Melih Herman Simon
Angel Investor
Melih Herman Simon is a seed investor focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Melih helps ‘scale-up startups’ in their fundraising processes. He has more than 15 years of experience in the startup ecosystem. As an entrepreneur, he founded two startups in gaming & B2B SaaS and successfully exited his family business in healthcare. As an investor, he is an LP in 7 different funds. He specializes in Series A-level B2B SaaSstartups on healthtech, cybersecurity, fintech and future of work & education. He maintains direct contact with over 600 VCs in the US & Europe.After graduating from Saint-Joseph French High School, Melih received a BA from Koç University, a Master’s from Bosphorus University, and an MBA from IESE & London Business School. Having lived in six different countries, he speaks four languages and has previously worked for international companies such as Medtronic in Switzerland and Amazon in Luxembourg. Melih has a passion for sports, including sailing, rock climbing, trekking, and tennis.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Melih Herman Simon invests in
Stages Melih Herman Simon invests in
Countries Melih Herman Simon invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$2.8M
- Pre-Seed
- $131k–$168k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (38%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (38%)
- Human Resources 2 (25%)
- Information Technology 2 (25%)
- CRM 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (38%)
Country
- Turkey 3 (38%)
- United States 2 (25%)
- The Netherlands 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Spiky.ai uses AI-based sentiment analysis to examine videos from online learnings/meetings in order to boost engagement. Founded in 2020 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. | $2.8M / Seed / Feb 25, 2025 | ||
| Agile data discovery for teams DataPad’s goal is to enable true data democracy for business people in small and medium enterprises by building better visual analytics tools. We aim to make short work of integrating local and cloud data seamlessly, and to create a nexus to collaborate on and share data, from anywhere and on any device. | Seed / Sep 24, 2024 | ||
| Spiky.ai uses AI-based sentiment analysis to examine videos from online learnings/meetings in order to boost engagement. Founded in 2020 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. | Seed / Sep 01, 2024 | ||
| Cloud based human resources software and workforce management. Idenfit online human resources and workforce management software brings a holistic approach to human resources functions and it helps you to review and manage hr processes all in one place. Idenfit is cloud based HR software for SMEs as well as international companies that have outgrownspreadsheets. We automate many of the most tedious HR functions and create time for you to do meaningful work. Whether you’re an employee trying to request time-off or an HR manager looking forward to grow and develop your company’s workforce, Idenfit is your all-in-one HR management solution. | $1.5M / Seed / Feb 21, 2024 | ||
| Geeklyzer is a domestic marketing tool that is supported by artificial intelligence. It assists in choosing the right influencers using AI analytics, developing a demo project, and estimating project outcomes. | $130.9K / Pre-Seed / Jan 05, 2024 | ||
| Skann uses AI and computer vision to revolutionize the auto industry, from auto manufacturing to car rental to airport parking, making it safer, more efficient and humanless. | Pre-Seed / Jun 03, 2023 | ||
| Ekmob creates mobile projects for companies which have mobile field teams and operations. Companies with mobile teams and field operations have some common problems such as inefficiency in management of mobile teams, communication difficulties, inability to get instant data from field, offline mobile team on the field. All these problems lead tolack or deficiency in decision-support systems. | $168K / Pre-Seed / Oct 07, 2019 | ||
| Yuvako is a real estate consulting company that brings the best results with technology and expertise during home buying and selling, one of the most important commercial decisions in life. It offers a more ethical, easy, and economical trading experience than the classic real estate agents on the street.The company was founded in 2016 and isheadquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. | Seed / Sep 02, 2016 |
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FAQ
What does Melih Herman Simon invest in?
Melih Herman Simon invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Human Resources 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 round sizes does Melih Herman Simon invest in?
Melih Herman Simon typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$2.8M at Seed and $131k–$168k at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Melih Herman Simon's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Melih Herman Simon took part in.
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When did Melih Herman Simon last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Melih Herman Simon closed in Feb 2025. 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.
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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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