# Doğan Baran Kurtoğlu

> Doğan Baran Kurtoğlu is a seed investor backing Animation, Marketing and Advertising. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doganbarankurtoglu
- Website: https://www.volansvideoagency.com/en

Doğan Baran Kurtoğlu is a seed investor focused on Animation and Marketing. Entrepreneur, Brand Consultant Founder/CEO @volansvideoagency

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Animation | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 50% |
| Broadcasting | 1 | 50% |
| Data Storage | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Volans Video Agency | A New Perspective in Video Production ProcessesAs new-gen video agency, We change traditional agency habits and bring a different perspective to video production processes. We manage the increasing need for video content with the digital transformation trend with predictable budgets and efforts. We produce effective solutions with differentagreement models for all internal or external video projects of your brand.New Business Models That Make Your Life EasierIn accordance with the identity of the video agency, in addition to one-shot video projects, we offer campaign partnerships, periodic partnerships and annual agreement models spanning one year. In order to make the business model most suitable for the needs of our business partners, we customize it together with strategic consultancy services, and ensure that all video related needs are accessed in an easy-to-manage system from the beginning. | $110K | Seed | Mar 07, 2022 |  |
| Volans Video Agency | A New Perspective in Video Production ProcessesAs new-gen video agency, We change traditional agency habits and bring a different perspective to video production processes. We manage the increasing need for video content with the digital transformation trend with predictable budgets and efforts. We produce effective solutions with differentagreement models for all internal or external video projects of your brand.New Business Models That Make Your Life EasierIn accordance with the identity of the video agency, in addition to one-shot video projects, we offer campaign partnerships, periodic partnerships and annual agreement models spanning one year. In order to make the business model most suitable for the needs of our business partners, we customize it together with strategic consultancy services, and ensure that all video related needs are accessed in an easy-to-manage system from the beginning. |  | Pre-Seed |  |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Doğan Baran Kurtoğlu invest in?

Doğan Baran Kurtoğlu invests primarily in Animation, Marketing and Advertising 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.

### When did Doğan Baran Kurtoğlu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Doğan Baran Kurtoğlu closed in Mar 2022. 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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