# Ahmet Bilgen

> Ahmet Bilgen is a seed investor at Caretta Robotics (Istanbul) backing Software and Education. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Caretta Robotics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caretta-robotics)
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abilgen/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ahmetbilgen
- Website: http://www.ahmetbilgen.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahmet.bilgen.5494

Ahmet Bilgen is a seed investor at Caretta Robotics in Istanbul focused on Software and Education. Ahmet Bilgen Turkish Cypriot entrepreneur and angele investor. He lives in Famagusta-North Cyprus. He finished primary school and high School in Famagusta. He has been a very active person all throughout his life, he received a Black Belt II. Dan in TaeKwon-do, played in the local soccer team while studying at Canbulat high school. Ahmet was alsohelping his family with their farming business by selling the produce to shops, making some money in the meanwhile which he used to buy his first bicycle, first ball or his first pair of sneakers. Ahmet graduated with Bsc in Applied Marth and Computer Science from Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in 1993. Between 1993 and 1995 he got his Masters degree in Computer Science. Right after he started his PhD degree in Computer Science but decided to quit academia after his first semester. During his masters and PhD degrees, he took part in developing intelligent user interfaces and inmemory data concepts for mobile devices. After leaving academic life, Ahmet worked in various IT companies for about 2 years and then joined SAP where he had his first professional work experience. Ahmet joined SAP Turkey as the Technology Consultant, and therefore took part in the implementation of more than 100 SAP projects with companies like Yaşar, Koç, Sabancı, Havelsan, Arena etc. as these were the first implementers of SAP ERP in Turkey. During his tenure at SAP, he worked in various roles such as technical consultant, business analyst, project and team manager and architect. Ahmet, after working at SAP for 2 years and getting enough project experience and honing on his technical skils, he decided to set up FIT “Future Information Technology” Solutions together with 3 of his friends in 1999. By the end of 1999 FIT had already made its first million USD revenue. FIT has integrated Turkey’s most important e-commerce platform named “Arena Computer Supplier Portal” with SAP. This was featuted as an international success story by SAP Inside magazine in 2001. FIT Solutions(lately became Foriba) has a lot of experience from completing many software integration projects. Working with the top 250 companies also gives the company the advantage to have a more extensible, scalable, sustainable and supportable product. These experiences and know-how attained over the years put the company in an advantageous position to achieve end-to-end e-invoicing solutions. in 2019 Ahmet Bilgen exited from Foriba. Foriba did: - Series A With Revo Capital - Series B With Revo, IFC, Endeavor Catalyst - Exit

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $250k–$1.2M |
| Angel | $74k–$140k |
| Pre-Seed | $50k–$250k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 18% |
| Education | 2 | 12% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 12% |
| Sharing Economy | 2 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 12% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 41% |
| Angel | 3 | 18% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 12% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 7 | 41% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 12% |
| Estonia | 1 | 6% |
| Germany | 1 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FlexyWatt | FlexyWatt's smart energy management technology allows consumers to optimize energy use and cut electricity expenditures. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| Topi | Topi is an B2B e-commerce platform for wholesale market. | $50K | Pre-Seed | Mar 11, 2024 |  |
| Topi | Topi is an B2B e-commerce platform for wholesale market. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| admarket.co | Admarket is a trailblazing AdTech startup that's reshaping the advertising landscape. By offering a streamlined and secure platform for reserving, purchasing, and selling ad spaces, it connects advertisers and media owners like never before. With just one click, advertisers can book various types of ad spaces - including TV, radio, digitalscreen, outdoor, in-store, and in-flight - from anywhere in the world.Admarket simplifies the process of securing ad spaces from preferred media owners and agencies, while its payment service provider, Stripe, ensures top-notch security for customer credit card information. Media owners benefit by gaining access to a global customer base and boosting their revenue.Designed for ease of use, Admarket allows advertisers to view ad spaces on a map, similar to hotel booking sites. Its innovative AdsChange feature enables media owners to swap ad spaces with one another, like exchanging billboard space for radio ads. Plus, advertisers can swiftly broadcast urgent announcements via TV or radio.Looking ahead, Admarket aims to leverage AI technology for identifying sector-specific advertising needs, planning, and design. It will also incorporate automatic bid strategies for outdoor media, TV, and radio ad spaces. Advertisers will be able to view cost-effective advertising options on various timeframes through chart data, akin to flight ticket pricing. Moreover, the AdBroker feature will enable media owners to earn additional income through Admarket's profit-sharing program.In a nutshell, Admarket is a groundbreaking AdTech startup that's revolutionizing the advertising industry by streamlining ad space booking for advertisers and expanding the customer base for media owners. With plans to introduce even more cutting-edge features, Admarket will continue to drive innovation for both advertisers and media owners. | $250K | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| 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. | $140K | Angel | Nov 30, 2021 |  |
| Aposto | All-in-one media service currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. | $500K |  | Aug 16, 2021 |  |
| Aposto | All-in-one media service currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. | $500K | Seed | Aug 16, 2021 |  |
| Robomotion | Robomotion handles dull everyday tasks with robotic process automation technology. Delegate tasks to software robots and they can work 24/7. | $1.2M | Seed | Jun 08, 2021 |  |
| hop | Hop provides shared micromobility services through its shared mobility platform. In every way, the company is concerned with the needs of its customers. To achieve its shared mobility vision for future cities, the company will expand its coverage into different cities/countries and diversify the types of electric vehicles over the next fewyears.Hop was released in Turkey in December 2019. | $754K |  | May 27, 2021 |  |
| hop | Hop provides shared micromobility services through its shared mobility platform. In every way, the company is concerned with the needs of its customers. To achieve its shared mobility vision for future cities, the company will expand its coverage into different cities/countries and diversify the types of electric vehicles over the next fewyears.Hop was released in Turkey in December 2019. | $500K | Seed | May 27, 2021 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Inveo Yatirim Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gedik-yatirim-holding) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Angel Effect](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-effect) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [hiVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hivc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Inveo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inveo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Koray Bahar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koray-spring) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lima-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Caretta Robotics

VC Fund · Kadikoy, Turkey

Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) have been making a huge impact and are used widely in applications such as explosives disposal, operating in hazardous environments, offshore facilities construction and maintenance, ground and marine research and industrial manufacturing.Anticipated developments of AVs hold a promise for an increasingly significantrole in future naval operations. Advances in AV capabilities are enabled (and limited) by progress in the technologies of computing in robotics, navigation, communications, networking, power sources, propulsion, and materials.

1 contacts available at Caretta Robotics.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ahmet Bilgen | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmet-bilgen |

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## FAQ

### What does Ahmet Bilgen invest in?

Ahmet Bilgen invests primarily in Software, Education and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ahmet Bilgen's check size?

Ahmet Bilgen typically joins rounds of $250k–$1.2M at Seed, $74k–$140k at Angel and $50k–$250k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ahmet Bilgen participates in.

### When did Ahmet Bilgen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ahmet Bilgen closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 17 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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