# Garanti Bankasi

> Garanti Bankasi is a VC fund in Istanbul backing Energy and Manufacturing. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/garanti-bank
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/garanti
- Website: http://www.garanti.com.tr
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Garanti

Garanti Bankasi is a VC fund in Istanbul focused on Energy and Manufacturing. Established in 1946, Garanti Bank is Turkey's second largest private bank with consolidated assets exceeding US$ 104,5 billion. Garanti is an integrated financial services group operating in every segment of the sector together with its subsidiaries in pension and life insurance, leasing, factoring, brokerage, and asset management besidesinternational subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Russia and Romania. Providing a comprehensive range of financial services with close to 19 thousand employees to more than 12.4 million customers, Garanti offers customer-oriented, innovative products and services through an extensive distribution network of 1001 branches, over 4000 ATMs, Call Center, internet, mobile and social banking platforms built on superior technological backbone.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Debt | $50M–$342M |
| Debt Financing | $7.8M–$2B |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 4 | 31% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 23% |
| Oil and Gas | 2 | 15% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 15% |
| AgTech | 1 | 8% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 9 | 69% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 2 | 15% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 5 | 38% |
| Romania | 2 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 15% |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 8% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ilker Kuruoz | EVP of Engineering and Data | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilker-kuruoz |
| Mahmut Akten | CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mahmut-akten |
| Monica Dragomir | Compensation&Benefits Specialist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monica-dragomir |
| Onur Güven | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/onur-g%C3%BCven-12b4 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kordsa | Kordsa is the manufacturer of industrial nylon and polyester yarn, tire cord fabric and single end cord. Kordsa provides high quality service and end to end solutions with a high level of technical competency. The main objective of the company is to "progress with innovative value added technologies" by continuously investing in itscustomers, its shareholders and its employees. | $258.9M | Post-IPO Debt | Dec 23, 2025 |  |
| Limak | Limak is an international company headquartered in Turkey operating across energy, tourism, food, construction, and infrastructure. | $2B | Debt Financing | Oct 06, 2025 |  |
| Gerald Group | Gerald Group is a metal trading company that specializes in the sale of nonferrous, ferrous, and precious metals, as well as related concentrates and raw materials.Additionally, Gerald Group provides commodity trading and product development services. It also offers merchant banking services, including project financing, lending, metal leasingand consigning, and marketing strategy and inventory management advisory. Gerald Group caters to the metal producing, refining, smelting, fabrication, and banking sectors. It has a strategic partnership with Pengxin International Mining Company. | $700M | Debt Financing | Sep 18, 2025 |  |
| DRI Energy | DRI Energy is a renewable energy company committed to energy transition. | $70.3M | Debt Financing | Aug 13, 2025 |  |
| NEPI Rockcastle | NEPI Rockcastle plc is an Isle of Man-based commercial property investor and developer. The Company owns and manages retail assets and offices in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, with a complementary portfolio of global real estate listed securities. Its property portfolio includes 42 retail, 6 office and 2 industrial properties,located primarily in the CEE region. | $341.8M | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 30, 2025 |  |
| MG-Tec Industry | MG-Tec Industry is a local tissue paper company, that continuously innovates and improves its operations to meet the demands of the community. | $7.8M | Debt Financing | Feb 27, 2025 |  |
| First Looks Solutions | First Looks Solutions | $312.5M | Debt Financing | Jun 13, 2024 |  |
| Kordsa | Kordsa is the manufacturer of industrial nylon and polyester yarn, tire cord fabric and single end cord. Kordsa provides high quality service and end to end solutions with a high level of technical competency. The main objective of the company is to "progress with innovative value added technologies" by continuously investing in itscustomers, its shareholders and its employees. | $50M | Post-IPO Debt | May 01, 2024 |  |
| Ingosa | Ingosa virtual assistants can interact and engage with your business on your website, phone or in the app. Ingosa creates a rich and engaging experience for customers, including through visual widgets (giphs, videos, carousels, date pickers etc.) and unique branding and customization opportunities. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Apr 05, 2024 |  |
| Rodbun | Rodbun is the agricultural company that integrates products and solutions in the agricultural field. It provides agricultural literature to romanian farmers. | $110.2M | Debt Financing | Mar 05, 2024 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Garanti BBVA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garanti-bbva) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [UniCredit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unicredit) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Akbank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akbank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Deutsche Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deutsche-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [European Bank for Reconstruction and Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-bank-for-reconstruction-and-development-ebrd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ING Bank Slaski](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ingbsk) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Garanti Bankasi invest in?

Garanti Bankasi invests primarily in Energy, Manufacturing and Oil and Gas startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Garanti Bankasi's check size?

Garanti Bankasi typically joins rounds of $50M–$342M at Post-IPO Debt and $7.8M–$2B at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Garanti Bankasi participates in.

### How do I contact Garanti Bankasi?

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### Who are the partners at Garanti Bankasi?

The team at Garanti Bankasi includes Ilker Kuruoz (EVP of Engineering and Data), Mahmut Akten (CEO) and Monica Dragomir (Compensation&Benefits Specialist). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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