# Sabancı ARF

> Sabancı ARF is a VC fund in Istanbul backing Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence. See 69 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 69
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sabanciarf
- Website: https://www.sabanciarf.com/tr

Sabancı ARF is an acceleration platform that is open to the application of Sabancı Group employees and all external entrepreneurs, in a 20-week period, with different processes depending on the maturity level of the participant.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 7 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 7% |
| SaaS | 3 | 4% |
| GreenTech | 3 | 4% |
| Health Care | 3 | 4% |

42 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 20 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 10 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 25 | 36% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Algbio | Clean-tech, Climate-Tech, Deep-tech | $120K | Pre-Seed | Nov 05, 2025 |  |
| RareSum | AI-powered decision support for Rare Diseases. Empowering Healthcare Professionals with advanced AI and data technologies: enhancing research efficiency, saving time and resources, and accelerating the diagnostic process for patients.Cutting-edge, user-friendly and AI-powered research and decision support tools. Rare disease specific algorithmapproach. Various partnership models for healthcare stakeholders. | $670K | Pre-Seed | May 02, 2025 |  |
| Helios | Carbon Capture | $30K | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| Algbio | Clean-tech, Climate-Tech, Deep-tech | $30K | Pre-Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| Rocycling | Rocycling specializes in providing sustainable RO desalination systems that do not pollute nature with plastic | $30K | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| Novium | Novium is a Generative AI–powered R&D platform that accelerates material discovery and formulation by replacing trial-and-error experimentation with digital prototyping and simulation. It integrates industry data and AI models trained on material science to generate high-performing material candidates and data-driven design recommendations,cutting development time, cost, and testing cycles. | $30K | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| Seismocode | Seismocode dedicated to advancing the future of geophysical exploration through innovation and expertise. | $30K | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| OMICA Cell | OMICA Cell is leading the way in innovative and sustainable alternatives for the cosmetic, pharma, and medical device industries. | $30K | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| SECWAI | SECWAI develops solutions to ensure data security and privacy against increasing cybersecurity threats. | $30K | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| ChemCode | ChemCode is an interdisciplinary company that combines biotechnology to create food safety and management systems. | $30K | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |

10 of 69 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [EIT InnoEnergy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kic-innoenergy) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Logo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/logo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ŞirketOrtağım](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/%C5%9Eirket-orta%C4%9F%C4%B1m-angel-investors-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TechOne VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techone-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Allianz Türkiye](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allianz-t%C3%BCrkiye) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Sabancı ARF invest in?

Sabancı ARF invests primarily in Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 69 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sabancı ARF last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sabancı ARF closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 69 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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