# Mehmet Ayan

> Mehmet Ayan is a seed investor backing Online Games, Gaming and Mobile. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehmet-ayan-a34865123/

Mehmet Ayan is a partner at Ludus Venture.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $130k–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Online Games | 3 | 38% |
| Gaming | 2 | 25% |
| Mobile | 2 | 25% |
| Mobile Apps | 2 | 25% |
| Video Games | 2 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 63% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Midas Games | Midas Games is an online gaming company dedicated to providing gamers with an unparalleled experience by designing games that are both exciting and competitive. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Mar 29, 2024 |  |
| Novart Space Technologies | Novart Space Technologies is an aerospace engineering company specializing in space exploration through propulsion technologies. | $130K | Seed | Aug 08, 2023 |  |
| Fortune Mine Games | Fortune Mine is a mobile social gaming company with target operating markets in North America & Oceania. Freshly founded in 2021. The company is headquartered in Istanbul; one of the major mobile gaming hubs | $2M | Seed | Jul 17, 2023 |  |
| Paxie Games | Paxie Games is a software firm that develops mobile games. | $3M | Seed | Apr 06, 2023 |  |
| Gleam Games | Gleam Games aims to bring the best in-game experiences through design and technology. | $1M | Seed | Apr 05, 2023 |  |
| Novart Space Technologies | Novart Space Technologies is an aerospace engineering company specializing in space exploration through propulsion technologies. | $400K | Seed | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| Kidly | Kidly is an online broadcasting application that publishes illustrated and narrated books for kids and young children in the vicinity. | $2.7M | Seed | Jun 17, 2022 |  |
| Gleam Games | Gleam Games aims to bring the best in-game experiences through design and technology. | $1M | Seed | Apr 14, 2022 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ludus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ludus-9e0e) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Istcapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/istcapital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tera Portfoy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tera-portfoy) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aerion Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aerion-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alfa Games Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alfa-games-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Heaventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heaventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mehmet Ayan invest in?

Mehmet Ayan invests primarily in Online Games, Gaming and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Mehmet Ayan's check size?

Mehmet Ayan typically joins rounds of $130k–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Mehmet Ayan participates in.

### When did Mehmet Ayan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mehmet Ayan closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 8 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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