# Ümit Karaarslan

> Ümit Karaarslan is a angel investor backing Automotive and Car Sharing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umit-karaarslan-613b6b12/?originalSubdomain=tr

Ümit Karaarslan is an angel investor and Partner & Board Member at Keiretsu Forum London.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Car Sharing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rentiva | Rentiva is a person to person car rental platform. | $280K | Angel | Apr 21, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Galata Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galata-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Halis Petrol](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halis-petrol) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Keiretsu Forum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiretsu-forum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Keiretsu Forum Turkey](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiretsu-forum-turkey) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ümit Karaarslan invest in?

Ümit Karaarslan invests primarily in Automotive and Car Sharing startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ümit Karaarslan?

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### When did Ümit Karaarslan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ümit Karaarslan closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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