# Emre Kurttepeli

> Emre Kurttepeli is a seed investor at Vuvy backing Software and Information Technology. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vuvy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vuvy)
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://tr.linkedin.com/in/emrekurttepeli
- Website: http://emrekurttepeli.com/en/

Emre Kurttepeli is a Serial Entrepreneur & Investor and is the Founder&CEO of Vuvy, a global mobile gaming company. Previously he has founded Mynet, Turkey’s leading internet company with over 32 million users.Columbia University/NY graduate, he has been the founder or the investor of over 50 internet and technology companies, mostlyleaders in their own categories that ranges from e-commerce companies to vertical social network sites, mobile and gaming companies, including Trendyol, Insider, Iyzico, RemoteTeam and vc fund that invests in the internet and technology space. Additionally he is an investor in C24 Gallery, a prominent contemporary art gallery in Chelsea/New York.He is the President of Endeavor Turkey and Honorary President of Galata Business Angels (GBA), that are non-profit organizations helping to grow the entrepreneurship ecosystem. He serves on the Board of Endeavor Global. Besides being on the advisory board member of Columbia University Global Center in Istanbul, he also is a member Global Relations Forum.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $700k–$3M |
| Angel | $135k–$450k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 29% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 21% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 21% |
| Apps | 2 | 14% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 36% |
| Angel | 2 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 5 | 36% |
| United States | 4 | 29% |
| Singapore | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Keya Games | Keya Games is a mobile game studio founded by industry veterans who have shipped and operated numerous successful titles over the years. We've taken everything we learned about what makes a great casual game and built a studio around it.We stay lean and agile on purpose: small senior teams, fast iteration, and no bureaucracy between an ideaand the players. That's how we move from concept to live game quicker than studios many times our size. | $1M | Seed | Jul 03, 2026 |  |
| Base64 | Base64.ai is a document processing automation startup from New York. Our AI extracts the document type, data, text, photos, and signatures from all kinds of documents via over 700 prebuilt models for IDs, driver licenses, passports, visas, invoices, and forms. It can even process document types it has never seen before. The service may run in thecloud and air-gapped (offline) data centers. The integration is via no-code forms, a single API call, or third parties such as our UiPath activity and takes only a few minutes. | $3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| RemoteTeam (acquired by Gusto) | Remote Team offers automated payrolls, time off, HR tools, and compliance made simple. The San Francisco-based company was founded in 2020 by Sahin Boydas. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2021 |  |
| RemoteTeam (acquired by Gusto) | Remote Team offers automated payrolls, time off, HR tools, and compliance made simple. The San Francisco-based company was founded in 2020 by Sahin Boydas. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 06, 2019 |  |
| Fazla Gıda | Fazla Gıda is a technology solutions company that prevents food waste. | $450K | Angel | Nov 29, 2019 |  |
| Fazla Gıda | Fazla Gıda is a technology solutions company that prevents food waste. | $450K | Angel | Nov 29, 2019 |  |
| Tarentum | Tarentum AI develops solutions to critical business needs using machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies. | $700K | Seed | Jan 24, 2019 |  |
| Bunch | Bunch is the first app that allows its users to play their favorite games with friends over video chat. Its platform is the easiest way for players to discover, play, and share live mobile games with their friends. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York City, New York. |  | Seed | Sep 27, 2017 |  |
| Tailster | Tailster is an iOS and Android mobile application that matches pet owners with people who are willing to care for their pets. It allows its users to track dog walks, real time photo updates, free insurance, and online payment services. Individuals shares their requirements and they can get in touch with the carers. They also can book the carersonline and over the telephone. It provides customer testimonials for new users to get an idea about the company and their experiences.Tailster is a U.K.-based company that was founded in 2014 by Indy Sangha. |  | Seed | May 18, 2015 |  |
| Tailster | Tailster is an iOS and Android mobile application that matches pet owners with people who are willing to care for their pets. It allows its users to track dog walks, real time photo updates, free insurance, and online payment services. Individuals shares their requirements and they can get in touch with the carers. They also can book the carersonline and over the telephone. It provides customer testimonials for new users to get an idea about the company and their experiences.Tailster is a U.K.-based company that was founded in 2014 by Indy Sangha. |  | Seed | Mar 08, 2015 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Galata Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galata-business-angels) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Atanova Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atanova-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Braitman & Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/braitman-company) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Startups Vietnam](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups-vietnam) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Active Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BIC Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bic-angel-invesments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vuvy

VC Fund

Vuvy is a global mobile gaming companies focusing on multiplayer mobile games

1 contacts available at Vuvy.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Emre Kurttepeli | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emre-kurttepeli |

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## FAQ

### What does Emre Kurttepeli invest in?

Emre Kurttepeli invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 14 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 Kurttepeli's check size?

Emre Kurttepeli typically joins rounds of $700k–$3M at Seed and $135k–$450k at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Emre Kurttepeli participates in.

### When did Emre Kurttepeli last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Emre Kurttepeli closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 14 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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