# Okan Erol

> Okan Erol is a seed investor at SORTEXT backing Biotechnology, AgTech and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SORTEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sortext)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/okanerol
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/DrOkanErol

Okan Erol is a seed investor at SORTEXT focused on Biotechnology and AgTech. Okan co-founded Wordego and as CEO leads the company’s strategic, executive and managerial efforts. His executive management experience includes working as a Business Development Manager for French Chamber of Commerce, CEO for Imerys Minerals, CEO for Esen Minerals, and CEO for Steno Energy. Okan holds a BS degree in Computer Engineering fromGalatasaray University, an MBA from Sorbonne University and a PhD degree in Finance & Banking from Kadir Has University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $52k–$350k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 50% |
| AgTech | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WORDEGO | Wordego is an ai-based ad analytics platform. Wordego provides ecommerce businesses to auto-adjust their advertising bids for each audience and thus generate maximum return on ad investment with minimum ad expenditure. | $200K | Angel | Nov 01, 2020 |  |
| MD Research & Development | MD Research & Development are into research and development of innovative products and methods needed in the field of radiation oncology. | $52K | Seed | May 29, 2020 |  |
| Nanomik Biotechnology | Nanomik Biotechnology produces next generation biofungicides that increase the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables. Antimicrobial raw materials produced by microorganisms isolated from nature and active molecules obtained from plants are placed in micro-sized biopolymer capsules and applied to fruits. These completely natural microcapsulesadhere to the fruit and open within 24-48 hours and provide protection on the surface. While the biopolymer material forms an edible layer on the fruit, the ingredients in it prevent the growth of molds present in the medium. Unlike chemical fungicides, our products do not cause any harm to human and environment. | $350K | Seed | Feb 01, 2020 |  |
| WORDEGO | Wordego is an ai-based ad analytics platform. Wordego provides ecommerce businesses to auto-adjust their advertising bids for each audience and thus generate maximum return on ad investment with minimum ad expenditure. | $400K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2019 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TRANGELS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tr-angels) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [ITUARI Teknokent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ituari-teknokent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [İTÜNOVA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i-t%C3%BCnova) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Keiretsu Forum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiretsu-forum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Keiretsu Forum Turkey](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiretsu-forum-turkey) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SORTEXT

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Sortext is an ai-based ecommerce conversion platform. Sortext provides online retailers to double the conversion of their first-time visitors and thus boost their web store’s revenues by more than 20% with no extra investment.

3 contacts available at SORTEXT.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Okan Erol | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okan-erol |
| Rumeysa Erol | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rumeysa-erol |
| Utku Erol | Co-Founder & CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utku-erol |

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## FAQ

### What does Okan Erol invest in?

Okan Erol invests primarily in Biotechnology, AgTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Okan Erol's check size?

Okan Erol typically joins rounds of $52k–$350k 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 Okan Erol participates in.

### When did Okan Erol last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Okan Erol closed in Nov 2020. Shizune tracks 4 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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