# Faik Ulutaş

> Faik Ulutaş is a seed investor in Istanbul backing E-Commerce, Software and Marketplace. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faik-uluta%C5%9F-3b1ba9174/

Faik Ulutaş is a General Manager at Mensa Sinai Ticaret Ve Mali Yatirimlar AS (MEMSA).

## Round sizes

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 30% |
| Software | 2 | 20% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 20% |
| Mobile Apps | 2 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 10% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 3 | 30% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shippn | Shippn is a trusted community marketplace for people to be able to shop from anywhere in the world. Shippn hosts help shoppers from all around the world to have a local address in every country and shop conveniently like there are no borders.With Shippn, everyone can shop online from more than 15 countries in the world and receive their itemswith express delivery in 1-5 days after our hosts receive their packages regardless of where they live.People can dive into shopping action in USA to catch Black Friday deals or Christmas specials. They can buy a classy watch from Switzerland or handmade rug from Turkey with Shippn.Shippn connects people to shop from various countries, at great prices, in more than 25 cities and 15 countries. And with world-class customer service and a growing community of users, Shippn is the easiest way for people to monetize their extra space and open it to an audience of millions.Shippn works with worldwide trusted logistics partners like DHL, TNT, UPS, FEDEX and picks the best partner to deliver to members’ door fast and secure. | $547K | Seed | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| MYTH AI | Myth AI provides artificial intelligence-based "state of the art" pattern design tools that brings together designers and businesses. | $1.3M | Seed | Dec 12, 2023 |  |
| MYTH AI | Myth AI provides artificial intelligence-based "state of the art" pattern design tools that brings together designers and businesses. | $1.3M | Seed | Dec 12, 2023 |  |
| MYTH AI | Myth AI provides artificial intelligence-based "state of the art" pattern design tools that brings together designers and businesses. | $200K | Seed | Dec 26, 2022 |  |
| MYTH AI | Myth AI provides artificial intelligence-based "state of the art" pattern design tools that brings together designers and businesses. | $200K | Pre-Seed | Dec 26, 2022 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Meloknows | Meloknows is a mobile application that provides a marketplace for beauticians and hairdressers to provide beauty services. | $582.2K | Seed | Jul 14, 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 |  |
| Shopi | Shopi is a cloud-based, omnichannel retailing platform that equips the storefront. The platform provides unified commerce abilities to retailers in both in-store and online channels, enabling a robust omnichannel experience that makes the inefficient physical retail space efficient, eliminating missed sales opportunities due to unavailableinventory, cash lines, lack of communication, and disconnection between online and offline. | $520K | Seed | Mar 29, 2019 |  |

10 of 10 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, 3 deals together
- [ITUARI Teknokent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ituari-teknokent) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kültepe Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k%C3%BCltepe-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Faik Ulutaş invest in?

Faik Ulutaş invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Faik Ulutaş's check size?

Faik Ulutaş 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 Faik Ulutaş participates in.

### When did Faik Ulutaş last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Faik Ulutaş closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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