# Papara

> Papara is a VC fund in Istanbul backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/papara
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/papara
- Website: https://www.papara.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paparatr

Papara is a VC fund in Istanbul focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Papara provides simple, fair, and supersonic banking services without boundaries that a bank would have. Shortly, it is the future of banking. With over 7.5 Million Users, Papara is the most trusted and loved finance app both on AppStore and Google Playstore with a rating of 4.9

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Papara. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Papara. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/papara?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 40% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Security | 1 | 20% |
| Biometrics | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 20% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emre Kenci | CEO | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emre-kenci |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Goldtag | Digital Asset Development | $10M | Series A | Dec 01, 2024 |  |
| Techsign | Techsign is a document, identity & biometric verification & authentication company operating in Turkey since 2017. Our aim is to respond to the rising demand in the EMEA region with our products that we have developed in accordance with the local legislation and regional business expectations. Our products are: (see here:http://techsign.com.tr/en/solutions.html) 1. Verifiable Biometric Signature & Forensic Software 2. Techsign DOC Document Signing Platform (www.techsigndoc.com) 3. Know Your Customer (KYC) 4. FIDO Biometric Authentication 5. Smart ID Card Verification | $500K | Corporate Round | Jun 03, 2023 |  |
| Yancep | Yancep is a web-based application. The company offers portfolios that can be modeled according to the investment goals and risk preferences of users. Investors can become anyone with this platform. | $730K | Convertible Note | May 04, 2023 |  |
| Goldtag | Digital Asset Development | $1.1M | Seed | Jan 10, 2023 |  |
| Finfree | Finfree is a next-generation social trading platform that connects traders with similar investment-style analysts and communities to participate in and trade local and US stocks. Finfree aims to become the starting point for millennials in the stock market. Millennials distinguish themselves from older generations by being primarilyself-motivated, self-directed, and prefer socializing online. |  | Seed | May 18, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Colendi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colendi) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Finberg](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finberg) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [RePie Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/re-pie-asset-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gedik Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gedik-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inveo Yatirim Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gedik-yatirim-holding) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [hiBoost](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiboost-e121) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Papara invest in?

Papara invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### How do I contact Papara?

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### Who are the partners at Papara?

The team at Papara includes Emre Kenci (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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