# Yalin Karadogan

> Yalin Karadogan is a seed investor in London backing Software, AgTech and Energy. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yalin-karadogan-3119a715

Yalin Karadogan is a seed investor in London focused on Software and AgTech. Yalin is a member of the Investor Relations and Fundraising team, responsible for Cinven's Limited Partners in EMEA. At Cinven, he has also worked on a number of transactions, including Allegro and Pronet. Prior to joining Cinven, Yalin spent eight years with J.P. Morgan Partners, in New York and London, completing a number of buyout, growthequity, and venture capital investments in a variety of sectors across Western and Eastern Europe. Previously, he was with Chase Manhattan Bank in New York.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $450k–$4.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Farming | 1 | 33% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 2 | 67% |
| Germany | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Werover | At the beginning, Werover developed innovative technologies to ensure the safety of human life and accessibility underwater. As the demand for renewable energy grew, we started to offer predictive and preventive maintenance recommendations for renewable energy.The increasing demand for renewable energy assets globally has highlighted the need foreffective maintenance and repair of these assets. Early detection of damages is crucial to prevent them from becoming larger problems. As Werover, we aim to extend the lifespan of energy assets through our developed technologies that provide health monitoring and early detection of issues. Our goal is to promote sustainability in energy assets through the use of our software, which has been developed for both hydroelectric power plants and wind energy. We have divided our technologies into two categories:Searover, A line of ROVs specifically designed for the detection of cracks and sedimentation in Hydropower plants through the use of 3D mapping technologies.Windrover, a real-time health monitoring system that uses advanced machine learning algorithms to analyze vibration and acoustic data, enabling the early detection of defects in wind turbine blades.MAKE RENEWABLE SUSTAINABLE | $1.7M | Seed | May 28, 2025 |  |
| Plastic Move | Plastic Move engages in the production of bio-based and bio-degradable bioplastics made of waste bread. | $4.5M | Seed | Mar 08, 2022 |  |
| ForFarming | Smart Agriculture for a Healthy Future | $450K | Seed | Sep 21, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Korun Teknoloji](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korun-teknoloji) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Akca Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akca-holding) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alchemist Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemist-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [APY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cleantech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleantech-ventures-98f7) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Erdem Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erdem-holding) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Yalin Karadogan invest in?

Yalin Karadogan invests primarily in Software, AgTech and Energy 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 Yalin Karadogan's check size?

Yalin Karadogan typically joins rounds of $450k–$4.5M 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 Yalin Karadogan participates in.

### When did Yalin Karadogan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yalin Karadogan closed in May 2025. 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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