# Manivela Ventures

> Manivela Ventures is a VC fund in Besiktas backing Travel, E-Commerce and Travel Agency. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Besiktas, Turkey
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/manivelaventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/manivelavc
- Website: https://manivelaventures.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Manivela-Ventures/100086575711560

Manivela Ventures is a VC fund in Besiktas focused on Travel and E-Commerce. Manivela Ventures, which aims to foster synergy with Turkey's entrepreneurial energy, invests in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Start-ups must focus on communication, management, finance, human resources, and so on. It will support their functions, creating an atmosphere in which entrepreneurs can focus on their core talents and delivergenuine value.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Travel Agency | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Turna | Compare all airlines and find the cheapest air ticket prices immediately. | $609.1K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 24, 2024 |  |
| Yolcu360 | In 2015 Yolcu360 was founded in Silicon Valley to be a brand that makes a difference. Our dream was to create a platform to help people live their dreams and gain a road-trip buddy with just one click! Along with the rising trend in the car-renting sector, we felt a need for a platform that could bring all the stakeholders in the car-rentingindustry together. Our biggest dream was to provide practical solutions fast, and with the strength of technology and the determined motivation of our team, this dream sprung to life. With confident steps, we've successfully progressed in becoming a car-rental platform that is unparalleled in providing all its customers with the car they want at the guaranteed best price. We're an institution that's obsessed with happiness.We believe it's possible to make everyone happy, and this is what we strive for every day. For our customers to find their perfect car, we provide strong collaborations within our framework of standards, which we are committed to approaching with sensitivity. In addition, we’re proud to provide our customers with our user-friendly website and mobile app, which we constantly update with the latest and most innovative interfaces. In 2015 when we set off on our journey to create a platform that can provide our customers with the best car with one click, our biggest motivation was always to help our customers live their dreams. Our vision is to maximize happiness.We're constantly improving ourselves to achieve this. From the day we began, our development has been rapidly accelerating on an upward curve. This development is undoubtedly thanks to our supportive and valuable customers - because their experience and feedback light the way forward.Our customer's happiness is the ultimate backbone and motivation of Yolcu360's becoming the most recommended and first platform that comes to mind for car rental.The way to happiness is open, so why not hit the road today? | $6M | Series A | Apr 28, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Eksim Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eksim-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Manivela Ventures invest in?

Manivela Ventures invests primarily in Travel, E-Commerce and Travel Agency startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Manivela Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Manivela Ventures closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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