# Sanko Holding

> Sanko Holding is a VC fund in Istanbul backing Health Care, Transportation and Sharing Economy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sanko-holding/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sankoholding_
- Website: https://www.sanko.com.tr/en/home.aspx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sanko-Holding-553542591430352/

Sanko Holding is a VC fund in Istanbul focused on Health Care and Transportation. Sanko Holding invests in start-ups and entrepreneurs in the field of product and service sectors. It creates entrepreneurs with sustainable impact by bringing together the needs, resources, and markets. The company, through its subsidiaries, invests in textiles, construction, financing, packaging, energy, real estate, construction machinery,information technology, health care, and education areas.Sanko Holding was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Transportation | 1 | 50% |
| Sharing Economy | 1 | 50% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 50% |
| Facility Management | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| Turkey | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Crosslink | Crosslink creates Web services for the medical and healthcare sectors. They provide services for preventive medicine that are accessible. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 21, 2021 |  |
| Marti | Marti is a micromobility company in MENA and Eastern Europe. | $2M | Series A | Dec 24, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [212 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/212-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BECO Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beco-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Borusan Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/borusan-holding) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Japan Create Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-create-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Telegraph Hill Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/telegraph-hill-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ToYo Work](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toyo-work) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sanko Holding invest in?

Sanko Holding invests primarily in Health Care, Transportation and Sharing Economy startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sanko Holding last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sanko Holding closed in Jan 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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