# Esas Holding

> Esas Holding is a VC fund in Istanbul backing Manufacturing and Credit. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esas-holding/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/holdingesas
- Website: https://www.esas.com.tr/en/home

Esas Holding is a family-owned investment firm focusing on private equity, asset management, and real estate investments. It is backed by the first and second-generation family members of Şevket Sabancı, one of the five founding members of Sabancı Holding, a leading Turkish conglomerate.With offices in Istanbul and London, Esas was founded in2000.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 29% |
| Credit | 1 | 14% |
| Gaming | 1 | 14% |
| Mobile | 1 | 14% |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 4 | 57% |
| Series B | 2 | 29% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2 | 29% |
| Turkey | 2 | 29% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sevket Sabanci | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sevket-sabanci-cd89 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cirkul | Cirkul is the only flavor cartridge infusion bottle system. | $70M | Series C | Jun 13, 2022 |  |
| Les Secrets de Loly | Les Secrets de Loly is a product manufacturing industry. |  | Private Equity | Apr 04, 2022 |  |
| Libra Softworks | Libra Softworks is a gaming company that makes mobile games. | $30M | Private Equity | Dec 14, 2021 |  |
| Cirkul | Cirkul is the only flavor cartridge infusion bottle system. | $30M | Series B | Aug 12, 2021 |  |
| Minafin | Minafin is a global fine chemicals developer and manufacturer. Minafin develops and manufactures active ingredients, organic intermediates, and specialty fine chemicals for the life science industries and technical applications. |  | Private Equity | Jul 06, 2021 |  |
| ClearScore | ClearScore is a financial technology company that provides credit scoring services and a marketplace. It provides access to financial data, including credit reports and scores, and open banking data. The company's business is dedicated to helping its users improve their financial well-being. | $200M | Private Equity | Jun 25, 2021 |  |
| Getir | Getir combines urban logistics and mobile technology to provide instant delivery of goods in urban areas. Its application enables its users to order a range of products and pay for them through their credit cards. Once purchased, the goods will be delivered to its users. The application features live tracking, which enables its users to track thelocation of their orders.Getir was launched in 2015 by Nazim Salur, Serkan Borancili, Tuncay Tutek, Dogan Dalyan, and Mert Salur and is based in Istanbul. | $128M | Series B | Jan 19, 2021 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Quilvest Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quilvest-private-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SC.Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sc-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AccelFoods](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelfoods) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Actera Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/actera-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/af-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Base Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Esas Holding invest in?

Esas Holding invests primarily in Manufacturing, Credit and Gaming startups, most often at Private Equity and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Esas Holding?

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### Who are the partners at Esas Holding?

The team at Esas Holding includes Sevket Sabanci (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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