🇹🇷 Startup ecosystem in Türkiye
The Open Ecosystem Atlas lists 52 organisations and people supporting startup founders in Türkiye: 17 investors, 5 mentors, 12 programs, 9 media, 4 corporates and 5 startups & venues. Most are based in Istanbul and Ankara. 16 of them are free to reach.
Open in the Atlas mapInvestors in Türkiye · 17
Revo Capital
VC · Istanbul
Türkiye’s largest and longest-running VC, $180M invested across two funds, 40 companies backed including 2 unicorns, 17 exits. Third fund of $100M launched in 2025 with IFC co-investment.
Offers: investment
212
VC · Istanbul
Prominent B2B-focused VC operating from Istanbul, Doha, Dubai and San Francisco, investing pre-seed through Series A+.
Offers: investment
Earlybird Digital East
VC · Istanbul
The Türkiye and Eastern Europe arm of Earlybird, one of Europe’s longest-running VCs, managing close to €2.5B since 1997.
Offers: investment
Boğaziçi Ventures
VC · Istanbul
VC investing across Türkiye, Eastern Europe and MENA, backing companies like Sinemia and Faladdin.
Offers: investment
Esas Ventures
VC · Istanbul
The venture arm of Esas Holding, one of Türkiye’s largest family-owned investment groups, offices in Istanbul and London.
Offers: investment
TechOne VC
VC · Istanbul
Early-stage fund investing $250K to $2M in Turkish tech startups.
Offers: investment
ScaleX Ventures
VC · Istanbul
VC fund focused on helping Turkish-rooted startups scale globally.
Offers: investment
Galata Business Angels
Angel · Istanbul
Türkiye’s first and premier angel investment network, founded by a group including Nevzat Aydın, connecting high-potential entrepreneurs with the country’s most experienced investors.
Offers: investment
Nevzat Aydın
Angel · Istanbul
Co-founder and former CEO of Yemeksepeti, sold to Delivery Hero for $589M in 2015, the largest exit in Turkish internet history at the time. Now an active angel with 48+ investments, named Turkey’s top angel investor in 2019 and 2020, and chair of GEN Türkiye.
Offers: investment, mentoring
Melih Ödemiş
Angel · Istanbul
Co-founder and former Technology Director of Yemeksepeti, now active with Galata Business Angels and the E-Töhüm Foundation supporting Turkish entrepreneurship.
Offers: investment, mentoring
Burak Büyükdemir
Angel · Istanbul
Founder of E-Töhüm, Startup Turkey and Startup Istanbul, one of the earliest and most active seed investors in the country, with investments including Evidea.com.
Offers: investment, mentoring
Emre Kurttepeli
Angel · Istanbul
Founder and Chairperson of Mynet Group, founder or investor in 50+ internet and technology companies including Trendyol, Insider and iyzico. President of both Endeavor Türkiye and Galata Business Angels.
Offers: investment, mentoring
Mentors in Türkiye · 5
Kolay.io
Vetted · Istanbul
HR and payroll SaaS built for small and growing teams, with a published startup-tier plan for early employers.
Offers: perks
Prof. Dr. Zehra Çataltepe
Mentor · Istanbul · Free access
CEO of TAZI AI and a listed Founder Institute Türkiye mentor, bridging academic AI research and startup mentorship.
Offers: mentoring
Beliz Bediz Sinan
Mentor · Ankara · Free access
Partner at YellowX OU and a lead mentor for the Founder Institute Türkiye program.
Offers: mentoring
Ozan Sönmez
Mentor · Ankara · Free access
Founding Partner at YellowX Innovators and a lead mentor for the Founder Institute Türkiye program.
Offers: mentoring
Başak Özcan
Mentor · Ankara · Free access
General Manager of Garaj X Tekmer and a listed Founder Institute Türkiye program mentor.
Offers: mentoring
Programs in Türkiye · 12
TÜBİTAK BİGG
Program · Nationwide
The national pre-seed program funding idea-stage entrepreneurs to commercialize technology and innovation-oriented ideas, run through regional implementing organizations like technoparks.
Offers: funding
KOSGEB
Program · Nationwide
The national SME and entrepreneurship agency, running the Entrepreneurship Development Support Program plus digitalization and growth grants.
Offers: funding, info
Teknokent / Technopark network
Program · Nationwide
100+ technology development zones nationwide offering 0% corporate tax on tech revenue and priority access to TÜBİTAK R&D grants covering up to 60% of project costs.
Offers: funding, space, info
Turcorn 100
Program · Istanbul
The country’s flagship scale-up initiative accelerating startups toward international expansion and unicorn status. 39 companies admitted as of April 2026, including Colendi, Vispera and WASK.
Offers: mentoring, community
Türkiye Growth and Innovation Fund (TGIF)
Program · Nationwide
Fund-of-funds established by the European Investment Fund, Ministry of Treasury and Finance, and KOSGEB to channel capital into the venture ecosystem.
Offers: funding
Endeavor Türkiye
Ecosystem · Istanbul
Local chapter of the global high-impact entrepreneurship network, mentoring scale-stage founders and connecting them to global networks.
Offers: mentoring, community
GEN Türkiye
Ecosystem · Istanbul · Free access
The local chapter of the Global Entrepreneurship Network, chaired by Nevzat Aydın, connecting Turkish founders to the worldwide GEN community.
Offers: community, mentoring
E-Töhüm Foundation
Ecosystem · Istanbul · Free access
One of Turkey’s original seed-investment and startup education organizations, founded by Burak Büyükdemir, also behind Startup Turkey and Startup Istanbul events.
Offers: mentoring, community
ITU ARI Teknokent
Accelerator · Istanbul
Istanbul Technical University’s technopark, running dedicated fintech and deep-tech programs, home to companies like Lavren.
Offers: space, mentoring
Collective Spark
Accelerator · Istanbul
Early-stage VC and studio backing pre-seed through Series A, with offices in Istanbul, Berlin, London and New York, checks from $500K to $5M.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Startup Istanbul
Event · Istanbul
One of the country’s largest startup events, founded by Burak Büyükdemir through E-Töhüm.
Offers: community
GITEX AI Türkiye
Event · Istanbul
The inaugural GITEX AI Türkiye 2026 brought 300+ enterprise and startup exhibitors to Istanbul, part of the global GITEX brand.
Offers: community
Media in Türkiye · 9
Serdar Kuzuloğlu
Media · Istanbul · Free access
Technology writer and speaker covering the internet, technology and the digital economy.
Offers: info, community
Çağlar Erol
Media · Istanbul · Free access
Founder of Webrazzi, Türkiye's leading tech and startup news site.
Offers: info, community
Arda Kutsal
Media · Istanbul · Free access
Founder of Startups.watch, publishing data and reports on Turkish startup investment.
Offers: info, community
Barış Özcan
Media · Istanbul · Free access
Popular Turkish YouTuber and speaker on technology, science and innovation.
Offers: info, community
ShiftDelete.Net
Media · Istanbul · Free access
Major Turkish technology news site.
Offers: info, community
Webtekno
Media · Istanbul · Free access
Turkish technology and digital culture news site.
Offers: info, community
Webrazzi
Media · Istanbul · Free access
Türkiye's leading technology and startup news site, also running conferences and awards.
Offers: info, community
Startups.watch
Media · Istanbul · Free access
Data platform and reports tracking Turkish startups, investments and exits.
Offers: info, community
Egirişim
Media · Istanbul · Free access
Turkish entrepreneurship and startup news site.
Offers: info, community
Corporates in Türkiye · 4
Garanti BBVA Partners
Corporate · Istanbul
Garanti BBVA’s technology-acceleration arm since 2015, now in its 10th cohort, having supported 65 startups with office space, mentoring and direct collaboration with the bank.
Offers: funding, mentoring, space
Workup
Corporate · Istanbul
İşbank-backed accelerator supporting early-stage, technology-focused startups through mentorship and access to the bank’s network.
Offers: mentoring, community
Mastercard Lighthouse Türkiye x EBRD Star Venture
Corporate · Istanbul
A fintech acceleration program launched in partnership with EBRD Star Venture, selecting six startups a year across payments, cybersecurity, and SME solutions with direct one-on-one Mastercard collaboration.
Offers: mentoring, community
Fark Labs
Corporate · Istanbul
The innovation arm of Fark Holding, one of the more active industrial investors in Turkish AI ventures, with teams in the USA, Netherlands, Finland and Portugal helping local startups scale globally.
Offers: investment, mentoring
Startups & venues in Türkiye · 5
Getir
Startup · Istanbul
Turkish-founded ultrafast grocery delivery company that became a global brand, a Revo Capital portfolio success story now part of the wider ecosystem’s talent pipeline.
Offers: mentoring
iyzico
Startup · Istanbul
Payments infrastructure startup co-founded by Barbaros Özbugutu, acquired by PayU in 2019, still offering startup-tier onboarding for early Turkish companies.
Offers: perks
Param
Startup · Istanbul
Turkish fintech and payments platform offering startup-friendly integration support for early founders building on top of its infrastructure.
Offers: perks, info
Insider
Startup · Istanbul
Turkey’s first unicorn in martech, now offering mentorship and go-to-market advice to earlier-stage Turkish founders through its alumni and leadership network.
Offers: mentoring
Erdinc Ekinci
Istanbul, Tokyo · Free access
Founder of Openfor.co and Co-Capital.co, Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan. Open for questions on market entry, partnerships and visibility.
Offers: mentoring, community