# Erman Kumcu

> Erman Kumcu is a seed investor backing FinTech, Automotive and E-Commerce. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erman-kumcu-a46a5527/?originalSubdomain=tr

Erman Kumcu is an Angel Investor

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $29k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Automotive | 1 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 20% |
| Car Sharing | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 20% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rentiva | Rentiva is a person to person car rental platform. | $354.1K | Seed | Jul 16, 2024 |  |
| Bartme | Bartme is a c2c Barter Platform. Our mission is to put barter back in our daily life to maximise lifespan of any book today and any product tomorrow. Globally. Innovatively.We see a very strong tech-driven hype in 2nd hand (i.e. pre-owned) market. However, there is immense untapped potential in traditional barter. We have examined prominentproblems in barter concept and developed a unique, brand new mobile app to make barter a favorable option in 2nd hand trade.Happy Barter,Bartme Team | $2M | Seed | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Rentiva | Rentiva is a person to person car rental platform. | $280K | Angel | Apr 21, 2021 |  |
| Bartme | Bartme is a c2c Barter Platform. Our mission is to put barter back in our daily life to maximise lifespan of any book today and any product tomorrow. Globally. Innovatively.We see a very strong tech-driven hype in 2nd hand (i.e. pre-owned) market. However, there is immense untapped potential in traditional barter. We have examined prominentproblems in barter concept and developed a unique, brand new mobile app to make barter a favorable option in 2nd hand trade.Happy Barter,Bartme Team | $29K | Seed | Jul 07, 2020 |  |
| Bartme | Bartme is a c2c Barter Platform. Our mission is to put barter back in our daily life to maximise lifespan of any book today and any product tomorrow. Globally. Innovatively.We see a very strong tech-driven hype in 2nd hand (i.e. pre-owned) market. However, there is immense untapped potential in traditional barter. We have examined prominentproblems in barter concept and developed a unique, brand new mobile app to make barter a favorable option in 2nd hand trade.Happy Barter,Bartme Team |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 07, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alesta Yatırım](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alesta-girisim) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Geometry Venture Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geometry-venture-development) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Keiretsu Forum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiretsu-forum) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Keiretsu Forum Turkey](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiretsu-forum-turkey) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Galata Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galata-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Halis Petrol](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halis-petrol) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Erman Kumcu invest in?

Erman Kumcu invests primarily in FinTech, Automotive and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Erman Kumcu's check size?

Erman Kumcu typically joins rounds of $29k–$2M 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 Erman Kumcu participates in.

### When did Erman Kumcu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Erman Kumcu closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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