# Duran Cesur

> Duran Cesur is a seed investor backing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Duran Cesur is a seed investor focused on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Duran Cesur

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $390k–$420k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 50% |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |
| Privacy | 1 | 25% |
| Security | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VMind AI | AI technology company in stealth mode. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Oct 29, 2023 |  |
| Kodris | Kodris platform is a platform established primarily to teach coding to children between the ages of 8-16. Children's 21st-century skills with coding and algorithm; They gain the ability to look at problems from different aspects and produce solutions, to think systematically and creatively, and to offer the shortest solution suggestions.Because; When students grasp the logic of the algorithm, they understand that everything happens in a certain order and that the necessary actions do not take place when it is not in a certain order. Coding is not only limited to computer science but is also very important in terms of interdisciplinary interaction. The Kodris platform basically provides e-learning opportunities that are needed in primary and secondary education levels and that provide the basis for advanced computer skills by increasing students' algorithmic/computational thinking skills. In terms of its subject, kodris is an online e-commerce platform that has R&D in private and public schools (learning levels for different age groups, etc.), has a curriculum, is game-based, has student-teacher interaction, teaches how to set up algorithms, and teaches a real coding language. It is a learning platform. | $420K | Seed | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| Syntonym | Focusing on privacy enhancement in the visual data domain, Syntonym is a generative AI startup specializing in pioneering synthetic face generation technology. With use cases ranging from autonomous mobility to visual anonymity in digital health services, Syntonym provides usable privacy solutions, ensuring both compliance and personal privacyprotection. With its patent pending technology, Syntonym replaces faces in image/video with hyper realistic synthetically generated ones. These faces do not correspond to any real individual, preventing the face from being identified and recognized. | $390K | Seed | Aug 16, 2021 |  |
| Syntonym | Focusing on privacy enhancement in the visual data domain, Syntonym is a generative AI startup specializing in pioneering synthetic face generation technology. With use cases ranging from autonomous mobility to visual anonymity in digital health services, Syntonym provides usable privacy solutions, ensuring both compliance and personal privacyprotection. With its patent pending technology, Syntonym replaces faces in image/video with hyper realistic synthetically generated ones. These faces do not correspond to any real individual, preventing the face from being identified and recognized. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 16, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tt-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Albaraka Turk](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albaraka-turk) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bilişim Vadisi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bili%C5%9Fim-vadisi) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [On Deck](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/on-deck-a441) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amplifica Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplifica-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Duran Cesur invest in?

Duran Cesur invests primarily in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Duran Cesur's check size?

Duran Cesur typically joins rounds of $390k–$420k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Duran Cesur participates in.

### When did Duran Cesur last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Duran Cesur closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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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