212
VC Fund
Istanbul, Turkey
212 is a VC fund in Istanbul focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. 212 invests in growth-stage tech companies across Turkey, CEE, and MENA. Currently, our fund manages €75 million of committed capital, and 25 investments. Our strategy is to invest in B2B tech solutions that have demonstrated traction, a clear product-market fit, and are ready to scale internationally. ‘Test local, go global’ is 212’s guidingprinciple. In addition to investing in startups, we put significant effort into mentoring, supporting, and advising our portfolio companies.212 was founded by a seasoned group of veterans with the common vision of cultivating an eco-system in Turkey and its region. Each of our team members brings to the table a proven track record of success in multi-cultural disciplines in both global corporations and start-ups and an unwavering focus on strategy, operation, and execution.
- Total investments:
- 75
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 45%
- Fund size:
- $56M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries 212 invests in
Stages 212 invests in
Countries 212 invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Round size
- Seed
- $280k–$4M
- Pre-Seed
- $235k–$4.7M
- Series A
- $1.7M–$22M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 15 (20%)
- Artificial Intelligence 11 (15%)
- SaaS 10 (13%)
- E-Commerce 7 (9%)
- Information Technology 6 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 21 (28%)
- Series A 17 (23%)
- Pre-Seed 8 (11%)
- Series B 7 (9%)
- Convertible Note 4 (5%)
Country
- Turkey 15 (20%)
- United States 15 (20%)
- United Kingdom 5 (7%)
- Canada 2 (3%)
- Qatar 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maher Hakim
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Ali Karabey
Founder & Managing Director
|
Founder & Managing Director | Total investments: 24 | Find email | |
Baris Yesugey
Limited Partner
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Limited Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Basar Yenidunya
Venture Capital
|
Venture Capital | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Cem Okay
Associate
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Associate | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provenance is the system of record for financial models, bringing version control, auditability, and AI-powered change analysis to Excel workflows. It replaces fragmented review processes with a unified platform for tracking, validating, and approving model changes. | $600K / Pre-Seed / Aug 16, 2026 | ||
| Wellbees provides a digital platform that helps organizations support employee wellbeing and engagement through personalized experiences and wellbeing programs. The platform offers access to one-on-one sessions with specialists such as psychologists, dietitians, physical trainers, and therapists, as well as educational content, webinars, and guidedactivities. Employees can participate in clubs, events, and challenges, track their progress, and receive AI-based recommendations tailored to their individual needs. For employers, Wellbees includes analytics tools, employee surveys, and dashboards that provide aggregated insights into wellbeing, engagement, and platform usage. The platform integrates with workplace applications such as Microsoft Teams and Slack and is available through web and mobile applications. | $3.6M / Series A / Jun 22, 2026 | ||
| Promake is an AI platform that lets non-technical users build and manage billable web apps, mobile apps, games, and content using simple language prompts. No coding, no dashboards. Products are live on day one — with working UI, backend, payments, and hosting — and fully manageable via prompts. Promake replaces admin panels with chat, letting usersrun their business like texting a teammate. Unlike other AI builders that stop at drafts, Promake handles the full lifecycle: from first launch to every tweak and update after. | $4M / Seed / Jun 10, 2026 | ||
| RemotePass is a workforce management platform that helps companies onboard, manage, and pay contractors and employees across multiple countries. The platform combines HR, payroll, compliance, expense management, and employee benefits tools into a single system for both local and international teams. It also provides employer-of-record services,allowing businesses to hire full-time workers in countries where they do not have a legal entity. RemotePass includes features such as multi-currency payroll, time-off management, contractor management, and integrations with accounting and HR software platforms. The company also offers financial services for workers, including multiple payout methods, payroll cards, and access to localized benefits and compliance support. | $17.4M / Series B / May 20, 2026 | ||
| Haelixa provides IN-product traceability solutions to ensure consumer's good supply chain transparency and integrity. | $2.4M / Seed / Feb 03, 2026 | ||
| Qrambo manages companies' operational processes end-to-end through AI-powered workflow automation and automates repetitive and error-prone processes while offering modular solutions for various sectors such as fintech, e-commerce, educational technology (edtech), logistics, and supply chain management. | Seed / Jan 21, 2026 | ||
| 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. | $22M / Series A / Dec 23, 2025 | ||
| We are an AI-powered consumer intelligence firm, utilising cutting-edge market research methodologies to provide real-time consumer insights.Our "Qual at Scale" capability revolutionises market research. With BoltChatAI, our AI-powered platform, we can capture and analyse qualitative data on a massive scale, in multiple countries anddifferent languages, revealing insights that were previously unimaginable.We delve deeper into the consumer psyche, uncovering detailed motivations and preferences at unprecedented speeds and volumes. This unique capability helps brands quickly and accurately align with consumer needs, setting new standards for market responsiveness and strategic depth. | $9.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 09, 2025 | ||
| Freya provides AI voice agents that manage phone-based customer interactions by integrating with systems and following workflow rules. | $3.5M / Seed / Nov 05, 2025 | ||
| PhilosopherKing is a AI-powered games platform. | $3M / Seed / Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| See all 75 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does 212 invest in?
212 invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 75 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is 212's check size?
212 typically joins rounds of $280k–$4M at Seed, $235k–$4.7M at Pre-Seed and $1.7M–$22M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 212 participates in.
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Who are the partners at 212?
The team at 212 includes Maher Hakim (Partner), Ali Karabey (Founder & Managing Director) and Baris Yesugey (Limited Partner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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