Boğaziçi Ventures
VC Fund
Istanbul, Turkey
Boğaziçi Ventures is a VC fund in Istanbul focused on Gaming and Software. Boğaziçi Ventures has been established in 2015 with the purpose of supporting entrepreneurship to take their global success to a next level. We aim to invest in technology start-ups which have talented teams by providing business models and looking for funds and mentoring support for future exponential growth.BV Growth fund will only focus on thetechnology startups established in Turkey at the growth stage while having the ambition to get into the global market.BV Crypto fund will be closed with a minimum fund size of $50M to invest in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. People are interested in investing in cryptocurrency, especially new initial coin offerings (ICO), but they don’t know which one is reliable. We have an extremely capable team dedicated to cryptocurrency. Our analysts search hundreds of ICO projects, follow their communication, investigate the commitment of their teams, make interviews and if they have a chance, even visit them at their locations to give a much better decision.
- Total investments:
- 87
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 56%
- Fund size:
- $7.3M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Boğaziçi Ventures invests in
Stages Boğaziçi Ventures invests in
Countries Boğaziçi Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 more contact available
Round size
- Seed
- $134k–$2M
- Pre-Seed
- $50k–$600k
- Series A
- $228k–$431k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 12 (14%)
- Software 10 (11%)
- Video Games 8 (9%)
- Artificial Intelligence 8 (9%)
- Human Resources 6 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 47 (54%)
- Pre-Seed 8 (9%)
- Series A 3 (3%)
- Funding Round 3 (3%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (3%)
Country
- Turkey 42 (48%)
- United States 3 (3%)
- Switzerland 2 (2%)
- United Arab Emirates 2 (2%)
- Malta 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Burak Balık
Co-Founder
|
Co-Founder | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Kenan Colpan
General Partner / BV Growth Fund
|
General Partner / BV Growth Fund | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
Baris Ozistek
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 22 | Find email | |
Oğuzhan Öztürk
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Lucida AI
|
Enhance your employees' language skills with our AI-powered tool, tailored to your company regulations using end-to-end encryption. | $5.4M / Seed / Apr 15, 2026 | |
Ideanote
|
Ideanote was founded by to make more ideas matter.By combining idea collection, idea management, engagement and impact analytics in one single and easy to use platform it democratizes access to the tools of innovation. Ideanote empowers small teams and enterprises alike to make innovation-led growth a reality. Record fast implementation time,500+ five-star reviews and a range of advanced customization options make sure every company can innovate at their own pace, with their own processes. Features included widgets, idea collections, custom phases, idea fields, integrations, AI-idea matching and automation that turn innovation into one efficient workflow.Businesses of every size — from new startups to public companies — use our software to power their innovation. Customers include global innovation leaders NYU, Uster, Usiminas, Ontario Medical Association, Roche, CSWG. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 26, 2025 | |
Ono
|
OneNewOne, which operates in the Human Resources vertical, uses artificial intelligence technology to classify and match the CV Pool in minutes and to enable artificial intelligence to do preliminary interviews using its "Smart Pre-Interview" module. | $275K / Seed / Jan 03, 2025 | |
GameDev.ist
|
GameDev.ist is a publishing agency that offers law, accounting, brand awareness, investment, and marketing solutions for game studios. | Seed / Jan 01, 2025 | |
GameChanger Worldwide
|
GameChanger Worldwide specializes in gaming-specific IP extension platforms and focuses on creating innovative solutions that extend the value of intellectual property (IP) in the gaming space. | Seed / Dec 11, 2024 | |
Buddy Performance
|
Buddy is an B2B HR Tech solution that helps leaders and managers realize the full potential of their staff members while fostering a people-centered work environment for everyone. The company provides a comprehensive suite of modules including surveys, instant feedback, recognition, and analytics. The goal is to enable businesses to establish aproductive and upbeat workplace, which will ultimately improve output and make workers happier. | $175K / Seed / Oct 18, 2024 | |
Fiber Games
|
Fiber Games is digital content and gaming studio which develops hypercasual and casual games. | $571K / Seed / Oct 15, 2024 | |
Artiwise
|
Artiwise gathers all client feedback on a single platform by monitoring all customer communication channels. It makes decisions by using artificial intelligence to analyse client communication channels like call centre conversations, chatbot interviews, and surveys. | $750K / Seed / Sep 13, 2024 | |
Magfi
|
A search engine that analyzes communities into WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord with AI, ML, and NLP and places ads with micro-targeting. | $1.1M / Seed / Sep 03, 2024 | |
|
Ono
|
OneNewOne, which operates in the Human Resources vertical, uses artificial intelligence technology to classify and match the CV Pool in minutes and to enable artificial intelligence to do preliminary interviews using its "Smart Pre-Interview" module. | $220K / Seed / Sep 01, 2024 | |
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FAQ
What does Boğaziçi Ventures invest in?
Boğaziçi Ventures invests primarily in Gaming, Software and Video Games startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 87 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Boğaziçi Ventures's check size?
Boğaziçi Ventures typically joins rounds of $134k–$2M at Seed, $50k–$600k at Pre-Seed and $228k–$431k at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Boğaziçi Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at Boğaziçi Ventures?
The team at Boğaziçi Ventures includes Burak Balık (Co-Founder), Kenan Colpan (General Partner / BV Growth Fund) and Baris Ozistek (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 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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