# Burcu Civelek Yuce

> Burcu Civelek Yuce is a pre-seed investor at Akbank backing Electric Vehicle and Waste Management. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Akbank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akbank)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/burcu-civelek-yuce-ba8183/

Burcu Civelek Yuce is a pre-seed investor at Akbank focused on Electric Vehicle and Waste Management. Burcu Civelek Yüce joined Akbank in 2006 and served as Head of the Strategy Department between 2009-2014 and Assistant General Manager of Human Resources and Strategy between 2014-2019. In June 2019, she assumed the position of Deputy General Manager of Strategy, Digital Banking and Payment Systems. As of January 2022, he has been serving as AkbankRetail Banking and Digital Solutions Assistant General Manager.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 50% |
| Waste Management | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VOLTLA | Voltla facilitates the life of electric vehicle owners by enabling all electric charging stations to be viewed from a single point. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Waste Log | Waste Log digitizes waste processes and disposal. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Apr 04, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About Akbank

VC Fund · Istanbul, Turkey

Akbank provides banking transactions for economic, financial, and commercial endeavors and activities. Their banking applications include corporate and investment banking, commercial banking, SME banking, retail banking, payment systems, treasury transactions, private banking, and international banking services.

5 contacts available at Akbank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ahmet Sapmaz | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmet-sapmaz |
| Bekir Sapmaz | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bekir-sapmaz |
| Burcu Civelek Yuce | Akbank Retail Banking and Digital Solutions Deputy General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/burcu-civelek-yuce |
| Hakan Binbaşgil | Board Member and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hakan-binba%C5%9Fgil |
| Mustafa Özgür | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mustafa-%C3%B6zg%C3%BCr |

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## FAQ

### What does Burcu Civelek Yuce invest in?

Burcu Civelek Yuce invests primarily in Electric Vehicle and Waste Management startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Burcu Civelek Yuce last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Burcu Civelek Yuce closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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