# Umur Gencoglu

> Umur Gencoglu is a seed investor backing Fitness, Apps and Training. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umurgencoglu/?originalSubdomain=tr

Umur Gencoglu is a Board Member at Gencoglu Grup.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $600k–$600k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fitness | 2 | 100% |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 50% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ULive | ULive is a digital fitness platform. With ULive, users can develop physically, mentally and spiritually. Indoor Cycling using UBikes, Yoga, Pilates, Stretch, Dance and bUUt (functional body training) classes, which they can attend live every day and whenever they want, using mobile application. | $600K | Seed | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| Urban Active | Urban Active offers indoor cycling, bootcamp, Pilates, yoga and guided fitness programs both in‑studio and via its mobile app. | $600K | Seed | Jun 30, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Effect](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-effect) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sankonline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sankonline) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TechOne VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techone-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [twozero Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/twozero-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Umur Gencoglu invest in?

Umur Gencoglu invests primarily in Fitness, Apps and Training startups, most often at 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 Umur Gencoglu's check size?

Umur Gencoglu typically joins rounds of $600k–$600k 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 Umur Gencoglu participates in.

### When did Umur Gencoglu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Umur Gencoglu closed in Jun 2022. 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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