# Top 50 Software Angel Investors in Turkey in June 2026 ## Omer Hayrı Erkmen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Analytics, E-Commerce Omer Erkmen is the co-founder at Yeni Nesil Kafası. Omer Erkmen attended UC Santa Barbara. ## Nevzat Aydın - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce Nevzat Aydın is the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, the first and biggest online food delivery portal in Turkey.Born in 1976 in İstanbul, Nevzat Aydın completed his secondary education at the Bursa Anatolian High School. Following his graduation from Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering, he went to the United States where he receivedhis MBA at the University of San Francisco in Silicon Valley.During his stay in the United States, Aydın followed the latest developments on e-trade before he returned to Turkey in 2000 to launch his project, Yemeksepeti.com. Serving as the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, Nevzat Aydın introduced a brand new dimension to e-trade in Turkey.In 2007, Yemeksepeti.com was selected the “Endeavor Entreprenur” by Endeavor Turkey. Aydin was also selected the “Most Successful Turkish Young Entrepreneur” by the CNBC-e Business magazine in 2010 for his successful work since the foundation of Yemeksepeti.com.As the founder and CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, which celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2012, he won the first prize in 2011 in the “Male Entrepreneur of the Year” category at the “Businesspeople of the Year” survey conducted by the Ekonomist magazine among nearly 3,000 business people.Aydin is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Supreme Board of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, and a founding member of Galata Business Angels.Aydın was one of the 150 entrepreneurs invited from all over the world to the Entrepreneurship Summit held by US President Barack Obama on April 26-27, 2010.He was also among the speakers at the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) Conference, which is deemed as one of the world's most prestigious conferences with its content on innovation and developments in the digital world. He is also an editorial advisor of GQ Turkey, one of the 5 “dragons” of the Dragons’ Den Turkey show, and a Board Member of Trabzonspor sports club. ## Akin Babayigit - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Mobile Apps, Video Games Akin Babayigit is currently a co-founder of Tripledot Studios, a mobile games studio based in London. Before starting Tripledot, Akin was an active investor & advisor to various companies in the gaming space as well as serving as the Head of Business Operations & Special Projects at King Digital Entertainment. Before his experience at King,Akin was the head of Facebook Audience Network in EMEA. ## Sina Afra - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet Sina Afra is the CEO and Founder of Tiko. He previously worked at Markafoni as a CEO and Founder. Sina Afra attended the University of Münster. ## Faik Ulutaş - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Mobile Apps, Mobile Faik Ulutaş is a General Manager at Mensa Sinai Ticaret Ve Mali Yatirimlar AS (MEMSA). ## Ahu Serter - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Transportation Ahu Serter is the Founder and President of Fark Labs. She previously worked at FARHYM Vehicle Interiors as a Head of Management Committee, Board Member. Ahu Serter attended Pace University. ## Joachim Behrendt - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Software, Social Media Joachim Behrendt is the Head of the Advisory Board at Vali Berlin. ## Hande Enes - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Social Media Hande Enes ## Ali Rıza Babaoğlan - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: TV, CRM, Apps I am a business professional since 2008 and a financial investor since 2015, having strategic positions in several scale-up tech companies/startups and real-estate assets. I continue to invest in the tech domain with a focus on SaaS solutions for B2B and B2C markets, and real estate options in developing markets with ROI targets.Grow inEMEA, the company I started in 2015, focuses on East Europe, Turkey, and the Middle East markets mostly for tech and real estate options and portfolio management. Also, my team provides market access services to Baltics, Turkey, and UAE / Saudi and gives investment advisory services.Prior to the investment focus, I worked in Linkedin EMEA Headquarter where I hold Director of Turkish Speaking Territory in Dublin, Ireland. Before, I have been with SAP AG and IBM in Turkey. I also give speeches at local and global investment events. I gave keynotes on ARAB NET in Lebanon, IT Arena in Ukraine, Rise Up Summit in Egypt, and NEXT in Germany. I also spoke at several closed corporate events of Roche, VESTEL, SAP AG, DenizBank, Turkish Economy Ministry, Turkish Exporters Assembly, Bakioğlu Holding, and AGT.Now, I am living in Tallinn, Estonia.Email: alib@growinemea.com Web: https://alibabaoglan.com Photos: https://gie.investments/my-photos ## Altay Tinar - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: CRM, Apps, Software Altay Tinar - Co-Founder & CEO @ Yuvako ## Figen Korun - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Coffee, Battery Figen Korun ## Kerim Kotan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Software, VoIP Kerim Kotan ## Koray Bahar - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, CRM, Apps Koray Bahar is an investor at Ekmob. ## Mustafa Vardalı - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Apps, Fitness, Software Mustafa Vardalı is the CMO & Founder at Teknasyon. ## Fatih Isbecer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Software, Health Care Fatih Isbecer - Founder & CEO @ Dataroid ## Mustafa Sevinç - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Apps, Fitness, Health Care Mustafa Sevinç is the CFO and Founder at Teknasyon. ## Elvan Sevi Bozoğlu - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile Apps Elvan Sevi Bozoğlu is an Angel Investor. ## Halit Buyukkusoglu - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Data Governance, Data Integration Halit Büyükkuşoğlu serves as board member at Farplas. ## hi VC - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology hi VC ## Emre Kozlu - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, InsurTech Emre Kozlu is a Director Strategy & Program Delivery at Philip Morris International. ## Atakan Atalar - Type: Angel - Location: Izmir, Izmir, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Rental, Software Atakan Atalar is the Founder of Atanova Ventures. He previously worked at RemoteTeam.com (acquired by Gusto) as an Investor. Atakan Atalar attended Istanbul Kultur University. ## Ebru Dorman - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: Health Care, Apps, Fitness Ebru Dorman ## Melih Herman Simon - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Human Resources Melih helps ‘scale-up startups’ in their fundraising processes. He has more than 15 years of experience in the startup ecosystem. As an entrepreneur, he founded two startups in gaming & B2B SaaS and successfully exited his family business in healthcare. As an investor, he is an LP in 7 different funds. He specializes in Series A-level B2B SaaSstartups on healthtech, cybersecurity, fintech and future of work & education. He maintains direct contact with over 600 VCs in the US & Europe.After graduating from Saint-Joseph French High School, Melih received a BA from Koç University, a Master’s from Bosphorus University, and an MBA from IESE & London Business School. Having lived in six different countries, he speaks four languages and has previously worked for international companies such as Medtronic in Switzerland and Amazon in Luxembourg. Melih has a passion for sports, including sailing, rock climbing, trekking, and tennis. ## Engin Frayman - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: CRM, Apps, Mobile Engin Frayman is a partner/investor at Ekmob. ## Turgut Konukoglu - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series B - Focus: SaaS, Travel, Tourism Turgut Konukoglu - CEO @ Sankonline ## Sercan Akkaş - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Apps, SaaS, Fruit Sercan Akkas serves as Product Director at Yemeksepeti. ## Erman Turan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: CRM, Apps, Mobile Erman Turan is an investor at Ekmob. ## Melih Odemis - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile Melih is one of the pioneer Internet entrepreneurs in Turkey. Born in Istanbul, he studied Computer Engineering and MBA at Bogazici University. After one year of professional experience in Citibank, Melih founded yemeksepeti.com with his partners in 2000. Yemeksepeti.com became the online food delivery giant first in Turkey, and then in Middle Eastand Eastern Europe. As a co-founder, Melih has acted as CTO of the company until 2013 and as Board Member until May 2015, when the company was acquired by Delivery Hero writing one of the biggest Internet exit stories in the region. Melih has been selected an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2007. Since 2011 he has been an active angel investor in internet and technology companies with more than 30 investments. He is one of the cofounders of Galata Business Angels, which is one of the first business angel networks in Turkey. He is a founding member of EO Turkey. Melih lives in London now with his family and continues to invest in tech start-ups globally. ## Agah Ugur - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Apps, CRM Agah Uğur ## Mine Şenuysal Özgür - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile Apps, Cosmetics, E-Commerce Mine Şenuysal Özgür is an Angel Investor ## Birkan Kül - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence Birkan Kül ## Ugur Ethem AYDIN - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: iOS, Software, macOS 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. ## Firat Isbecer - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, SaaS, Software Firat Isbecer is an entrepreneur and a seed investor. His first venture Pozitron, a mobile software company focusing on digital banking, commerce and mobile payments, became one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies in Europe with clients across the globe. After multi years of growth and a successful international expansion, Pozitronwas acquired by London-based fin-tech star Monitise plc in 2014.After the acquisition, he joined Monitise and oversaw the company’s regional operations as the MEA Managing Director. Monitise MEA quickly became one of the most profitable business units of Monitise Group. In 2017, Monitise Group was fully acquired by the US-based, Fiserv Inc, one of the world's largest fin-tech companies with more than 50,000 employees.Shortly after the acquisition, he left Fiserv and founded his newest venture, Commencis. Commencis helps leading brands grow and scale in digital, powered by it’s Big Data, Analytics and Cloud products.In September 2019, Commencis expanded to Berlin, Germany by announcing finbyte, a joint-venture in fintech solutions. Besides Commencis, he is also an active seed investor. Member of Galata Business Angels, Turkey’s first angel investor group.After graduating from Robert College in Istanbul, Firat received his Bachelor’s Degree from Galatasaray University, and his Master’s Degree from a joint programme by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and École Normale Supérieure in Paris. ## Omer Burhanoglu - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Recycling, Electronics Omer Burhanoglu is the Co-founder and CEO at Farel Plastic. Omer attended Bogazici University and Istanbul Technical University. ## Emin Atac - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Recycling, Sustainability Emin Atac ## Cem Tüfekçi - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Machine Learning, Analytics, SaaS Cem Tüfekçi ## Mert Utancak - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software Mert Utancak ## Nalan Uysal - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Software, Biotechnology Nalan Uysal ## Murat Balcı - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Fitness, mHealth Murat Balci is an angel investor. ## Hasan Aslanoba - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software business in the water industry. By 2005, the company succeeded in the Turkish bottled water industry under his guidance.In 2006, Erikli Water partnered its Turkish operations with Nestle Waters, the global leader of the bottled water industry. ## Ibrahim Ulukaya - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: AgTech, Gaming, Farming Ibrahim Ulukaya ## Huseyin Karayagiz - Type: Angel - Location: Yeniköy, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, AgTech, Battery Huseyin Karayagiz ## Engin Kale - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Gaming, Jewelry Engin Kale is a partner/investor at Appsilon Enterprise. ## Tolunay Yıldız - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, AgTech, Coffee Tolunay Yıldız ## Bashar Hamood - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce Bashar Hamood is a Venture Partner at FasterCapital. He previously worked as an Associate Director at Logica. He attended Heriot-Watt University. ## Doğukan Doru Alkan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Sharing Economy Doğukan Doru Alkan is an Angel Investor. ## İzzet Zakuto - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Apps, Music, AgTech İzzet Zakuto ## Erman Kumcu - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Sharing Economy Erman Kumcu is an Angel Investor ## A. Yalçın Yeşilova - Type: Angel - Location: Bursa, Bursa, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software A. Yalçın Yeşilova ## Olcayto Yigit - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Sustainability, Renewable Energy Olcayto Yigit is an individual investor.