcast, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment
- Stage:Angel, Convertible Note
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Angel $100k–$3.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Podbee Media — Podbee Media primarily engages in the production of Podcasts.
Ihsan Elgin is the Co-Founder of Startups.Watch. He was a Co-Founder and Executive VP, EMEA at ClimateMinder. He attended Koç University.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $244k–$4M
- Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Turan — Aiming to be the only financial application that primarily provides services to people of Turkish descent in their own language, Turan wants to convey this journey that it started in Turkey to the Turkic States such as Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan in a short time.
- Makromusic — Meet people with similar music taste with you, see your music taste in common with your friends, and share about your favorite artists and music. Create your music profile!
- Passion Punch — Passion Punch develops mobile games boosted by notable art and effective story that will touch players' daily lives.
Emre Can
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- Industry: Printing, Collectibles, Card and Board Games
- Stage:Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Angel $403k–$486k
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mythos Cards — Mythos Cards is the leading collectible card company of Turkey. The company holds licenses to top Turkish Super league clubs and entertainments properties. Innovation lays at the centre of Mythos Cards.
More than a single company. An operating system designed to create, grow, and scale new ventures.
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- Industry: Apps, Fitness, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Round size: Seed $112k–$1.5M; Series A $250k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Deplike — Everyone can make music!
- PulpoAR — PulpoAR Virtual Try-On Solution is realistic and easy to integrate and customize e-commerce platforms. We have specialized in the beauty industry. Increase your sales by giving your users the chance to try-on your products from the comfort of their homes. PulpoAR Virtual Try-On can be integrated into your e-commerce website, mobile app, smartmirror, and smart mirrors and QR codes as in-store solutions.
- Komunite — Komünite is Turkey's methodology-driven digital entrepreneurship platform, founded in 2021 to transform how independent creators and micro-entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses. Rather than relying on innate talent or chance, Komünite champions a systematic approach to venture building—what it calls "Metot Girişimcilik"(Methodical Entrepreneurship)—where learnable frameworks replace guesswork and data-driven iteration replaces intuition.The platform operates across three integrated verticals:• Komünite (Core Platform): An online community of digital entrepreneurs, content creators, designers, and freelancers supported by 36 specialized forum channels, structured mentorship programs, and regular events including Tool Night, AMA sessions, Speed Networking, and Founder's Talk. Members gain access to educational resources, collaborative project opportunities, and the Katma Değer Fonu—an in-house investment fund providing $2,000–$7,000 in seed capital to promising digital ventures in exchange for 30% equity stakes.• Komünite Space: A 160m² physical innovation hub located in Vadistanbul, Istanbul, featuring event capacity for 80 seated or 160 standing attendees, a professional video production studio, and flexible workspace configurations. The venue hosts workshops, corporate training programs, and sector-specific networking events that bridge online community engagement with real-world collaboration.• Lokomotif AI: The corporate training arm delivering generative AI programs to enterprises. Offerings include AI Leadership seminars for executives, AI Literacy workshops for teams, AI Strategy development programs, and monthly AI Trends briefings. Lokomotif AI also provides automation consulting and custom AI-powered digital product development services.Komünite addresses a structural gap in Turkey's entrepreneurship ecosystem: the isolation, resource scarcity, and methodological uncertainty that constrain independent digital creators. Through its rolling fund model, physical infrastructure, and enterprise training revenue streams, the platform has built a self-reinforcing ecosystem where corporate clients fund community growth, successful ventures generate reinvestable returns, and members progress from learners to mentors to founders.The platform's venture studio arm, Komünite Stüdyo, develops digital products for external clients while serving as a proving ground for member talent, matching projects with specialists from its internal database based on demonstrated competencies and track records.
Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all development and growth phases of technology companies. Among the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird offers its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets. With EUR 2 billion under management,eight IPOs and 30 trade sales, Earlybird is one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 288
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Loyi — Loyi is a loyalty platform. Its no-code, white-label solutions provide individualized, gamified experiences.
- TILT — TILT app allow users to discover small brands, buy through videos, livestreams, and eard rewards.
- Involve Space — Involve Space provides solutions for space-based activities via a customizable and cost-effective stratospheric pseudo satellite.
Bilişim Vadisi is a technology development zone in Turkey that ensures the production of high-value-added products and new technologies.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Electronics
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United Kingdom, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $160k–$3.7M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vispera — Drive your retail execution to perfection with Vispera image recognition technologies and intelligent retail solutions.
- Buyutech — Democratizing the autonomy by changing the way of perception. We work for a world where your loved ones are safe on the roads we offer affordable and scalable products that will become the eyes of the millions.
- Saykal — Saykal develops electronic product design technology intended for EV transformation. Saykal manufactures advanced sensing, detection, and imaging systems for strategic and scalable industries with automotive applications. Saykal aligns its product development with customer requirements and strives for timely delivery.
Nuri Şahin is a Turkish football player.
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- Industry: Printing, Collectibles, Card and Board Games
- Stage:Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Angel $403k–$486k
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mythos Cards — Mythos Cards is the leading collectible card company of Turkey. The company holds licenses to top Turkish Super league clubs and entertainments properties. Innovation lays at the centre of Mythos Cards.
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Browse database — It's Free!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
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- Industry: Gaming, Video Games, PC Games
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, Norway, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 29
- Round size: Seed $50k–$500k; Pre-Seed $100k–$500k
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $15M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Mixer — Pioneers who shape the entertainment of the future
- Studio Billion — Studio Billion is a game development company that develops applications, games, and projects for different platforms. Studio Billion is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.
- One Percent — One Percent is a multiplayer Third-Person Shooter action game incorporating E-sports aspects such as strategy and tactics that focus on individual and team performance. people collaborate with friends or other people to fulfill objectives in game modes and defeat other teams. The One Percent design team created every level, character, clothes,emote, costume, and many other components in order to deliver a unique experience. The first edition of the game was created in a distinct Cyberpunk universe, and it is hoped that the team's design and technological skills will allow them to add other maps, concepts, and universes to the game.
Artificial Intelligence Factory is a goal-oriented program focusing on cooperation and investment with Turkish AI initiatives, offering various support mechanisms for growth and international success.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 49
- Round size: Seed $100k–$2.5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$495k; Venture - Series Unknown $30k–$1.5M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Flowla — From outreach to onboarding, create personalized sales stories, impress prospects, and build consensus with multiple stakeholders.
- Syntonym — Focusing on privacy enhancement in the visual data domain, Syntonym is a generative AI startup specializing in pioneering synthetic face generation technology. With use cases ranging from autonomous mobility to visual anonymity in digital health services, Syntonym provides usable privacy solutions, ensuring both compliance and personal privacyprotection. With its patent pending technology, Syntonym replaces faces in image/video with hyper realistic synthetically generated ones. These faces do not correspond to any real individual, preventing the face from being identified and recognized.
- Buyutech — Democratizing the autonomy by changing the way of perception. We work for a world where your loved ones are safe on the roads we offer affordable and scalable products that will become the eyes of the millions.
Omer Erkmen is the co-founder at Yeni Nesil Kafası. Omer Erkmen attended UC Santa Barbara.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Analytics
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Salvor — These are the ideas and the philosophy behind Salvor.io; why it exists, how it will adapt to the newer ways of creation by forming a bridge between ideas and effort. Salvor is a combination of fresh understanding of contemporary digital arts and assets, adaptive of the new free economy, and a sustainable approach to new ways of doing creativebusiness taking advantage of the collective internet culture. We have the dreams, we have the talent and we have the will.
- WeFarm — WeFarm maintains vacant fields for you and converts them into productive farms.
- Mindsite — Mindsite provides e-commerce analytics. Easily monitor key metrics from price to visibility in real time. Increase your online sales.
Digiage is a gaming industry that provides training and mentoring to individuals.
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- Industry: Gaming, PC Games, Video Games
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $420k–$23M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
Portfolio highlights
- HOGO Games — HOGO Games develops and publishes mobile games across various genres including puzzle, casual, and hyper-casual formats. The company focuses on creating accessible, quick-play experiences for audiences of mobile users. It also manages game publishing, offering marketing support, analytics, and game testing for independent developers. The companyemphasizes intuitive design, aiming to deliver games that prioritize user engagement and ease of use. It continues to expand its portfolio with releases aimed at both iOS and Android platforms.
- Good Job Games — We were founded in 2017 with the motivation to reach people globally by giving them unique and unforgettable experiences with disruptive products.
- Icarus Interactive Entertainment — Icarus Interactive Entertainment is a computer games company that provides services encompassing production and gamification.
Operational venture capital firm that invests across Turkey, Eastern Europe & Baltics in seed to Series B rounds.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 89
- Round size: Seed $430k–$8.4M; Series A $1M–$45M; Series B $3.4M–$66M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- CLEATUS — CLEATUS | Bring Government Contracting to Every Business with AI
- a1Mobile — Your carrier, now AI-native.
- Turbo Law — The unified litigation platform trusted by top litigators. Handle review, drafting, research, and strategy at the depth a complex case actually demands.
Nuri Şahin
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- Industry: Printing, Collectibles, Card and Board Games
- Stage:Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Mythos Cards — Mythos Cards is the leading collectible card company of Turkey. The company holds licenses to top Turkish Super league clubs and entertainments properties. Innovation lays at the centre of Mythos Cards.
Accion Ventures is an investment strategy that today pursues early-stage investments as part of Accion Impact Management.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: India, United States, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 144
- Round size: Seed $500k–$6.4M; Series A $2.5M–$17M; Series B $8M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Jeitto — Jeitto is an app that joins the loan with the possibility of doing cell recharges and paying bills, aiming to transform people's financial experience with credit and convenience. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Kuunda — Kuunda provides consulting, liquidity management, data insight tools enabling users to fulfill financial needs through a digital platform.
- Billpocket — Billpocket convierte tu smartphone o tablet en una terminal punto de venta. Ya no tienes que esperar al banco y pagar exageradas cuotas de mantenimiento, fianzas y papel para poder cobrar con tarjeta. Simplemente necesitas una cuenta bancaria a donde puedas recibir tus cobros con tarjeta de débito y crédito.
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- Industry: Video, Media and Entertainment
- Stage:Corporate Round
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kami — Line Studio is an innovative storytelling and comics platform that is a digital environment where content creators can publish and monetize their work while users enjoy reading it.
İlker Diker - Co-Founder - CPO @ Papara
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- Industry: Art, Music, Dating
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: Turkey, Estonia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Artcomun — Artcomun aims to enable everyone to create, collect and trade art in one platform by the power of algorithms.
- Glocalzone — Glocalzone is a platform that connects shoppers who want to buy products from abroad and travelers who want to make a profit.
- Makromusic — Meet people with similar music taste with you, see your music taste in common with your friends, and share about your favorite artists and music. Create your music profile!
Newid Capital invests internationally in growth-oriented financial services companies serving the underbanked.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Credit
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: India, Kenya, Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Lulalend — Meet Lula. Meet Opportunity. We provide SMEs with all-digital funding solutions and business banking accounts to make cash flow.
- NOW Money — NOW Money is the UAE's first digital payroll and mobile bank service developed specifically for low income workers.
- Apollo Agriculture — BRINGING COMMERCIAL FARMING TO EVERYONE Andrew, 3 acre maize farmer and Apollo customer
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Browse database — It's Free!Korhan Kasap
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- Industry: Marketing, Consulting, Advertising
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Volans Video Agency — Volans Video Agency is full-service creative video agency for brands and agencies. Explainer Videos, 3D Videos, Promotion Videos, Testimonial Videos!
Early Stage Investor in Industrial Digitalisation and Decarbonisation, Angel Investor, Mentor, Experienced Investment Banker
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- Industry: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: United Kingdom, Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $350k–$420k
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kodris — Kodris platform is a platform established primarily to teach coding to children between the ages of 8-16. Children's 21st-century skills with coding and algorithm; They gain the ability to look at problems from different aspects and produce solutions, to think systematically and creatively, and to offer the shortest solution suggestions.Because; When students grasp the logic of the algorithm, they understand that everything happens in a certain order and that the necessary actions do not take place when it is not in a certain order. Coding is not only limited to computer science but is also very important in terms of interdisciplinary interaction. The Kodris platform basically provides e-learning opportunities that are needed in primary and secondary education levels and that provide the basis for advanced computer skills by increasing students' algorithmic/computational thinking skills. In terms of its subject, kodris is an online e-commerce platform that has R&D in private and public schools (learning levels for different age groups, etc.), has a curriculum, is game-based, has student-teacher interaction, teaches how to set up algorithms, and teaches a real coding language. It is a learning platform.
- Octovan — Octovan is an online leading platform that combines reliable movers with users who need moving.
- Syntonym — Focusing on privacy enhancement in the visual data domain, Syntonym is a generative AI startup specializing in pioneering synthetic face generation technology. With use cases ranging from autonomous mobility to visual anonymity in digital health services, Syntonym provides usable privacy solutions, ensuring both compliance and personal privacyprotection. With its patent pending technology, Syntonym replaces faces in image/video with hyper realistic synthetically generated ones. These faces do not correspond to any real individual, preventing the face from being identified and recognized.
Yıldız Tekno GSYO is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Software, Apps, Blockchain
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $150k–$11M; Equity Crowdfunding $186k–$313k
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Virasoft — ViraSoft’s ambition is to be the first choice in the field of digital pathology in Turkey and in mid-term enabling to give service to the neighboring countries. Together with the R&D activities, we aim to improve the efficiency and effectivity in the pathology process and reach significant diagnosis results.
- Malwation — At Malwation, we are your trusted cybersecurity partner, specializing in comprehensive malware analysis, sanitization, and simulation solutions.With an unwavering commitment to safeguarding your enterprise
- SuperGears Games — SuperGears Games offers mobile game studio with a specialization in racing games. Mobile racing game platform that redefines the mobile gaming experience
Co-Founder @ SGlobe
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- Industry: Gaming, Mobile Apps, Digital Entertainment
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Seed $250k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SuperGears Games — SuperGears Games offers mobile game studio with a specialization in racing games. Mobile racing game platform that redefines the mobile gaming experience
Q Angels is an angel investment firm that contributes to the growth of startups.
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- Industry: Podcast, Blockchain, Social Media
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Turkey, United States, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $100k–$3.1M; Pre-Seed $300k–$1.4M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PulpoAR — PulpoAR Virtual Try-On Solution is realistic and easy to integrate and customize e-commerce platforms. We have specialized in the beauty industry. Increase your sales by giving your users the chance to try-on your products from the comfort of their homes. PulpoAR Virtual Try-On can be integrated into your e-commerce website, mobile app, smartmirror, and smart mirrors and QR codes as in-store solutions.
- eTasin — https://etasin.com
- Makromusic — Meet people with similar music taste with you, see your music taste in common with your friends, and share about your favorite artists and music. Create your music profile!
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.
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- Industry: Gaming, Mobile, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Turkey, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Round size: Seed $1M–$7M; Pre-Seed $405k–$2.5M
- Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tark Games — Tark Games is a publisher focused on independent PC and console game developers. It provide development funding, hands-on production support, marketing resources, and long-term collaboration - without taking equity or creative control.
- Jambox Games — Power-up your mobile games
- Spektra Games — We make top quality mobile games. We reach all over the globe Our games have been played by +40M users. We build new worlds that players can explore, interact and enjoy. We value our community. With over 300K daily active users, we keep bringing new experiences for our players. OUR GAMES About Spektra Spektra Games
Ibrahim Akman is the Founder of Izmo Informatics. He attended Anadolu University.
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- Industry: Gaming, Mobile Apps, Venture Capital
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $250k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Heaventures — Heaventures strives to join in exceptional early-stage startups as a team member and contribute with its time, expertise, network and money.
- SuperGears Games — SuperGears Games offers mobile game studio with a specialization in racing games. Mobile racing game platform that redefines the mobile gaming experience
Levent Sevinç is the Founder & CEO of Assessment Systems. He previously worked at HR Consultancy as a Human Resources Consulting. Levent Sevinç attended Istanbul University.
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- Industry: Music, Publishing, Media and Entertainment
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MUSIWARS — Musiwars is an online marketplace and digital legalizing platform that creates more opportunities for songwriters and composers.
Alper Akcan
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- Industry: Apps, Fitness, mHealth
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Turkey, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Meditopia — Join 36 million users of Meditopia to get daily mental health support for you and your team. Sleep well, stress less and get 1-1 support if you need.
- Lisa AI — I found a great domain name for sale on Dan.com. Check it out!
- Meditopia — Join 36 million users of Meditopia to get daily mental health support for you and your team. Sleep well, stress less and get 1-1 support if you need.
Accion Venture Lab is a leading early-stage investor in inclusive fintech, providing seed-first capital and strategic support to innovative startups that are meeting the financial needs of underserved people globally. Our global portfolio and local approach enable us to spot and respond to global trends faster, sharing learnings across geographies. Accion Venture Lab is an investment strategy of Accion and is managed by Accion Impact Management.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: India, United States, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 110
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Semaai — Full-stack agri-tech solution for Indonesian farmers
- AquaExchange — AquaExchange is a technology platform for shrimp and fish farmers.
- Cashinvoice — Cashinvoice connects supply chain stakeholders and digitises invoice-to-cash processes to unlock working capital trapped within supply chains and accelerate business growth
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