İzzet Halyo
Angel Investor @ Galata Business Angels
İzzet Halyo is a seed investor at Galata Business Angels focused on Education and Artificial Intelligence. İzzet Halyo
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries İzzet Halyo invests in
Stages İzzet Halyo invests in
Countries İzzet Halyo invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $300k–$1.2M
- Angel
- $140k–$346k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 2 (17%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (17%)
- Dental 1 (8%)
- Fitness 1 (8%)
- Medical 1 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (50%)
- Angel 3 (25%)
- Funding Round 2 (17%)
Country
- Turkey 6 (50%)
- Germany 1 (8%)
- United Kingdom 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Diştedavim is a dental appointment platform that facilitates the appointment process in the field of dental treatment services. | $200K / Angel / May 02, 2023 | ||
| İyi Yaşa offers highest quality trainings and videos, inspire and activate both sports and health enthusiasts and those who want to step into a good life with suitable alternatives for all levels. It offers fitness, yoga, mindfulness classes and healthy recipes, nutrition informations and workshops. | $755K / Seed / May 23, 2022 | ||
| Komünite is Turkey's methodology-driven digital entrepreneurship platform, founded in 2021 to transform how independent creators and micro-entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses. Rather than relying on innate talent or chance, Komünite champions a systematic approach to venture building—what it calls "Metot Girişimcilik"(Methodical Entrepreneurship)—where learnable frameworks replace guesswork and data-driven iteration replaces intuition.The platform operates across three integrated verticals:• Komünite (Core Platform): An online community of digital entrepreneurs, content creators, designers, and freelancers supported by 36 specialized forum channels, structured mentorship programs, and regular events including Tool Night, AMA sessions, Speed Networking, and Founder's Talk. Members gain access to educational resources, collaborative project opportunities, and the Katma Değer Fonu—an in-house investment fund providing $2,000–$7,000 in seed capital to promising digital ventures in exchange for 30% equity stakes.• Komünite Space: A 160m² physical innovation hub located in Vadistanbul, Istanbul, featuring event capacity for 80 seated or 160 standing attendees, a professional video production studio, and flexible workspace configurations. The venue hosts workshops, corporate training programs, and sector-specific networking events that bridge online community engagement with real-world collaboration.• Lokomotif AI: The corporate training arm delivering generative AI programs to enterprises. Offerings include AI Leadership seminars for executives, AI Literacy workshops for teams, AI Strategy development programs, and monthly AI Trends briefings. Lokomotif AI also provides automation consulting and custom AI-powered digital product development services.Komünite addresses a structural gap in Turkey's entrepreneurship ecosystem: the isolation, resource scarcity, and methodological uncertainty that constrain independent digital creators. Through its rolling fund model, physical infrastructure, and enterprise training revenue streams, the platform has built a self-reinforcing ecosystem where corporate clients fund community growth, successful ventures generate reinvestable returns, and members progress from learners to mentors to founders.The platform's venture studio arm, Komünite Stüdyo, develops digital products for external clients while serving as a proving ground for member talent, matching projects with specialists from its internal database based on demonstrated competencies and track records. | $140K / Angel / Nov 30, 2021 | ||
| HadsUp is a revolutionary Ad-Tech platform which combines AI and Hologram Technology | $700K / Seed / Sep 13, 2021 | ||
| Usersdot uses data science and AI solutions to improve customer experience, increase operational efficiency and maximize sales performance | $346K / Angel / Aug 25, 2021 | ||
| All-in-one media service currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. | $500K / Seed / Aug 16, 2021 | ||
| Robomotion handles dull everyday tasks with robotic process automation technology. Delegate tasks to software robots and they can work 24/7. | $292K / Jun 08, 2021 | ||
| Robomotion handles dull everyday tasks with robotic process automation technology. Delegate tasks to software robots and they can work 24/7. | $1.2M / Seed / Jun 08, 2021 | ||
| Hop provides shared micromobility services through its shared mobility platform. In every way, the company is concerned with the needs of its customers. To achieve its shared mobility vision for future cities, the company will expand its coverage into different cities/countries and diversify the types of electric vehicles over the next fewyears.Hop was released in Turkey in December 2019. | $500K / Seed / May 27, 2021 | ||
| VRLab Academy makes million dollar wet labs available to everyone at lowest costs, through the PC and Virtual Reality technology. We started developing virtual science laboratories not only in physics, chemistry and biology subjects but also in medical biochemistry and advanced level subjects with our existing know-how. Our online educationplatform is cloud based, works with real scientific formulas and is curriculum correlated. Experiments are suitable from elementary schools up to universities. | $300K / Seed / Apr 23, 2021 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Galata Business Angels
The Galata Business Angels (GBA) is an organization that supplemented by guidance in the formation of Inovent which committed to scouting, mentoring and finding funding to great young companies from start through a successful exit and that aims to increase the quantity, quality and success of angel investments in Turkey and in doing so create agreater pool of capital for innovative start-up companies.GBA operates as a not-for-profit organization and acts as a platform where member angel investors and aspiring entrepreneurs meet to exchange ideas about startups and discuss opportunities. GBA also provides access to active national and international networks that enable improved access to follow on capital, markets, and mentoring for emerging businesses.GBA comprises of executives, entrepreneurs and seasoned angel investors who aid in accelarating innovative, impactful, cutting edge startup companies to market leadership.The current members of GBA have founded and built world-class companies like Mynet, Airties, Gittigidiyor, Yemeksepeti, Markafoni, Pozitron, Vepa Grup, ReklamZ, DBI, 41-29 and been senior executives at pioneering companies like Apple, eBay, Maxim, Turkcell. They come from a wide array of industry expertise and together create an extensive network of entrepreneurial support. They mentor and coach the entrepreneurs, provide networking and help with team building, strategy and fundraising.
Galata Business Angels Contacts
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Ata Uzunhasan
Managing Director
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Melih Odemis
Founding Member
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Elif Arslan
Analyst
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Emre Kurttepeli
President
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Onder Oztarhan
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FAQ
What does İzzet Halyo invest in?
İzzet Halyo invests primarily in Education, Artificial Intelligence and Dental startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is İzzet Halyo's check size?
İzzet Halyo typically joins rounds of $300k–$1.2M at Seed and $140k–$346k at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds İzzet Halyo participates in.
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When did İzzet Halyo last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for İzzet Halyo closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 12 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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