# Deniz Başaran

> Deniz Başaran is a seed investor in Istanbul backing Books and Children. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denizbasaran/

Deniz Başaran is a seed investor in Istanbul focused on Books and Children. Deniz Başaran is Co-Founder and CFO at Rollic. He attended Istanbul Technical University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Books | 1 | 50% |
| Children | 1 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 50% |
| Publishing | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Biyaku | Biyaku is a Mindfulness app for sexual health. | $80K | Pre-Seed | Feb 03, 2023 | https://biyaku.me/ |
| Kidly | Kidly is an online broadcasting application that publishes illustrated and narrated books for kids and young children in the vicinity. | $2.7M | Seed | Jun 17, 2022 | https://gokidly.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ludus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ludus-9e0e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lupus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lupus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vanora Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vanora-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Deniz Başaran invest in?

Deniz Başaran invests primarily in Books, Children and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and 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.

### How do I contact Deniz Başaran?

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### When did Deniz Başaran last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Deniz Başaran closed in Feb 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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