# Firat Ileri

> Firat Ileri is a seed investor at Layer AI (London) backing Software and Gaming. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Layer AI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/layer-e061)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 37%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ilerifirat
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ileri
- Website: https://x.com/ileri

Firat Ileri is a seed investor at Layer AI in London focused on Software and Gaming. Firat is a Partner at Hummingbird Ventures. His current portfolio includes Armut, Argent, Aspire, Billiontoone, Brigit, Ciceksepeti, Instacarro, Kernal Biologics and Layer.He previously worked with Frontier Car Group, Gram Games, Peak Games and Merlin prior to their acquisition. He is interested in marketplaces, frontier tech, fintech and gaming.Previously, he worked at J.P. Morgan at the Emerging Markets Structuring and Solutions group. He received B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Management Science and a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $600k–$25M |
| Pre-Seed | $800k–$7.5M |
| Series A | $1M–$200M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 10% |
| Gaming | 2 | 7% |
| Robotics | 2 | 7% |
| Mobile Apps | 2 | 7% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 7% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 27% |
| Series A | 6 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 13% |
| Series B | 2 | 7% |
| Series C | 1 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 5 | 17% |
| United States | 4 | 13% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Singapore | 1 | 3% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| microagi | Full stack data solutions for embodied AI solutions. | $55M | Seed | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| Monumental | Monumental develops autonomous robotics and software systems for the construction industry, with a focus on automating on-site masonry and building workflows. Its technology combines a fleet of autonomous robots with Atrium, an integrated software platform that plans, coordinates, monitors, and manages robotic construction activities. The companydesigns and operates its robotics hardware, machine vision systems, and software to enable robots to work alongside construction teams on active job sites. Its solutions support tasks such as bricklaying, site mapping, project planning, progress tracking, and quality monitoring through a unified digital workflow. Monumental deploys its technology on residential, commercial, and infrastructure construction projects to improve the consistency and efficiency of repetitive building processes while integrating with existing construction practices. | $32M | Series B | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| Lovable | Lovable builds software that builds software. Lovable vision is to unlock human creativity by enabling anyone to create software. | $200M | Series A | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| Tavrn | Tavrn is an invite-only app that connects and collaborates creators, singers, actors, and professionals in the creative industry. | $15M | Series A | Jul 15, 2025 |  |
| Interfere | The self-healing layer of the internet |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| Interfere | The self-healing layer of the internet | $5.1M | Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| Lovable | Lovable builds software that builds software. Lovable vision is to unlock human creativity by enabling anyone to create software. | $7.5M | Pre-Seed | Oct 07, 2024 |  |
| BillionToOne | BillionToOne is a precision diagnostics company that quantifies biology to create molecular diagnostics accurate, efficient, and accessible for all. The company's patent-pending molecular counter platform is a technology platform that can accurately count the DNA molecules to the single-count level. BillionToOne's mission is to makepre-natal testing safe and affordable for every expecting mother. Its novel technology can detect even single-gene disorders such as thalassemia through a simple blood test. They are replacing amniocentesis, an invasive and risky procedure that has a high miscarriage risk, with a safe and affordable blood test, starting in developing countries.BillionToOne was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | $130M | Series D | Jun 21, 2024 |  |
| Monumental | Monumental develops autonomous robotics and software systems for the construction industry, with a focus on automating on-site masonry and building workflows. Its technology combines a fleet of autonomous robots with Atrium, an integrated software platform that plans, coordinates, monitors, and manages robotic construction activities. The companydesigns and operates its robotics hardware, machine vision systems, and software to enable robots to work alongside construction teams on active job sites. Its solutions support tasks such as bricklaying, site mapping, project planning, progress tracking, and quality monitoring through a unified digital workflow. Monumental deploys its technology on residential, commercial, and infrastructure construction projects to improve the consistency and efficiency of repetitive building processes while integrating with existing construction practices. | $25M | Seed | Feb 15, 2024 |  |
| Heltia | Salus provides online counseling services for mental health conditions. Their services include mental health programs, therapies, science-backed self-help resources, and consultations for mental health. | $4.7M | Seed | Nov 20, 2023 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HOF Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hof-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Civilization Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/civilization-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Fifty Years](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fifty-years) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Libertus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/libertus-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Neotribe Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neotribe-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

## About Layer AI

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Layer AI offers a generative AI platform to assist game developers in creating 2D, 3D, and video assets. The platform enables artists to train custom AI models using their own artwork, generate game assets, and refine them using an integrated canvas tool. Layer AI supports various workflows, including live service content, game characters,backgrounds, UI elements, in-game items, and marketing campaigns. The platform is model-agnostic, allowing integration with industry-standard tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, Maya, Unreal Engine, Unity, and Godot. Layer AI is built to be enterprise-ready, offering features like SOC 2 Type II compliance, single sign-on (SSO), role-based access controls, and full audit trails. The company provides different pricing plans, including a free tier for individual users and paid plans for teams and enterprises.

5 contacts available at Layer AI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| F. Burcu Ozcengiz (Hakguder) | CRO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-burcu-ozcengiz-hakguder |
| Firat Ileri | Founding Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firat-ileri |
| Kuochin Lien | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kuochin-lien |
| Mehmet Ecevit | Co-founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mehmet-ecevit |
| Volkan Gurel | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/volkan-gurel-9e78 |

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## FAQ

### What does Firat Ileri invest in?

Firat Ileri invests primarily in Software, Gaming and Robotics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Firat Ileri's check size?

Firat Ileri typically joins rounds of $600k–$25M at Seed, $800k–$7.5M at Pre-Seed and $1M–$200M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Firat Ileri participates in.

### When did Firat Ileri last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Firat Ileri closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 30 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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