Nevzat Aydın
Founder and CEO @ Yemeksepeti
Nevzat Aydın is a seed investor at Yemeksepeti focused on Software and Internet. Nevzat Aydın is the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, the first and biggest online food delivery portal in Turkey.Born in 1976 in İstanbul, Nevzat Aydın completed his secondary education at the Bursa Anatolian High School. Following his graduation from Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering, he went to the United States where he receivedhis MBA at the University of San Francisco in Silicon Valley.During his stay in the United States, Aydın followed the latest developments on e-trade before he returned to Turkey in 2000 to launch his project, Yemeksepeti.com. Serving as the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, Nevzat Aydın introduced a brand new dimension to e-trade in Turkey.In 2007, Yemeksepeti.com was selected the “Endeavor Entreprenur” by Endeavor Turkey. Aydin was also selected the “Most Successful Turkish Young Entrepreneur” by the CNBC-e Business magazine in 2010 for his successful work since the foundation of Yemeksepeti.com.As the founder and CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, which celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2012, he won the first prize in 2011 in the “Male Entrepreneur of the Year” category at the “Businesspeople of the Year” survey conducted by the Ekonomist magazine among nearly 3,000 business people.Aydin is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Supreme Board of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, and a founding member of Galata Business Angels.Aydın was one of the 150 entrepreneurs invited from all over the world to the Entrepreneurship Summit held by US President Barack Obama on April 26-27, 2010.He was also among the speakers at the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) Conference, which is deemed as one of the world's most prestigious conferences with its content on innovation and developments in the digital world. He is also an editorial advisor of GQ Turkey, one of the 5 “dragons” of the Dragons’ Den Turkey show, and a Board Member of Trabzonspor sports club.
- Total investments:
- 58
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
Last updated:
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Industries Nevzat Aydın invests in
Stages Nevzat Aydın invests in
Countries Nevzat Aydın invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $233k–$2.7M
- Angel
- $100k–$3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 10 (17%)
- Internet 9 (16%)
- E-Commerce 6 (10%)
- Artificial Intelligence 6 (10%)
- SaaS 5 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 21 (36%)
- Angel 9 (16%)
- Funding Round 7 (12%)
- Convertible Note 6 (10%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (9%)
Country
- Turkey 28 (48%)
- United States 8 (14%)
- France 1 (2%)
- United Kingdom 1 (2%)
- United Arab Emirates 1 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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ya da multicosmetics
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ya da multicosmetics is a cosmetics brand and aims to accelerate its R&D efforts, support its growth. | Jul 14, 2026 | |
Komunite
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Komünite is Turkey's methodology-driven digital entrepreneurship platform, founded in 2021 to transform how independent creators and micro-entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses. Rather than relying on innate talent or chance, Komünite champions a systematic approach to venture building—what it calls "Metot Girişimcilik"(Methodical Entrepreneurship)—where learnable frameworks replace guesswork and data-driven iteration replaces intuition.The platform operates across three integrated verticals:• Komünite (Core Platform): An online community of digital entrepreneurs, content creators, designers, and freelancers supported by 36 specialized forum channels, structured mentorship programs, and regular events including Tool Night, AMA sessions, Speed Networking, and Founder's Talk. Members gain access to educational resources, collaborative project opportunities, and the Katma Değer Fonu—an in-house investment fund providing $2,000–$7,000 in seed capital to promising digital ventures in exchange for 30% equity stakes.• Komünite Space: A 160m² physical innovation hub located in Vadistanbul, Istanbul, featuring event capacity for 80 seated or 160 standing attendees, a professional video production studio, and flexible workspace configurations. The venue hosts workshops, corporate training programs, and sector-specific networking events that bridge online community engagement with real-world collaboration.• Lokomotif AI: The corporate training arm delivering generative AI programs to enterprises. Offerings include AI Leadership seminars for executives, AI Literacy workshops for teams, AI Strategy development programs, and monthly AI Trends briefings. Lokomotif AI also provides automation consulting and custom AI-powered digital product development services.Komünite addresses a structural gap in Turkey's entrepreneurship ecosystem: the isolation, resource scarcity, and methodological uncertainty that constrain independent digital creators. Through its rolling fund model, physical infrastructure, and enterprise training revenue streams, the platform has built a self-reinforcing ecosystem where corporate clients fund community growth, successful ventures generate reinvestable returns, and members progress from learners to mentors to founders.The platform's venture studio arm, Komünite Stüdyo, develops digital products for external clients while serving as a proving ground for member talent, matching projects with specialists from its internal database based on demonstrated competencies and track records. | $600K / Seed / Nov 25, 2025 | |
each::labs
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AI marketplace for developers. | $800K / Pre-Seed / Feb 20, 2025 | |
A.M.A Selections
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A.M.A Selections is a leading technology-driven hospitality company. A bespoke booking platform offering exceptional stays in the world's most exceptinoal homes complemented with world-class services. | $1.7M / Seed / Oct 01, 2024 | |
Teamfluencer
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Teamfluencer advertising platform that provides brand marketing services through Instagram. Their customers contact through email and online applications. | $150K / Pre-Seed / Jun 01, 2024 | |
Mythos Cards
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Mythos Cards is the leading collectible card company of Turkey. The company holds licenses to top Turkish Super league clubs and entertainments properties. Innovation lays at the centre of Mythos Cards. | $100K / Angel / May 24, 2024 | |
Shark Guitar
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Shark Guitar sells innovative electric guitars. | $2.7M / Feb 26, 2024 | |
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Shark Guitar
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Shark Guitar sells innovative electric guitars. | $2.7M / Seed / Feb 26, 2024 | |
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Komunite
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Komünite is Turkey's methodology-driven digital entrepreneurship platform, founded in 2021 to transform how independent creators and micro-entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses. Rather than relying on innate talent or chance, Komünite champions a systematic approach to venture building—what it calls "Metot Girişimcilik"(Methodical Entrepreneurship)—where learnable frameworks replace guesswork and data-driven iteration replaces intuition.The platform operates across three integrated verticals:• Komünite (Core Platform): An online community of digital entrepreneurs, content creators, designers, and freelancers supported by 36 specialized forum channels, structured mentorship programs, and regular events including Tool Night, AMA sessions, Speed Networking, and Founder's Talk. Members gain access to educational resources, collaborative project opportunities, and the Katma Değer Fonu—an in-house investment fund providing $2,000–$7,000 in seed capital to promising digital ventures in exchange for 30% equity stakes.• Komünite Space: A 160m² physical innovation hub located in Vadistanbul, Istanbul, featuring event capacity for 80 seated or 160 standing attendees, a professional video production studio, and flexible workspace configurations. The venue hosts workshops, corporate training programs, and sector-specific networking events that bridge online community engagement with real-world collaboration.• Lokomotif AI: The corporate training arm delivering generative AI programs to enterprises. Offerings include AI Leadership seminars for executives, AI Literacy workshops for teams, AI Strategy development programs, and monthly AI Trends briefings. Lokomotif AI also provides automation consulting and custom AI-powered digital product development services.Komünite addresses a structural gap in Turkey's entrepreneurship ecosystem: the isolation, resource scarcity, and methodological uncertainty that constrain independent digital creators. Through its rolling fund model, physical infrastructure, and enterprise training revenue streams, the platform has built a self-reinforcing ecosystem where corporate clients fund community growth, successful ventures generate reinvestable returns, and members progress from learners to mentors to founders.The platform's venture studio arm, Komünite Stüdyo, develops digital products for external clients while serving as a proving ground for member talent, matching projects with specialists from its internal database based on demonstrated competencies and track records. | $100K / Convertible Note / Feb 21, 2024 | |
Getmobil
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Getmobil operates a smart device platform for buying and selling secondhand cellphones, laptops, and tablets. The company's platform repairs defective devices as quickly as possible offers a wide selection of device accessories, buys used electronic devices in good condition from consumers, determines the problems by passing them throughextensive tests, repairs them with an expert technical team, and resells them, allowing consumers to get a new or refurbished product at an affordable, reliable, and competitive price. | $4M / Seed / Feb 13, 2024 | |
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Co-Investors
Galata Business Angels
4 deals together
Maxis
4 deals together
TechOne VC
4 deals together
Albaraka Fintech Fund
3 deals together
Angel Effect
3 deals together
Aslanoba Capital
3 deals together
About Yemeksepeti
Yemeksepeti is Turkey's first and biggest online food ordering site enabling users to order food from their favorite restaurant through the internet. The company operates in 58 provinces and has partnered with nearly 8,000 restaurants in providing its services. The portal provides customers direct access to their favorite restaurant and havetheir food delivered to their door step within 30-45 minutes. The company later on expanded to the Middle East with their global brand Foodonclick.com and currently serves in the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Greece.
Yemeksepeti Contacts
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Nevzat Aydın
Founder and CEO
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Sercan Akkaş
Product Director
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FAQ
What does Nevzat Aydın invest in?
Nevzat Aydın invests primarily in Software, Internet and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 58 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Nevzat Aydın's check size?
Nevzat Aydın typically joins rounds of $233k–$2.7M at Seed and $100k–$3M at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nevzat Aydın participates in.
When did Nevzat Aydın last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Nevzat Aydın closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 58 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 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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