# Erdal Asim Durukan

> Erdal Asim Durukan is a seed investor backing EdTech, Internet and Education. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erdal-asim-durukan-551a7b25/

Erdal Asim Durukan is a seed investor focused on EdTech and Internet. Erdal Asim Durukan

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UP School | UP School fills in the gap of female participation in society’s most important technology roles by offering free educational programs for women through technical education programs that train them in a specific area of technology. UP School launched two pilot programs in Robotic Process Automation and in Data Science, and have two activecorporate-sponsored programs in Data Analytics and Android Development in partnership with Ford Motor Company, and Akbank.Students who graduated from the program have been recruited by globally lead companies such as Ford Motor Company, Unilever, Siemens and Coca Cola Company. | $481.7K | Seed | Jan 26, 2023 |  |
| Octovan | Octovan is an online leading platform that combines reliable movers with users who need moving. | $628.5K | Convertible Note | Sep 19, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arya Women's Investment Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arya-women-s-investment-platform) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arz Portfolio](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arz-portfolio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boğaziçi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7i-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coşkunöz Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co%C5%9Fkun%C3%B6z-holding) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cventures-c881) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Geometry Venture Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geometry-venture-development) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Erdal Asim Durukan invest in?

Erdal Asim Durukan invests primarily in EdTech, Internet and Education startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note 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 Erdal Asim Durukan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Erdal Asim Durukan closed in Jan 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?

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