# ARI Çekirdek

> ARI Çekirdek is a VC fund backing Big Data, Internet and Automotive. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2015
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.aricekirdek.com.tr/

ARI Çekirdek is a VC fund focused on Big Data and Internet. ARI Çekirdek You dream of starting your own business, you want to be your own boss.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| iUGO Technology | iUGO Technology promotes vehicle tech to transform driver, vehicle & infrastructure data into real-time actionable intelligence. This technology collects road and vehicle data via myIUGO device data clustering and machine learning. It also has a multi-dimensional digital mapping using vehicle data and predictive traffic/road conditionswhere route prediction and driver behavior are analyzed.. | $44K | Pre-Seed | Nov 14, 2015 | https://www.iugo.tech/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does ARI Çekirdek invest in?

ARI Çekirdek invests primarily in Big Data, Internet and Automotive startups, most often at Pre-Seed 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.

### When did ARI Çekirdek last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ARI Çekirdek closed in Nov 2015. 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?

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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