# Ali Sabanci

> Ali Sabanci is a seed investor backing Delivery and Logistics. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-sabanci-41250028

Ali Sabanci is a seed investor focused on Delivery and Logistics. Ali Sabanci has held the position of Chairman of the Board in Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S since 2005. Between 1991 and 1997, he held various positions in Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Akbank T.A.S. and held office as Deputy Executive Manager of Strategy and Business Development between 2001 and 2004. He also holds a member position inthe Board of Directors of Esas Holding. He has a Master’s degree in Economics and Politics from Tufts University and a Bachelor’s degree in International Finance obtained from Columbia University Business Administration Faculty.He is Chairman of the Young Entrepreneurs Board within the Union of Chambers and Commodities of Turkey, and also member to the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and Turkish-American Business Council (TAIK).

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.7M–$3.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Delivery | 1 | 20% |
| Logistics | 1 | 20% |
| Advertising | 1 | 20% |
| Food Delivery | 1 | 20% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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. | $3.8M | Seed | Feb 16, 2026 | https://www.paketmutfak.com.tr/ |
| Dusyeri | Dusyeri is an edutainment platform that focuses on children. | $3.7M | Seed | Mar 25, 2022 | https://www.dusyeri.com/ |
| Blesh | Managing a wide network of 300+ apps and 66 million downloads with the integration of Blesh SDK, Blesh provides hyper-local targeting and smart messaging services for enterprises, advertisers and apps. Blesh has a strong angel investor network with high-net-worth individuals such as Ali Sabancı, Turgut Gürsoy and many others. | $4M | Series A | Nov 14, 2016 | https://www.blesh.com/ |
| Blesh | Managing a wide network of 300+ apps and 66 million downloads with the integration of Blesh SDK, Blesh provides hyper-local targeting and smart messaging services for enterprises, advertisers and apps. Blesh has a strong angel investor network with high-net-worth individuals such as Ali Sabancı, Turgut Gürsoy and many others. |  | Angel | Aug 19, 2014 | https://www.blesh.com/ |
| Blesh | Managing a wide network of 300+ apps and 66 million downloads with the integration of Blesh SDK, Blesh provides hyper-local targeting and smart messaging services for enterprises, advertisers and apps. Blesh has a strong angel investor network with high-net-worth individuals such as Ali Sabancı, Turgut Gürsoy and many others. |  | Seed |  | https://www.blesh.com/ |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Albaraka Fintech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albaraka-fintech-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [APY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bilişim Vadisi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bili%C5%9Fim-vadisi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Corsini Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corsini-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fibaportföy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fibaportf%C3%B6y) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Finberg](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finberg) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ali Sabanci invest in?

Ali Sabanci invests primarily in Delivery, Logistics and Advertising startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ali Sabanci's check size?

Ali Sabanci typically joins rounds of $3.7M–$3.8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ali Sabanci participates in.

### How do I contact Ali Sabanci?

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### When did Ali Sabanci last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ali Sabanci closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 5 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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