# BIC Angels

> BIC Angels is a VC fund in Istanbul backing Internet and SaaS. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Apr 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bic-angel-investments
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/bicangels
- Website: http://www.bicangels.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BICAngelInvestments

BIC Angels is an investment firm that provides venture capital for startups engaged in the internet sector. It is primarily focused on companies engaged in SaaS, location-based services, and mobile applications. The Company's early-stage investment ranges from $25,000 to $1,000,000. BIC Angels is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for BIC Angels. Shizune tracks 4 team members at BIC Angels. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bic-angel-invesments?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Angel | $20k–$250k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 4 | 36% |
| SaaS | 3 | 27% |
| Software | 3 | 27% |
| Health Care | 2 | 18% |
| Service Industry | 2 | 18% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 4 | 36% |
| Seed | 3 | 27% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 18% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 6 | 55% |
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| Ireland | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aras Kocaoğlan | BIC101 PROGRAM MANAGER | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aras-kocao%C4%9Flan |
| Joachim Behrendt | Founding Partner | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joachim-behrendt |
| Kerim Alcep | Accounting and Finance Specialist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kerim-alcep |
| Mehmet Akalın | Investment Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mehmet-akal%C4%B1n |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kolay Randevu | Kolay Randevu is an online beauty booking marketplace and salon management software for salons. | $241K |  | Apr 18, 2017 |  |
| EvdekiBakıcım | EvdekiBakıcım empowers young generation so they can reach their full potential. EvdekiBakıcım aims to lead innovation in care, tutoring and activity categories. | $20K | Angel | Jan 27, 2017 |  |
| Doktorderki | Doktorderki is an online system that allows people to directly talk to doctors about their questions and problems regarding health. It aims to establish a scalable B2C growth model along with the investment it is taking and to do B2B work with pharmacists and mainly dermocosmetics companies.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered inIstanbul, Turkey. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2016 |  |
| Erasmusinn | Erasmusinn is a housing platform that helps students find off campus housing and make reservations online. Students can choose from among flat-shares, apartments, studios, and rooms in over 10 countries. Erasmusinn was launched by Ender Akgül, Can Köseoğlu, and Nicolas Akavi in 2015 and is based in Dublin, Ireland. |  | Seed | Apr 01, 2016 |  |
| Temizlikyolda | Temizlikyolda is a Saas Technology for House Cleaning companies. Monitoring your Business with improved Cloud Dashboard. | $20K | Angel | Apr 01, 2016 |  |
| FlightRecorder, Inc. | FlightRecorder offers developers with application analytics and engagement solutions to understand their applications’ users. It supports Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari browsers.FlightRecorder also provides crash reports, API error logs, and analytics about the frequently used elements to assist businesses in their decision makingin product development. It also offers a feature that enables businesses to send targeted messages to their customers.FlightRecorder is acquired by ClickTale.FlightRecorder was founded in October 2013 and is based in Berkeley, California. | $250K | Angel | Jul 17, 2015 |  |
| HIZLIÇEVİRİ | HIZLIÇEVİRİ is a professional translation platform that enables its users to get contracts, academic papers, technical specifications, and many other documents translated from professional and certified translators. The platform offers translation services for over 36 languages.HIZLIÇEVİRİ was launched in 2014 and is operated from Istanbul,Turkey. | $135K | Angel | Feb 01, 2015 |  |
| Connected2.me | Connected2.me; a global messaging platform with 25M+ registered users. Users are acquired by viral growth. It has anonymity feature that is not available in other messaging platforms, which allows communication without revealing your identity. | $515K |  | Dec 19, 2014 |  |
| Prisync | Prisync helps E-Commerce businesses optimize their pricing strategy by automating data collection & providing smart suggestions. The dynamic pricing engine takes the automation to an advantageous level by keeping businesses at the "sweet spot" where they decide on which profit margins they want to be while staying ahead of thecompetition. Optimize your pricing with Prisync to have the highest impact on increasing your profits easily!Prisync was founded in February 2013 and is the output of a R&D project supported by KOSGEB & TUBITAK. | $11K | Seed | May 05, 2014 |  |
| Kolay Randevu | Kolay Randevu is an online beauty booking marketplace and salon management software for salons. |  | Seed |  |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KAYA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaya-8ed9) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [MITON](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miton-cz-s-r-o) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Protos Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/protos-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Galata Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galata-business-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EGIAD Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/egi-ad) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BIC Angels invest in?

BIC Angels invests primarily in Internet, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Angel and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is BIC Angels's check size?

BIC Angels typically joins rounds of $20k–$250k at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BIC Angels participates in.

### How do I contact BIC Angels?

Public channels for BIC Angels include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at BIC Angels?

The team at BIC Angels includes Aras Kocaoğlan (BIC101 PROGRAM MANAGER), Joachim Behrendt (Founding Partner) and Kerim Alcep (Accounting and Finance Specialist). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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