# Faruk Eczacıbaşı

> Faruk Eczacıbaşı is a seed investor in Istanbul backing Software, SaaS and Big Data. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faruk-eczacibasi-5708b94

Faruk Eczacıbaşı is a seed investor in Istanbul focused on Software and SaaS. Faruk Eczacıbaşı - Deputy Vice President of Eczacıbaşı @ KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $400k–$1.8M |
| Convertible Note | $3M–$3.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 33% |
| SaaS | 2 | 22% |
| Big Data | 2 | 22% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 22% |
| Internet of Things | 2 | 22% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 56% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 22% |
| Angel | 1 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 5 | 56% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Good Sanitation Company | Good Sanitation Company provides a specific sanitation and hygiene solution for those in temporary accommodation environments. | $450K | Seed | Sep 05, 2024 |  |
| Cerebrum Tech | We offer high-quality solutions to our global customers as a problem-solving company. | $1.8M | Seed | Oct 16, 2023 |  |
| Deplike | Guitar Amps and Effects Processor on Android and iOS | $504.8K | Seed | May 20, 2023 |  |
| Podbee Media | Podbee Media primarily engages in the production of Podcasts. | $3.5M | Angel | Dec 30, 2022 |  |
| Podbee Media | Podbee Media primarily engages in the production of Podcasts. | $3.5M | Convertible Note | Dec 29, 2022 |  |
| Aposto | All-in-one media service currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. | $500K |  | Aug 16, 2021 |  |
| Aposto | All-in-one media service currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. | $500K | Seed | Aug 16, 2021 |  |
| Reengen | Reengen Energy IoT Platform is a PaaS analytics solution for Global Energy & Utilities Industries. Reengen’s data science centric technology employs machine learning algorithms, big data analytics and a physics-based modeling of connected equipment, buildings and grid. The platform includes connectivity, device cloud, business logic, bigdata analytics and remote service applications. The value propositions are energy efficiency, operational efficiency, energy procurement optimization and predictive maintenance. Reengen's Energy IoT Platform Delivers a comprehensive IoT technology stack that enables partner companies to: • securely connect meters, sensors, equipment, assets and SCADA/BMS/Metering platforms • apply data analytics libraries for actionable intelligence in a scalable way, quickly create great dashboards and reports • innovate new ways to capture value and create new revenue streams from digital energy domain | $400K | Seed |  |  |
| Enquire AI | Enquire is on a mission to make organizations knowledge-efficient. We provide the world’s leading enterprises an AI-powered platform to leverage global subject-matter expertise in real time.Our uniqueness is defined by our software, which starts with Network Pulse. Through Network Pulse, all that clients need to do is submit a question. Fromthere, our AI-driven multifactor algorithm identifies the experts best placed to provide tailored, actionable analysis in 250 words, which smartly arrives in the client’s dashboard within minutes. There on, clients can assess answers according to the experts’ professional background and platform ratings and go deeper with any expert of their choice on a Pulse Call or collaborate longer-term on a Pulse Project. We have made this knowledge journey uniquely empowering and seamless for the client by fitting it to their established workflows for data gathering and research. | $3M | Convertible Note |  |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Effect](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-effect) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Inveo Yatirim Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gedik-yatirim-holding) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Inveo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inveo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Teknasyon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/teknasyon) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Boğaziçi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7i-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founder One](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founder-one) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Faruk Eczacıbaşı invest in?

Faruk Eczacıbaşı invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Big Data startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Faruk Eczacıbaşı's check size?

Faruk Eczacıbaşı typically joins rounds of $400k–$1.8M at Seed and $3M–$3.5M at Convertible Note. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Faruk Eczacıbaşı participates in.

### When did Faruk Eczacıbaşı last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Faruk Eczacıbaşı closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 9 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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