# StartersHub XO

> StartersHub XO is a VC fund backing Information Technology, FinTech and Finance. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startershub/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/startershub
- Website: https://www.startershubxo.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StartersHub/

StartersHub XO is a VC fund focused on Information Technology and FinTech. XO is a 6 month long global program with KPI based objectives that guarantees investment upon program completion.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $20k–$150k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 67% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Messaging | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eyedius | Eyedius Technology is a high-tech company that develops image-processing technologies to ensure security in all areas of life. The high-level security technologies we have developed are used in all business areas such as offices, hotels, business centers as well as sites and residential areas and they provide 360 degrees of security for everyaspect of your life. | $150K | Seed | Mar 16, 2021 |  |
| Paymes | Paymes is a fintech startup providing payment solutions for social commerce with a mission to help sellers to enter e-commerce faster, easier, and safer. We are one of the fastest-growing startups in the region with operations in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and now spreading in the GCC market. We are providing easy payment solutions and features under the3 categories.Pay with Messenger Apps. Facebook Messenger Payment Bot: Providing the ability for the merchants to accept payments in the Facebook Messenger app without downloading any extra application. WhatsApp Payment Bot: Providing the ability for the merchants to accept payments in WhatsApp without downloading any extra application. Web.Paym.es Payment Bot: Providing the ability for the merchants to accept payments on the browser without downloading any extra application.Payment Collection Solutions Corporate Collection Panel: Platform creates a fast and easy solution for the collection of payments. You can create a payment profile and share it with your customer via SMS, eMail, or get a payment link and share it via different communication channels. QR Code Payment: Allows merchants to accept payments via QR code with dynamic and static pricing. Face to Face Payments: Turns your mobile phone into the POS machine in seconds.ECommerce Solutions Open API: For the eCommerce solutions and Startups. Ready Plugins: Ready to use plugins for opensource eCommerce solutions like Opencart, woo-commerce, and more. Paymes Online Store: Allows users to list their products and sell them smoothly with payment ready integration.Shortly Paymes is a frontier payment solution of social commerce. It's smart (Using AI to assist), channel-independent, accepts global payments, as simple as chatting with a friend, and while doing all of these you don’t need to download an extra app, it's already on your phone. | $50K | Seed | Mar 01, 2018 |  |
| Eyedius | Eyedius Technology is a high-tech company that develops image-processing technologies to ensure security in all areas of life. The high-level security technologies we have developed are used in all business areas such as offices, hotels, business centers as well as sites and residential areas and they provide 360 degrees of security for everyaspect of your life. | $20K | Seed | May 01, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [StartersHub](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startershub) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Boğaziçi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7i-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does StartersHub XO invest in?

StartersHub XO invests primarily in Information Technology, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is StartersHub XO's check size?

StartersHub XO typically joins rounds of $20k–$150k 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 StartersHub XO participates in.

### When did StartersHub XO last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for StartersHub XO closed in Mar 2018. Shizune tracks 3 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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