# N.Mert Kalkavan

> N.Mert Kalkavan is a seed investor backing Toys and Gaming. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mertkalkavan/

N.Mert Kalkavan is a CEO @ Doping Hafıza.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Toys | 2 | 67% |
| Gaming | 2 | 67% |
| PC Games | 2 | 67% |
| Online Games | 2 | 67% |
| Social | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gamester Kids | Gamester's goal is to assist parents in giving their kids access to safe and instructive media so they can get the most out of their screen time. Their products are designed for families to play together every day to create, connect, and develop. |  | Seed | Oct 16, 2023 |  |
| Tiny Minies | Tiny Minies is an educational software that creates educational and learning games for preschoolers and children aged two to six. | $850K |  | Oct 16, 2023 |  |
| Gamester | Gamester is a social gaming company located in Istanbul, Turkey. It develops and markets social games focusing on social interaction, playability and entertainment.Founded in 2009, Gamester provides users with free-to-play accessibility across a variety of social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google + and more. Hordemaster, Baldety,Oynaturka and Townster are some of the games developed by Gamester.Onur Karci, TurhanYigitbasi and Volkan Taban are the co-founders of Gamester. | $850K | Seed | Oct 16, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [APY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apy-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does N.Mert Kalkavan invest in?

N.Mert Kalkavan invests primarily in Toys, Gaming and PC Games startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact N.Mert Kalkavan?

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### When did N.Mert Kalkavan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for N.Mert Kalkavan closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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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