# Namik Kural

> Namik Kural is a seed investor at LOKI (Istanbul) backing Apps, Local and Security. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [LOKI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loki)
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://tr.linkedin.com/in/namikkural
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/namik_kural
- Website: https://x.com/namik_kural

Namik Kural is a Board Member at Visionteractive.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $365k–$645k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Local | 1 | 20% |
| Security | 1 | 20% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 20% |
| Logistics | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eTasin | https://etasin.com | $365K | Seed | May 16, 2023 |  |
| BiSU | BiSU is a mobile platform that enables its users to order drinkable water in Turkey. Through the platform, its users have the ability to order water from any brand available nationally.BiSU is completely free of commission or fees and aims to democratize access to bottled water in Turkey by increasing transparency in prices and quality of water.The platform allows its customers to compare prices and pay with their credit cards for delivered bottled water.BiSU was launched in 2015 by Ergin Uner & Ozan Alptekin. It is based in Istanbul. | $645.3K | Seed | Jun 15, 2020 |  |
| LOKI | LOKI is a cloud-based secure network platform that can be managed without any technical knowledge.The company enables companies to manage and secure their networks by changing how they interact with cybersecurity products. LOKI platform offers a cloud-based secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that automatically scansand protects all network traffic from threats. | $100K | Angel | Jun 06, 2017 |  |
| LOKI | LOKI is a cloud-based secure network platform that can be managed without any technical knowledge.The company enables companies to manage and secure their networks by changing how they interact with cybersecurity products. LOKI platform offers a cloud-based secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that automatically scansand protects all network traffic from threats. |  | Seed | Jun 06, 2017 |  |
| LOKI | LOKI is a cloud-based secure network platform that can be managed without any technical knowledge.The company enables companies to manage and secure their networks by changing how they interact with cybersecurity products. LOKI platform offers a cloud-based secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that automatically scansand protects all network traffic from threats. |  | Seed | May 03, 2016 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TRANGELS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tr-angels) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [500 Istanbul](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-istanbul) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alesta Yatırım](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alesta-girisim) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ITUARI Teknokent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ituari-teknokent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Q Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/q-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sankonline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sankonline) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About LOKI

VC Fund · Izmir, Turkey

LOKI is a cloud-based secure network platform that can be managed without any technical knowledge.The company enables companies to manage and secure their networks by changing how they interact with cybersecurity products. LOKI platform offers a cloud-based secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure that automatically scansand protects all network traffic from threats.

2 contacts available at LOKI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Namik Kural | Lead Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/namik-kural |
| Ahmet Polat | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmet-polat |

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## FAQ

### What does Namik Kural invest in?

Namik Kural invests primarily in Apps, Local and Security startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Namik Kural's check size?

Namik Kural typically joins rounds of $365k–$645k 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 Namik Kural participates in.

### When did Namik Kural last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Namik Kural closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 5 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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