# YILDIZ HOLDING

> YILDIZ HOLDING is a VC fund in Istanbul backing SaaS and Mobile. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yildizholding
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/yildiz_holding
- Website: http://english.yildizholding.com.tr/en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yildizholding

YILDIZ HOLDING is a VC fund in Istanbul focused on SaaS and Mobile. Ülker first began producing biscuits during the difficult years of the Second World War. The strength of the brand we built in the twentieth century has carried us into the twenty-first century. Taking sound steps and never sacrificing quality, we entered new categories in fast-moving consumer goods.As Yıldız Holding, we produce and sell frozenfood, processed meat and edible oil in addition to snacks, produces in many different areas from personal care to packaging, apart from food. We are always ready to serve to our costumers via our fast-growing chain retail companies such as Şok and Bizim Toptan. With our strong distribution network and years of expertise, we provide our consumers with quality products at a reasonable price as we bring value to their lives.In the years leading up to the 1990’s, Yıldız Holding concentrated most of its business activities on traditional fields like biscuits and chocolate. In the 90’s, the organization adopted a different approach to management and began a policy of vertical and horizontal integration, investing in new categories and laying the groundwork for the process of globalization.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Organic | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mustafa Buyukabaci | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mustafa-buyukabaci |
| Sabri Ülker | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sabri-%C3%BClker |
| Sinan Akdal | Corporate Strategy and M&A Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sinan-akdal |
| Yahya Ülker | Head of New Ventures Office | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yahya-%C3%BClker |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arkim | Arkim is a food preservatives producer company that offers natural food preservatives from natural sources of calcium | $75K | Seed | Sep 23, 2021 |  |
| TradeMonday | TradeMonday is an AI-Powered Retail Experimental Platform assisting retailers and brand owners to instantly validate their business decision. The platform turns the product, social media, in-store traffic, and retail transaction data into actionable insight and empowers businesses in simulating global sales strategy and business risk management.The platform analyses rich- transaction data from various sources globally helping businesses to reveal insights on the day-to-day business decision through visualizing the correlations between sales and demographic, discovering product demands and their hidden sales pattern, identifying the most profitable sales channel, in-store customer experience, consumer trend, and real customer voice and presents in an ease-to-use interface, API or integration that fits into SME and enterprise's needs. | $38K | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cyberport Hong Kong](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberport-hong-kong) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hatcher+](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hatcher) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sente Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sente-advisory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Yildiz Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yildiz-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does YILDIZ HOLDING invest in?

YILDIZ HOLDING invests primarily in SaaS, Mobile and Organic startups, most often at Seed and 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.

### How do I contact YILDIZ HOLDING?

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### Who are the partners at YILDIZ HOLDING?

The team at YILDIZ HOLDING includes Mustafa Buyukabaci (Founder), Sabri Ülker (Founder) and Sinan Akdal (Corporate Strategy and M&A Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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