# Haluk Zontul

> Haluk Zontul is a seed investor at Diffusion Capital Partners backing Machine Learning. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Diffusion Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diffusion-capital-partners)
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haluk-zontul-2b41773/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HalukZontul
- Website: https://x.com/HalukZontul

Haluk Zontul is a seed investor at Diffusion Capital Partners in Istanbul focused on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Haluk was the former Managing Director of Teknoloji Yatirim, first VC fund in Turkey specializing in research based technologies for eight years. Previously he coordinated R&D loan programs for technology projects and worked as a senior researcher in charge of technology commercialization. BSc. and MSc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineeringfrom METU.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 40% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| Sensor | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Khenda | Khenda is a SaaS platform that helps manufacturing plants increase their efficiency at production lines by automizing time study with AI-powered video analytics. AI technology automatically analyzes the process through video and highlights the parts that engineers should focus on to improve their efficiency. The patent-pending technology enables AItraining with very little data. Therefore, there is no need for hardware installation or extensive data gathering, which can take months to complete. This means that engineers can quickly and easily begin utilizing the platform to identify problems, reduce waste, and improve the efficiency of processes. | $750K | Seed | Dec 30, 2024 |  |
| Neurocess | Neurocess offers services as a wearable technology product that increases the training performance and reduces the risk of injury by analyzing the muscle of professional athletes. | $3.4M | Seed | Apr 05, 2021 |  |
| Khenda | Khenda is a SaaS platform that helps manufacturing plants increase their efficiency at production lines by automizing time study with AI-powered video analytics. AI technology automatically analyzes the process through video and highlights the parts that engineers should focus on to improve their efficiency. The patent-pending technology enables AItraining with very little data. Therefore, there is no need for hardware installation or extensive data gathering, which can take months to complete. This means that engineers can quickly and easily begin utilizing the platform to identify problems, reduce waste, and improve the efficiency of processes. | $241K | Seed | Apr 05, 2021 |  |
| SmartAlpha | SmartAlpha is committed to developing products with a particular focus on ‘AI on ultrasound’. Artificial intelligence guided ultrasound interpretation product Nerveblox (www.nerveblox.com) is the first of its breed. | $472.7K | Seed | Apr 05, 2021 |  |
| Khenda | Khenda is a SaaS platform that helps manufacturing plants increase their efficiency at production lines by automizing time study with AI-powered video analytics. AI technology automatically analyzes the process through video and highlights the parts that engineers should focus on to improve their efficiency. The patent-pending technology enables AItraining with very little data. Therefore, there is no need for hardware installation or extensive data gathering, which can take months to complete. This means that engineers can quickly and easily begin utilizing the platform to identify problems, reduce waste, and improve the efficiency of processes. | $260K | Pre-Seed | Apr 05, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Growth Circuit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/growth-circuit) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SOSV HAX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hax-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Simya VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simya-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Diffusion Capital Partners

VC Fund · Istanbul, Turkey

DCP is an early-stage venture capital fund manager. We predominantly invest in deep-tech start-ups. At DCP we aim to invest in entrepreneurial teams that are building the future through progressive science and technology. We focus on cross-industry sectors and interdisciplinary projects to discover innovations occurring at the nexus of technologydomains where capital-efficient solutions can unlock significant value.

5 contacts available at Diffusion Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A. Alper Karagoz | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alper-karagoz |
| Firat Özpınar | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firat-ozpinar |
| Haluk Zontul | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haluk-zontul |
| Altan Kucukcinar | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altan-k%C3%9C%C3%87%C3%9Ck%C3%87inar |
| Damla Kucuk | Office Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damla-kucuk |

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## FAQ

### What does Haluk Zontul invest in?

Haluk Zontul invests primarily in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Sensor startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Haluk Zontul last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Haluk Zontul closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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