Baris Gultekin
Angel Investor
Palo Alto, United States
Baris Gultekin is a seed investor in Palo Alto focused on Internet and Information Technology. Baris Gultekin
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Baris Gultekin invests in
Stages Baris Gultekin invests in
Countries Baris Gultekin invests in
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Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$33M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 3 (38%)
- Information Technology 3 (38%)
- Travel 2 (25%)
- Finance 2 (25%)
- Tour Operator 2 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (63%)
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yupp a discovering, contrasting, and utilizing the newest AIs is made simple and enjoyable, which also contributes to the field's future development.. | $33M / Seed / Jun 01, 2024 | ||
| Arta Finance is a network of innovators, researchers, finance specialists, and business executives who help people get the most of their finances. Arta offers access to financial opportunities that help people to plan and enjoy their financial future but with less complexity and lower fees. It was founded by Caesar Sengupta. | $90M / Series A / Nov 02, 2022 | ||
| Arta is an AI-driven wealth and financial technology company headquartered in the United States and Singapore. We empower individuals to access sophisticated wealth opportunities directly and to engage with their portfolios through intuitive, intelligent technology. That remains core to who we are.We tailor these capabilities to professionaladvisors and institutions. Advisors use Arta’s AI and wealth platform to enhance preparation, research, and client servicing. Institutions deploy our AI, infrastructure, and curated investment marketplace to elevate existing wealth propositions or introduce new ones efficiently.We believe high-quality financial intelligence and investment access should be available to millions more people, not just the traditional elite. Extending our platform through advisors and institutions brings this to a wider audience. Individuals remain at the center, now supported by a broader ecosystem around them.Arta is a US SEC-registered investment advisor and holds a CMS license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. We are backed by Peak XV, Ribbit Capital, Coatue, and EDBI, together with over 140 leaders from technology and finance including Ralph Hamers, Piyush Gupta, Sundar Pichai, Eric Schmidt, Michael Miebach, and Lip-Bu Tan. | $90M / Series A / Nov 02, 2022 | ||
| CoinTracker is a portfolio & tax manager for cryptocurrency. It automatically syncs transactions into one unified dashboard and helps users file their crypto taxes with the click of a button. | $1.5M / Seed / Apr 10, 2018 | ||
| WaveOne is building the next generation of digital media compression. They are leveraging the latest advancements in machine learning and deep learning to create custom-tailored, context-dependent solutions. | $2.5M / Seed / Nov 21, 2016 | ||
| kimkim connects travelers with a team of local experts in order to help customers book their trip. kimkim fixes travel planning by connecting travelers with knowledgeable, passionate, unbiased travel experts who help cut through the noise and book dream trips using kimkim's chat and collaboration interface. | $1M / Seed / Feb 24, 2016 | ||
| We connect people with well-planned, experiential trips.PURPOSE: Bring wonder, joy, learning, and connection through better and more frequent travel.MISSION: Fostering a community connecting travelers with wonderful places, people and experiences.INVESTORS: Backed by top travel and tech investors including NFX, JetBlue Ventures, StanfordStartX Fund, Sand Hill Angels, New York Angels, Plug n Play Ventures, and the cofounders of Hipmunk, TripIt, Get There, Trulia, Sherman's Travel, Lastminute.com, JetBlue and Google Now.TEAM: The founding team and advisors were previously leaders at Viator, Intrepid, Bain, Starwood Hotels, Kayak, Yelp, Liftopia, All Trails, TripIt, Trainline, Hotels.com, OneFineStay, and Flight Network.RECOGNITION: Winner of the Phocuswright Innovation Battleground - travel tech's premier startup competition. "Top 6 Travel App" Washington Times, "Top resource for tours" Frommers.Travelstride is the most comprehensive search engine and reviews platform for all professionally planned vacations and trip planners - the Airbnb or Houzz of the category. We were all born to explore and yearn to connect more deeply with people and places, yet the hassles of planning the logistics stops millions of people from their dream trips each year. Whatever wonderful travel means to you, Travelstride provides the simplest path to finding your perfect trip with the right balance of comfort and adventure.We are building the most engaged community marketplace for wonderful travel, made easy. We've influenced over 3 million travelers so far and host more than 50,000 professionally-planned trips - from private tailor-made vacations to group tour packages, to expedition cruises, to independent adventures. With itineraries across every continent planned by 1,500+ of the best local experts and global companies, everyone can find the perfect trip for their style and budget. Powered by expert advice and real traveler reviews, the Travelstride community enables travelers to explore places near and far with curiosity, confidence, and connections.VISION: Become the most useful and active travel community, where people of all stripes find, share, and book wonderful trips. | Seed / Feb 22, 2016 | ||
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FAQ
What does Baris Gultekin invest in?
Baris Gultekin invests primarily in Internet, Information Technology and Travel startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Baris Gultekin invest in?
Baris Gultekin typically joins rounds of $1M–$33M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Baris Gultekin's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Baris Gultekin took part in.
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When did Baris Gultekin last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Baris Gultekin closed in Jun 2024. 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.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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