Kemal Cılız
Angel Investor
Kemal Cılız is a seed investor focused on Apps and Psychology. Prof. M. Kemal Ciliz received his B.S degree in 1985 from Middle East Technical University, Turkey and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 1987 and 1990, respectively, from Syracuse University, USA, all in electrical engineering. He also received an M.A. degree in 1994 from Yale University, USA in International Economics.Since 1990, he has been with theElectrical and Electronics Engineering Department of Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey where he is currently a Professor. Between 1993 and 1994, he worked in the Center for Systems Science at Yale University and at University of California, Berkeley as a research engineer.After his return to Turkey, he worked as a consultant in the Turkish IT sector. He also served as the International Chapters Coordinator of the IEEE (www.ieee.org) Control Systems Society, between 1995-1999 and he is also the founding chairman of the IEEE Turkey Section, Control Systems Society Chapter. He was the program co-chair of the 1997 IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control. Between 1997-2000, he was the Director of Engineering Operations at Global One, an International Telecom Operator. In 1995, Dr. Ciliz has started three Information Technology companies in Istanbul. Between 2000-2002 he was the General Manager of Comnet, one of Turkey’s first Internet Service Providers. One of the companies he started in 1995, Infonet Information Technologies Ltd, is still active today and one of the leading companies in the Turkish IT Security market. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Tursign, Turkey’s first Certificate Authority for Digital Signatures. Prof. Ciliz is also active in various civil service organizations. He is a board member of TUBISAD (Turkish Businessman Assosiation of IT Companies, www.tubisad.org.tr) and TBV (Turkish Informatics Foundation, www.tbv.org.tr). Dr. Ciliz is a member of the engineering honor societies Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi and a senior member of IEEE.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Kemal Cılız invests in
Stages Kemal Cılız invests in
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Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$2.6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Apps 1 (25%)
- Psychology 1 (25%)
- Advertising 1 (25%)
- Home Health Care 1 (25%)
- Information Technology 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (50%)
- Angel 1 (25%)
- Series A 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Hiwell app is an online psychological counseling app that helps people without leaving their homes. | $1M / Seed / Nov 02, 2022 | ||
| Managing a wide network of 300+ apps and 66 million downloads with the integration of Blesh SDK, Blesh provides hyper-local targeting and smart messaging services for enterprises, advertisers and apps. Blesh has a strong angel investor network with high-net-worth individuals such as Ali Sabancı, Turgut Gürsoy and many others. | $4M / Series A / Nov 14, 2016 | ||
| Managing a wide network of 300+ apps and 66 million downloads with the integration of Blesh SDK, Blesh provides hyper-local targeting and smart messaging services for enterprises, advertisers and apps. Blesh has a strong angel investor network with high-net-worth individuals such as Ali Sabancı, Turgut Gürsoy and many others. | $2.6M / Seed / Dec 24, 2015 | ||
| Managing a wide network of 300+ apps and 66 million downloads with the integration of Blesh SDK, Blesh provides hyper-local targeting and smart messaging services for enterprises, advertisers and apps. Blesh has a strong angel investor network with high-net-worth individuals such as Ali Sabancı, Turgut Gürsoy and many others. | Angel / Aug 19, 2014 |
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FAQ
What does Kemal Cılız invest in?
Kemal Cılız invests primarily in Apps, Psychology and Advertising startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Kemal Cılız invest in?
Kemal Cılız typically joins rounds of $1M–$2.6M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Kemal Cılız's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Kemal Cılız took part in.
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When did Kemal Cılız last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Kemal Cılız closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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