🇹🇷 Startup investors in Türkiye

Startup investors in Türkiye

• 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

• Sina Afra

  Angel · Istanbul

  Founder of Markafoni and Tiko (raised $65M Series A, the largest in Turkish history at the time), founder and president of the Turkish Startup Foundation. Backs many ventures without taking equity, and invests directly through Akinon.

  Offers: investment, mentoring

• Barbaros Özbugütu

  Angel · Istanbul

  Co-founder and former CEO of iyzico, Turkey’s leading payments provider, acquired by PayU in 2019. Now runs DeBa Ventures backing fintech founders.

  Offers: investment

• Hakan Baş

  Angel · Istanbul

  Co-founder and CEO of Lidyana.com, a recognized figure across Turkish startup events and investor circles.

  Offers: investment, mentoring

• Demet Mutlu

  Angel · Istanbul

  Founder and CEO of Trendyol, Türkiye’s $16.5B e-commerce giant, and co-founder and investor in Peak Games, acquired by Zynga for $1.8B.

  Offers: investment, mentoring

• Erdem Dereli

  VC · Istanbul

  Venture Partner at Gobi Partners, a Malaysian VC managing US$2B in assets, publicly active connecting Turkish AI startups to regional capital.

  Offers: investment