# Erdem Gülen

> Erdem Gülen is a seed investor at TriggerZ (Istanbul) backing Apps, Local and Mobile. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TriggerZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/triggerz)
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erdemgulen/
- Website: https://linktr.ee/erdemben

Erdem Gülen is a seed investor at TriggerZ in Istanbul focused on Apps and Local. I am who I am.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Local | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |
| Genetics | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Scotty | Scotty is a logistics company that provides delivery services and package tracking solutions. The company develops a motorcycle-hailing application to provide people with bike transportation and logistics services to save time. It also offers cargo tracking, same-day, next-day, and day-to-day delivery services. | $3.5M | Seed | May 01, 2021 |  |
| Genz Biotech | Genz is a biotech research & development company, developing novel diagnostic solutions for complex diseases, like cancer, coronavirus pandemic. Genz provides solutions for medical centers and/or end-users in cooperation with genetic disease and diagnostic centers. To date, Genz received 4 R&D grants and approval by Turkish Ministryof Health for 3 genetic tests. |  | Seed | Sep 01, 2020 |  |
| Genz Biotech | Genz is a biotech research & development company, developing novel diagnostic solutions for complex diseases, like cancer, coronavirus pandemic. Genz provides solutions for medical centers and/or end-users in cooperation with genetic disease and diagnostic centers. To date, Genz received 4 R&D grants and approval by Turkish Ministryof Health for 3 genetic tests. | $100K | Seed | Jul 08, 2020 |  |
| Scotty | Scotty is a logistics firm that provides distribution services. With its technological infrastructure and widespread courier network, scotty provides distribution services to its users. |  | Series A | Jan 01, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Endure Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endure-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RTA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rta-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TriggerZ

VC Fund · Delaware, United States

We are building the most innovative innovation platform for idea owners, where you can develop your next billion-dollar idea. With an affordable subscription plan, Triggerz plans to encourage the owners of 20 million startup ideas per year that haven’t put pen to paper to start working on their dream with the tailored roadmap, backed up byinnovation consultants.TriggerZ was founded in 2022 and was headquartered in New Jersey, United States.

1 contacts available at TriggerZ.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Erdem Gülen | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erdem-g%C3%BClen |

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## FAQ

### What does Erdem Gülen invest in?

Erdem Gülen invests primarily in Apps, Local and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Erdem Gülen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Erdem Gülen closed in May 2021. 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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