# Efe Cakarel

> Efe Cakarel is a seed investor at MUBI (London) backing SaaS, Analytics and Messaging. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [MUBI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mubi)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cakarel/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/cakarel
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cakarel

Efe Cakarel is a Turkish entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of MUBI, an online film service.Previously, Cakarel worked with Goldman Sachs in London and New York, where he worked on IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity investments. Cakarel obtained his bachelor of science in electrical engineering and computer science fromMIT in 1998, and his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2005.Cakarel was a contributor to The Huffington Post. He also has two patents involving the monetization of web applications.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $104k–$1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Messaging | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |
| Social Network | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Poland | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YepChat | YepChat offers businesses with a texting platform that enables them to manage and react according to their customer feedback. It offers tools that enable businesses to manage a large number of texts and obtain analytics.YepChat enables businesses to conduct surveys, receive purchase orders, and handle payments through text messages. It alsoenables its customers to send automated or customized messages to targeted groups. YepChat also enables businesses to provide their VIP customers with concierge services.YepChat was founded in January 2015 by Quinn Goldstein. And it is headquartered in Venice, California. | $1M | Seed | Jun 05, 2023 |  |
| Filmaster | Filmaster provides Netflix-like personalization and analytics solutions for the entertainment industry. They help cinema exhibitors and TV providers rapidly capture and analyse user preferences in order to deliver a comprehensive picture of the audience and drive incremental admissions / viewership. | $104K | Seed | Jul 01, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AngelList Quant Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist-quant-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HackFwd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hackfwd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HardGamma Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hardgamma-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About MUBI

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI creates, curates, acquires and champions visionary films, bringing them to audiences all over the world.MUBI is a place to discover ambitious films by visionary filmmakers. From iconic directors to emerging auteurs. All carefullychosen by MUBI’s curators. With MUBI GO, members in select countries can get a free ticket every week to see the best new films in cinemas. And Notebook explores all sides of cinema culture — both in print and online. Founded in 2007 by Efe Cakarel, MUBI is the biggest community of film lovers anywhere, with members across 190 different countries. MUBI acquired renowned sales agent and production company The Match Factory and Match Factory Productions in January 2022, and a majority stake in leading Benelux film distributor Cinéart in February 2024.

4 contacts available at MUBI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bobby Allen | Senior Vice President Production | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bobby-allen |
| Can Serter | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/can-serter |
| Efe Cakarel | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/efe-cakarel |
| VJ Carbone | VP of communications for U.S. | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vj-carbone |

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## FAQ

### What does Efe Cakarel invest in?

Efe Cakarel invests primarily in SaaS, Analytics and Messaging startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Poland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Efe Cakarel's check size?

Efe Cakarel typically joins rounds of $104k–$1M 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 Efe Cakarel participates in.

### When did Efe Cakarel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Efe Cakarel closed in Jun 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?

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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