# StartupCentrum Alpha Venture Capital Investment Fund

> StartupCentrum Alpha Venture Capital Investment Fund is a VC fund backing B2B and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

StartupCentrum Alpha Venture Capital Investment Fund is a venture capital fund launched by StartupCentrum together with ARZ Portfolio to help investors back high-potential startups and connect them with ecosystem opportunities.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $221k–$221k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Karavan | Karavan simplifies cross‑border B2B trade by offering an integrated marketplace where Turkish suppliers list products and transact with verified buyers, while the platform handles or coordinates logistics, customs, and payments. It describes itself as a “glocal” ultra‑commerce solution, combining local‑market understanding with global‑tradeinfrastructure (freight, clearance, insurance, and multi‑currency support). | $221.3K | Pre-Seed | May 04, 2026 | https://karavan.net/en |

1 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does StartupCentrum Alpha Venture Capital Investment Fund invest in?

StartupCentrum Alpha Venture Capital Investment Fund invests primarily in B2B, Internet and Information Technology startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is StartupCentrum Alpha Venture Capital Investment Fund's check size?

StartupCentrum Alpha Venture Capital Investment Fund typically joins rounds of $221k–$221k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds StartupCentrum Alpha Venture Capital Investment Fund participates in.

### When did StartupCentrum Alpha Venture Capital Investment Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for StartupCentrum Alpha Venture Capital Investment Fund closed in May 2026. 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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