Top 10 Publishing Startup Investors in Turkey in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 A list of 10 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Publishing startups based in Turkey. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Publishing companies from Turkey. We update this investor list every month.

Top 10 Publishing Startup Investors in Turkey in January 2026

Investor	Publishing Turkey investments
Ugur Ethem AYDIN	2
Deniz Başaran	1
Kivilcim Cayli	1
Levent Sevinç	1
Ludus	1
Mehmet Ayan	1
Volkan Bicer	1
Lupus Ventures	1
Aslanoba Capital	1
Emre Gönül	1

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I am the Art and Code Director at Metromedya Digital Ad Agency. In addition to my role as director, I am also a skilled programmer, designer, and musician. I have expertise in iOS and MacOS development and enjoy snowboarding in my free time. As a self-proclaimed geek, I am always seeking to learn and grow in my field. I am passionate about creatinginnovative and visually appealing designs and using my coding skills to bring them to life.

Investment focus

iOS, Software, macOS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Turkey

Portfolio highlights

Toboti — Toboti Game Studio is a game development company that specializes in creating games for various platforms. The company has a particular passion for designing games that draw inspiration from classic arcade machines, with a primary focus on the Apple platform. Toboti is known for its commitment to creating fun and engaging games that are optimizedfor mobile devices.The team at Toboti Game Studio utilizes cutting-edge technology and innovative design techniques to produce high-quality games that are both entertaining and challenging. They are dedicated to providing gamers with a unique and nostalgic experience, while also bringing a fresh perspective to the gaming industry.Toboti Game Studio strives to create games that meet the demands of today's gamers, offering exciting gameplay, immersive graphics, and intuitive controls. With a focus on quality and creativity, Toboti Game Studio is poised to become a leading force in the world of game development.
Notes.io — A free note-taking app. Online Notes on everywhere.

Deniz Başaran is Co-Founder and CFO at Rollic. He attended Istanbul Technical University.

Investment focus

Wellness, Health Care
Pre-Seed

Portfolio highlights

Biyaku — Biyaku is a Mindfulness app for sexual health.
Kidly — Kidly is an online broadcasting application that publishes illustrated and narrated books for kids and young children in the vicinity.

Cayli began his career in 2000 and held various positions for Roche, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, and Turev. Founded and led two healthcare companies (Idea and Invivo) and two consultancy companies (Kanvas and Biovenka).He holds a BSc and an MBA, both from Middle East Technical University (aka ODTU).As a seasoned investor, he has 8personal investments including British, Irish, American, Swedish, and Turkish companies, and serves on the Board of some. He also consults startups on behalf of TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific & Technological Research Council). He is a member of BIC Angels and GAIN Global.

Investment focus

Travel, Property Management, Leisure
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
Turkey, United Kingdom, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Yourkeys — 'Yourkeys is a real-time transactional and data platform for house builders and estate agents selling properties. The platform significantly accelerates the property sales process whilst giving all stakeholders visibility of the transaction in real-time.'
Adalethanim — Adalethanim is a legal platform working with AI that analyzes, understands, interprets, and produces results to help with legal research, allowing the person working on the case to save time and access more information about a case. The company's vision is to make justice fast, cheap and accessible to everyone.Adalethanim was founded in 2018and is headquartered in Beşiktaş, İstanbul, Turkey.
UnderTheDoormat — UnderTheDoormat Group is a prop-tech company that empowers property owners, portfolio owners and property companies to generate higher income through the short-term rental industry. Our mission is to help every property fulfil its potential every day, by to connecting them with quality guests through our 3 products.Firstly, we operate short termrentals for those who don’t have the capabilities - UnderTheDoormat London has 300 units across the city, including the flagship aparthotel 3 Sloane Gardens operated on behalf of Cadogan Estate. Secondly, we distribute for providers who can provide quality hospitality, but not distribution. The tech landscape in short term rentals is hugely fragmented, and our B2B SaaS platform Hospiria integrates the stack so property companies and managers have a ready-made platform so they can focus on what they’re good at - hosting guests. And finally, our TrustedStays platform is the world’s first platform which connects professional home rentals with Government and Corporate procurement. Until now, short-term rentals haven’t been able to enter this world, and we’re connecting it.All three arms enable owners to earn higher return from short term accommodation.

Levent Sevinç is the Founder & CEO of Assessment Systems. He previously worked at HR Consultancy as a Human Resources Consulting. Levent Sevinç attended Istanbul University.

Investment focus

Music, Publishing, Media and Entertainment
Seed
Turkey

Portfolio highlights

Musiwars — Musiwars is an online marketplace and digital legalizing platform that creates more opportunities for songwriters and composers.

Ludus finds, invests in, and nurtures the best-in-class gaming startups. We aim to pioneer the venture studio model in Turkey by providing in-house expertise, strategic guidance, and funding for entrepreneurs and start-ups.

Investment focus

Gaming, Software, Mobile
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Turkey, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Tark Games — Tark Games is a publisher focused on independent PC and console game developers. It provide development funding, hands-on production support, marketing resources, and long-term collaboration - without taking equity or creative control.
Alpaka Games — Alpaka Games is a mobile gaming company.
TaleMonster Games — TaleMonster is a multinational mobile game firm that genuinely wants to provide millions of gamers experiences they won't soon forget. By putting our passion at the center of everything we make, we hope to reinvent what casual in mobile gaming means.

Mehmet Ayan is a partner at Ludus Venture.

Investment focus

Online Games, Gaming, Mobile
Seed, Pre-Seed
Turkey

Portfolio highlights

Kidly — Kidly is an online broadcasting application that publishes illustrated and narrated books for kids and young children in the vicinity.
Fortune Mine Games — Fortune Mine is a mobile social gaming company with target operating markets in North America & Oceania. Freshly founded in 2021, we are headquartered in Istanbul; one of the major mobile gaming hubs.
Novart Space Technologies —

Volkan Biçer is the co-founder of Mobilike, a mobile advertisement network.Bicer’e employment history includes his time as product manager of Turkcell’s mobile marketing and advertising department, and community manager at Yahoo, Turkey.Bicer holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from Boğaziçi University and an MBAfrom Galatasaray University.

Investment focus

Online Games, iOS, Mobile
Seed, Funding Round
Turkey, Singapore, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Kidly — Kidly is an online broadcasting application that publishes illustrated and narrated books for kids and young children in the vicinity.
Makromusic — Meet people with similar music taste with you, see your music taste in common with your friends, and share about your favorite artists and music. Create your music profile!
Evolution Group — Evolution Group is an operator of mobile advertising services.

Lupus Ventures is a Netherlands-based principal investment company specializes in biotechnology sector focused on oncology.

Investment focus

Books, Children, Publishing
Seed
Turkey

Portfolio highlights

Kidly — Kidly is an online broadcasting application that publishes illustrated and narrated books for kids and young children in the vicinity.

Aslanoba Capital is an early stage investor in tech startups in Turkey and the US. The company invests in startups pursuing disruptive ideas in areas such as marketplaces, e-commerce, mobile, classifieds, content, and SaaS with a consideration of investment between $0.25 million and $2 million.Aslanoba was founded in 2013 and is based inIstanbul, Turkey.