# Emre Acikel

> Emre Acikel is a seed investor in Geneva backing E-Commerce, Marketplace and Mobile. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Geneva, Switzerland
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emreacikel/

Emre Acikel is a seed investor in Geneva focused on E-Commerce and Marketplace. Angel Investor. Investing in Turkey (member of Sharks & Partners) & Switzerland (member of Business Angels Switzerland).

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$1.9M |
| Pre-Seed | $200k–$660k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 25% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 13% |
| Big Data | 1 | 13% |
| Internet | 1 | 13% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mizanplus Kitchens | Mizanplus Kitchens provides delivery service multi-brand dark store network. | $660K | Pre-Seed | Mar 16, 2023 |  |
| Mindsite | Mindsite enables eCommerce professionals to boost their online sales by tracking and analyzing eCommerce fundamentals such as product availability, price&promo strategy, product content and brand visibility. | $1.9M |  | Dec 29, 2022 |  |
| Mindsite | Mindsite enables eCommerce professionals to boost their online sales by tracking and analyzing eCommerce fundamentals such as product availability, price&promo strategy, product content and brand visibility. | $1.9M | Seed | Dec 29, 2022 |  |
| YapıRadar.com | YapıRadar.com is an online market place created for the exchange of goods and services between suppliers and contractors. It includes information on Project Authority, Stage Information of Construction, Project and Current Site Images, Location, Construction Area. YapıRadar.com was founded in 2018 and is based in Istanbul. | $200K | Seed | Dec 21, 2022 |  |
| Mindsite | Mindsite enables eCommerce professionals to boost their online sales by tracking and analyzing eCommerce fundamentals such as product availability, price&promo strategy, product content and brand visibility. | $82K |  | Jan 20, 2021 |  |
| Mindsite | Mindsite enables eCommerce professionals to boost their online sales by tracking and analyzing eCommerce fundamentals such as product availability, price&promo strategy, product content and brand visibility. | $377.6K | Seed | Jan 20, 2021 |  |
| Garaj Sepeti | Garaj Sepeti leads the digital transformation of used car market in Turkey, 5th biggest used car market on the planet with more than 8m transactions per year. Our B2B and B2C marketplaces brings trust and convenience to car dealers and individuals while buying and selling cars. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Aug 30, 2017 |  |
| Garaj Sepeti | Garaj Sepeti leads the digital transformation of used car market in Turkey, 5th biggest used car market on the planet with more than 8m transactions per year. Our B2B and B2C marketplaces brings trust and convenience to car dealers and individuals while buying and selling cars. | $200K | Pre-Seed | Jan 30, 2017 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Maxis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maxis-19c6) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Angel Effect](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-effect) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [B4YO Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b4yo-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Finberg](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finberg) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Future Impact Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-impact-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Galata Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galata-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Emre Acikel invest in?

Emre Acikel invests primarily in E-Commerce, Marketplace and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Emre Acikel's check size?

Emre Acikel typically joins rounds of $200k–$1.9M at Seed and $200k–$660k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Emre Acikel participates in.

### When did Emre Acikel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Emre Acikel closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 8 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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