# Top 50 Payments Startup Investors in Turkey in June 2026 ## Revo Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services Operational venture capital firm that invests across Turkey, Eastern Europe & Baltics in seed to Series B rounds. ## Istanbul Startup Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: SaaS, Local, Hardware 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. ## Finberg - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology Finberg is a corporate venture capital firm and a Fibabanka subsidiary. On March 1, 2018, the company was established. ## Aslanoba Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software Aslanoba Capital is an early stage investor in tech startups in Turkey and the US. The company invests in startups pursuing disruptive ideas in areas such as marketplaces, e-commerce, mobile, classifieds, content, and SaaS with a consideration of investment between $0.25 million and $2 million.Aslanoba was founded in 2013 and is based inIstanbul, Turkey. ## Earlybird Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Founded in 1997, Earlybird is a pan-European VC investor backing tech-enabled companies and investing in their growth and development. Funds include Earlybird, Earlybird Health, Growth Opportunities. ## Kamil Guclu - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Banking, FinTech, Payments Kamil Guclu is active angel investor, Former Oracle Executive, Board Member of the Adastec, has been appointed as Senator at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum. Senator Guclu will represent Silicon Valley, US in the Global Startup Committee of the Grand Assembly. ## StartupFon - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Software, E-Commerce StartupFon is the first and leading equity-based online investment platform based in Turkey and has been founded to capitalize technology-based ventures with qualified angel investors and its own venture capital fund, namely the AngelFund. Startupfon gives their members the opportunity to invest in seed / early-stage technology startups eitherthrough its venture capital AngelFund or co-invest with it independently. As a tool under Startupfon, AngelFund is a micro VC of around USD10 mn. Investors can make investments either on a deal by deal basis or they can allocate some of their budgets to AngelFund to let Startupfon invest on behalf of themselves. Startupfon has been founded by Istanbul Startup Angels (“ISA”) as its online investment platform in 2016. ISA is a leading angel investor platform accredited in 2014 discovering ambitious startups in their early-stage while mentoring them in the process. ISA also organizes angel investor academies for high net worth individuals and accelerator programs for corporates. ISA performs with 4.3x TVPI on a total of TL 10 mn investments in 27 ventures as of March 2019. ## Nexus Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS Nexus Ventures is an investment firm that invests in transformational businesses and creates meaningful partnerships with entrepreneurs. They support these ventures through its mentorship, business and technical know-how, vast network, and capital. The firm was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey. ## APY Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology APY Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology startups. ## Boğaziçi Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Gaming, Information Technology Boğaziçi Ventures has been established in 2015 with the purpose of supporting entrepreneurship to take their global success to a next level. We aim to invest in technology start-ups which have talented teams by providing business models and looking for funds and mentoring support for future exponential growth.BV Growth fund will only focus on thetechnology startups established in Turkey at the growth stage while having the ambition to get into the global market.BV Crypto fund will be closed with a minimum fund size of $50M to invest in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. People are interested in investing in cryptocurrency, especially new initial coin offerings (ICO), but they don’t know which one is reliable. We have an extremely capable team dedicated to cryptocurrency. Our analysts search hundreds of ICO projects, follow their communication, investigate the commitment of their teams, make interviews and if they have a chance, even visit them at their locations to give a much better decision. ## Olugbenga Agboola - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance Olugbenga Agboola is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flutterwave. He previously worked at Africa Fintech Foundry as a Senior Entrepreneur In Residence. Olugbenga Agboola attended MIT Sloan School of Management. ## Pars - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Payments Empowering startups with expert guidance and strategic investments, At Pars VC transforms visionary ideas into successful and sustainable businesses. As co-founders, we drive innovation, accelerate growth, and help redefine industries. Partner with us to scale your business and achieve lasting success. ## E. Bora Uygun - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Mobile Apps E. Bora Uygun is the Founder and CEO of BORA&SONS. He holds a Ph.D. in information technologies from Marmara University and has an MBA from the same institution. ## LDA Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Private Equity - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology LDA Capital is an alternative investment group focused on investing in the global private and public markets. Their firm provides capital solutions to companies seeking financing in underserved markets and in complex conditions on a global basis. Our team has executed over $5 billion in transactions across 42 countries over the last 10 years. ## Cihan Demir - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Big Data, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Cihan Demir is the Founder & CEO of Finartz. He previously worked at mypat as a Co-Founder. Cihan Demir attended Maltepe University. ## Kriptomeda - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Cryptocurrency Turkey's online crypto media publishing. ## MV Holding - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: FinTech, Payments, Software MV Holding is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in mid venture, late venture, and mature investments. ## White Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Payments, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence We are witnessing unimaginable technology advancement leading to disruptions in many industry and finance industry has already seen early sign of it through Fintech companies. We Invest in fintechs We Invest early. commit personally. Guide with our experience. ## Pareto Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Building world-changing companies in sunny Miami ## Sina Afra - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet Sina Afra is the CEO and Founder of Tiko. He previously worked at Markafoni as a CEO and Founder. Sina Afra attended the University of Münster. ## Anfa - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B - Focus: FinTech, Payments, Credit Cards Anfa is a global investment firm partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs. ## Hys Sevim - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Apps, FinTech, Software Hys Sevim ## ICU Venture Capital Investment Partnership - Type: VC Fund - Location: Izmir, Izmir, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Banking, Payments, Mobile Apps ICU Venture Capital focuses on its target sector's innovative, technology-driven, high-growth enterprises. ## Kultura Capital Management - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Banking, Payments, Mobile Apps Kultura Capital Management is an investment firm. ## Tunç Mehmet Berkman - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Mobile, Payments, Shopping Tunç Mehmet Berkman ## Yildiz Technical University - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, FinTech, Software Yildiz Technical University has a distinguished history that dates to 1911. YTU was founded as Kondüktör Mekteb-i Âlisi (Conductors School of Higher Education) in order to meet the “science officer” (known previously as conductors, and today as technicians) needs of the Municipality Public Works Section. The school was modeled on the syllabus ofthe “Ecole de Conducteur” and was affiliated with the Ministry of Public Works. The school’s name was changed to Nafia Fen Mektebi (School of Public Works) in 1922. The duration of education was increased to two and a half years in 1926 and three years in 1931. ## Maxis - Type: VC Fund - Location: Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce Private Equity Investment arm of Isbank ## Ak Portfoy - Type: VC Fund - Location: Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Financial Services Ak Portfoy is an investment management company that offers services to its customers in mutual funds management, pension funds management. ## Yusuf Sevim - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Apps, FinTech, Software Yusuf Sevim ## Kunal Shah - Type: Angel - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet Kunal Shah ## QInvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, FinTech, Mobile Payments QInvest is Qatar’s leading financial services firm and, with operations across the Middle East, Africa and Europe, is one of the most prominent Islamic financing institutions in the world. QInvest has built world class investment and advisory capabilities, with the highest standards of governance and transparency underpinning its client-focusedapproach. The firm’s priority is to deliver high-value propositions, considered solutions and tangible results for its clients and shareholders. ## Sertaç Özinal - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Internet, Gaming Sertaç Özinal ## Gains Associates - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency GAINS Associates accelerates early-stage startups by refining ideas, building strong foundations, and delivering powerful Whitelabel and SaaS solutions ## Edward Lando - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Edward Lando is the founder of Pareto Holdings. He previously worked at Horizons School of Technology as a co-founder. Edward Lando attended the Wharton School. ## CapitalTurk Holding - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, FinTech, Mobile Payments CapitalTurk Holding ## Evox Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Software, Education A new age crypto fund that invests in great teams and amazing projects. ## Hayhay - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Payments, E-Commerce Hayhay operates a mobile application that manages financial transactions. It provides an online tool that sends, receives, and processes different kinds of payments. Hayhay was founded in 2020 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey. ## Bilge Algul - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Big Data, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Bilge Algul - Co-Founder @ Veacon ## Türk Telekom - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Turk Telekom group provides integrated telecommunication services from PSTN, GSM to wide band internet. Türk Telekom group companies have 17.3 millions of PSTN customers, 6 millions of ADSL customers and 12.6 million GSM customers as of Mach 31, 2009. With its modern network substructure, covering the whole country, the group companies offer a widerange of services to its personal and corporate customers. Turk Telekom, who is the owner of the 99,9% of shares of the companies TTNET, Argela, Innova, Sebit A.S. and AssisTT, is also the owner of 81% of the shares of Avea, which is one of the three GSM operators in Turkey. Turk Telekom also supports Albtelecom in Albania. The 55% of the shares of Türk Telekom belongs to Oger Telekomunikasyon A.S. and the 30% of the shares belongs to Undersecretariat of Treasure of Turkey. The remaining 15% of shares has been offered to public. ## ACT Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Biotechnology Early stage deep tech investor ## Ali Kolaghassi - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Mobile, Payments, Shopping Ali Kolaghassi ## Speedinvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Speedinvest is a globally active European venture capital firm built on a simple belief: many move more. From six offices across EMEA, our sector-focused investment teams back relentless founders from pre–Seed to Growth with long-term conviction, providing day-one access to our global network of corporate customers, experts, industry leaders, andtop-tier follow-on investors to scale smarter and faster. Building lasting companies like Bitpanda (Austria), Moove (Nigeria), Gigs (U.S.), Tide (UK), ARX Robotics (Germany), Wayflyer (Ireland), GoStudent (Austria), Seqera Labs (Spain), and Cylib (Germany) — together. Big ideas may start with one. But scaling and winning take The Power of More. ## Beenos Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Mobile Beenos is a platform for startups. Our in-house team of entrepreneurs-in-residence and specialists help you get your ideas off the ground. We’re (the) experts in engineering, design, data science, and business management. We know how to launch a company in this ever changing IT industry, and we’d like to help establish and expand your present andfuture business.The company was founded in 1999 as NetPrice.com, a provider of eCommerce services. NetPrice.com established Beenos as an incubation program before ## Keiretsu Forum Turkey - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Keiretsu Forum is a private equity investment network of angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate/institutional investors. ## Bilişim Vadisi - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Bilişim Vadisi is a technology development zone in Turkey that ensures the production of high-value-added products and new technologies. ## Basarsoft - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Corporate Round - Focus: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Online Portals Basarsoft is producing Geographic information systems and Infrastructure solutions. Basarsoft's main field of study is Geographic Information Systems. Basarsoft since 1999, Turkey is the only authorized representatives of MapInfo. Today, it provides support as a solution center for the Middle East. The fact that MapInfo products are beingtranslated into Turkish, is open to development and covers the concept of GIS in full, today has an important place among the most preferred products in GIS market.Their mission is to provide the installation of innovative, scalable and solution oriented systems in the field of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), integrated with corporate governance and decision support systems for the public, infrastructure firms and private sector.Their vision is to produce map-based developing combining with spatial information technology and navigation data our other innovative information systems, to offer people solutions that make life easier and leader in the area of ​​our organization worldwide leader in Turkey is to become a brand. ## Birlesik Odeme - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Payments, E-Commerce Birleşik Ödeme Hizmetleri ve E-Para A.Ş. is a payment services company that offers a wide range of products and advantages to its clients and business partners with its innovative, practical, reliable and distinguished solutions based on smart payment technologies. Birleşik Ödeme Hizmetleri ve E-Para A.Ş. is the leading, licensed payment servicesand e-money company in Turkey that aims to make life easier for people and offer practical solutions by using smart payment technologies. The Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) uses the method of ‘‘licensing’’ since July 2015. The companies that desire to provide service in the sector with an e-money license must complete necessary preparations in terms of their capital structure, technology infrastructure, and transparency in accordance with the law. Birleşik Ödeme Hizmetleri ve Elektronik Para A.Ş has become one of the first companies in Turkey that have been authorized by BRSA with an e-money license. ## Fonangels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kocaeli, Kocaeli, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Equity Crowdfunding, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Apps, Software, Artificial Intelligence Fonangels.com is a platform for the discovery and support of innovative and original ideas. All projects supported by fonangels.com are aimed at innovation and progress, whether it is a far from traditional product or an extraordinary idea. In line with this goal, we offer investors an alternative investment tool. ## Yıldız Tekno GSYO - Type: VC Fund - Location: Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Software, CRM Yıldız Tekno GSYO is an investment firm. ## Alesta Yatırım - Type: VC Fund - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Ales Venture Capital Investment Trust Inc. 100% Escort Technology Investment Co., Ltd. was established in late 2012 as a subsidiary of an investment company subject to the Capital Markets Board legislation.Their target audience was primarily started to produce products or services are targeted at companies with existing customers and growth.However, the product or service to switch to the sales and marketing process, although in need of ready finance companies also take interest in Their initiative.