# Naci Topçuoğlu

> Naci Topçuoğlu is a seed investor in Besiktas backing Analytics, Biopharma and Video Games. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Besiktas, Turkey
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nacitopcuoglu/

Naci Topçuoğlu is a Chairman of Istcapital. He previously worked as Vice President at Kasmir Hali.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $230k–$1.1M |
| Convertible Note | $1.9M–$3.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Analytics | 1 | 14% |
| Biopharma | 1 | 14% |
| Video Games | 1 | 14% |
| Casual Games | 1 | 14% |
| Online Games | 1 | 14% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Angel | 1 | 14% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PhiTech Bioinformatics | PhiTech Bioinformatics translates genome-wide molecular data, Transcriptomics, Epigenomics, Microbiomics into biotechnology solutions. | $1.1M | Seed | Mar 08, 2024 |  |
| Gleam Games | Gleam Games aims to bring the best in-game experiences through design and technology. | $1M | Seed | Apr 05, 2023 |  |
| PhiTech Bioinformatics | PhiTech Bioinformatics translates genome-wide molecular data, Transcriptomics, Epigenomics, Microbiomics into biotechnology solutions. | $280K | Angel | Mar 22, 2023 |  |
| PhiTech Bioinformatics | PhiTech Bioinformatics translates genome-wide molecular data, Transcriptomics, Epigenomics, Microbiomics into biotechnology solutions. | $280K | Seed | Mar 22, 2023 |  |
| Vispera | Vispera is an image recognition and analytics company that runs its proprietary technology. With that, we provide retailers and suppliers with the missing insights they need for better performance at all points of sale. The image recognition based automation we provide helps our clients monitor the performance of their in-store execution and takecorrective actions.Our business technology solutions have been shaped into products that help boost productivity for field operations and improve in-store performance of display units. We provide real-time data and guidance on the field team performance, as well as key retail execution metrics such as on-shelf availability, planogram compliance, shelf share, price tag readings, branding material visibility, etc. Among these metrics, problems with on-shelf-availability alone cost the retail sector 1.75 Trillion USD each year. Delivering and commoditizing IR services require expert knowledge which we have. Due to our high performance in accuracy, reporting dashboard flexibility and customer satisfaction we are recently seeing competitors’ clients convert to Vispera services. We maintain our technological edge as well as a robust but flexible product strategy.We want to make image recognition a commodity service for the global retail sector and enable perfect store execution and experience for retailers, suppliers and consumers alike. As such, we progressively move from an IR vendor into retail data analytics provider supported by IR-based evidential reality. | $1.9M | Convertible Note | Mar 14, 2023 |  |
| TeaTechs | Web & mobile based 'Smart Solutions' specific to each sector. | $230K | Seed | Sep 15, 2022 |  |
| Vispera | Vispera is an image recognition and analytics company that runs its proprietary technology. With that, we provide retailers and suppliers with the missing insights they need for better performance at all points of sale. The image recognition based automation we provide helps our clients monitor the performance of their in-store execution and takecorrective actions.Our business technology solutions have been shaped into products that help boost productivity for field operations and improve in-store performance of display units. We provide real-time data and guidance on the field team performance, as well as key retail execution metrics such as on-shelf availability, planogram compliance, shelf share, price tag readings, branding material visibility, etc. Among these metrics, problems with on-shelf-availability alone cost the retail sector 1.75 Trillion USD each year. Delivering and commoditizing IR services require expert knowledge which we have. Due to our high performance in accuracy, reporting dashboard flexibility and customer satisfaction we are recently seeing competitors’ clients convert to Vispera services. We maintain our technological edge as well as a robust but flexible product strategy.We want to make image recognition a commodity service for the global retail sector and enable perfect store execution and experience for retailers, suppliers and consumers alike. As such, we progressively move from an IR vendor into retail data analytics provider supported by IR-based evidential reality. | $3.2M | Convertible Note | Jan 27, 2022 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Istcapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/istcapital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Omurga Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omurga-gayrimenkul-portf%C3%B6y) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ludus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ludus-9e0e) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [212](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/212-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aerion Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aerion-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alchemist Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemist-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Naci Topçuoğlu invest in?

Naci Topçuoğlu invests primarily in Analytics, Biopharma and Video Games startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Naci Topçuoğlu's check size?

Naci Topçuoğlu typically joins rounds of $230k–$1.1M at Seed and $1.9M–$3.2M at Convertible Note. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Naci Topçuoğlu participates in.

### When did Naci Topçuoğlu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Naci Topçuoğlu closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 7 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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