# Alp Saul

> Alp Saul is a seed investor at Pronet (Istanbul) backing SaaS, VoIP and Mobile. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Pronet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pronet)
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alp-saul/18/387/363

Alp Saul is a seed investor at Pronet in Istanbul focused on SaaS and VoIP. Alp Saul - Cofounder and Chairman of the Board @ Pronet

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $101k–$200k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |
| VoIP | 1 | 13% |
| Mobile | 1 | 13% |
| Sports | 1 | 13% |
| Internet | 1 | 13% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sports Digitale | Sports Digitale is a sports media company that works in a variety of sports, such as basketball and football and creates content for social media and YouTube. The company builds a comprehensive brand in sports communication by working on e-commerce, app development, event management, and influencer marketing projects. | $100.5K | Seed | Oct 11, 2022 |  |
| AloTech | At AloTech, we gained years of experience in helping businesses around the world ace their contact center operations.With our SaaS that provides:- Scalability, - Time/cost efficiency, - CX-centric processes, - Innovative tools and features, and - Next-gen capabilities,AloTech will be a game-changer for you too! Contact us to learn moreabout how AloTech can help you perfect your contact center operations. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 19, 2021 |  |
| Volt | Volt is an on-demand inner-city peer-to-peer ridesharing app that connects car owners with passengers going in the same direction. Unlike traditional car hailing apps which dispatch cars to the passenger’s location, Volt connects passengers with cars already driving in traffic and heading to the same destination. Carowners earn back theirdrivingexpenses (~200€/mo - without making profit), while passengers enjoy rides that are 70% cheaper than taxi. | $200K | Seed | Jun 01, 2014 |  |
| Volt | Volt is an on-demand inner-city peer-to-peer ridesharing app that connects car owners with passengers going in the same direction. Unlike traditional car hailing apps which dispatch cars to the passenger’s location, Volt connects passengers with cars already driving in traffic and heading to the same destination. Carowners earn back theirdrivingexpenses (~200€/mo - without making profit), while passengers enjoy rides that are 70% cheaper than taxi. | $150K | Seed | Apr 01, 2014 |  |
| idemama | Idemama is an online platform that provides its users with web and graphic design services. It is based in Istanbul, Turkey. |  | Series A | Nov 01, 2012 |  |
| Grupanya | Grupanya, launched in November 2009, is a group shopping site that offers daily deals on products and services in diverse categories. Discounts are offered as special deals for various dining, travel, beauty-related, and shopping activities around Turkey, enabling individuals to explore the city in different ways. |  | Series A | Oct 11, 2011 |  |
| Grupanya | Grupanya, launched in November 2009, is a group shopping site that offers daily deals on products and services in diverse categories. Discounts are offered as special deals for various dining, travel, beauty-related, and shopping activities around Turkey, enabling individuals to explore the city in different ways. |  | Seed | May 06, 2010 |  |
| idemama | Idemama is an online platform that provides its users with web and graphic design services. It is based in Istanbul, Turkey. |  | Seed |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aslanoba Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aslanoba-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Collective Spark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collective-spark) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TÜBİTAK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tbtak) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TechOne VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techone-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Pronet

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Pronet.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alp Saul | Cofounder and Chairman of the Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alp-saul |

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## FAQ

### What does Alp Saul invest in?

Alp Saul invests primarily in SaaS, VoIP and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alp Saul's check size?

Alp Saul typically joins rounds of $101k–$200k 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 Alp Saul participates in.

### When did Alp Saul last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alp Saul closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 8 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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