Last week, 8 Turkish startups received investment in the entrepreneurship ecosystem and 2 secondary transaction has been made. The headquarters of the startups that received investment were distributed as Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and California. 1 venture capital investment fund was also established.
The vertical distribution of the startups receiving investment is as follows:
1 E-Commerce & Software
1 Mobility
1 Human Resources & Wellness
1 Biotechnology
1 Waste Management
1 Artificial Intelligence Technologies
1 Mobile Gaming
1 Advertising Services
News of the Week
Last week, 1 Venture Capital Investment Fund (GSYF) received establishment permission.
In the Turkish Capital Markets Board (CBM) newsletter published on Thursday, April 4th; It was announced that 1 portfolio company received establishment permission for 1 venture capital investment fund.
Permitted Funds:
🎯 New generation e-commerce infrastructure ikas raised $20 million.
New generation e-commerce infrastructure ikas, has raised $20 million in Series A funding round. The investment round was led by IFC and Re-Pie Portföy.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: IFC, Re-Pie Portföy
Co-founders: Mustafa Namoğlu, Ömercan Çelikler, Tugay Karaçay, Umut Ozan
Headquarters: Ankara
🎯 Connected mobility startup Comodif raised funding with $7 million valuation.
Comodif, which provides services in the field of connected mobility technologies, has raised funding with $7 million valuation from Arz Portföy.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: $7.000.000
Investors: Arz Portföy
Co-founders: –
Headquarters: Istanbul
🎯 Employee wellbeing platform Wellbees raised funding.
Wellbees, a new generation employee well-being platform that contributes to employees feeling good in their social and business lives, has raised an investment in pre-Series A bridge funding round, led by Sabancı Ventures. 212, Enocta and angel investors in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Sabancı Ventures, 212, Enocta, angel investors
Co-founders: Melis Abacıoğlu, Seçil Gürcüoğlu, Kerem Gönülkırmaz
Headquarters: Istanbul
🎯 Biotechnology startup Kybele’s Garden raised $250.000.
Kybele’s Garden, which operates in the field of algae biotechnology and focuses on agricultural food and cosmetic products, has raised $250.000 in pre-Seed funding round from Hatcher+, Sente Ventures and an undisclosed angel investor.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Hatcher+, Sente Ventures
Co-founders: Fırat Alkan, Aygen Savaş Alkan
Headquarters: Ankara
🎯 Waste management platform Swatchloop raised funding.
Swatchloop, which develops waste management solutions, has raised funding from Founder One.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Founder One
Co-founders: Gökberk Devrim, Güneş Sayıt, Servet Gül
Headquarters: Izmir
🎯 Image recognition-based solutions provider Vispera raised $500.000.
Vispera, which develops artificial intelligence-based visual recognition solutions, has raised $500.000 from APY Ventures Bilişim Vadisi GSYF.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: APY Ventures Bilişim Vadisi GSYF
Co-founders: Prof. Dr. Aytül Erçil, Dr. Ceyhun Burak Akgül
Headquarters: Istanbul
🎯 Mobile games developer Mixer Games raised funding with $5 million valuation.
Mixer Games, which develops mobile games to increase interaction between players, has raised funding with $5 million valuation in bridge round. The investment round was joined by Diffusion Capital Partners, WePlay Ventures and 3 angel investors, including John Wright.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: $5.000.000
Investors: Diffusion Capital Partners, WePlay Ventures, angel investors
Co-founders: Alican Karaman, Eren Erenoğlu
Headquarters: Istanbul
🎯 SaaS platform Enhencer raised $1 million.
Enhencer, which develops artificial intelligence-based advertising solutions, has raised $1 million. The investment round was led by Diffusion Capital Partners, with participation from Boğaziçi Ventures and Mert Kaçmaz.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Diffusion Capital Partners, Boğaziçi Ventures, Mert Kaçmaz
Co-founders: Olcay Öztürk
Headquarters: California / United States
🛒 Re-Pie Portföy acquires Modanisa.
Portfolio management company Re-Pie Portföy has acquired e-commerce and online clothing platform Modanisa.
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Investors: Re-Pie Portföy
Co-founders: –
Headquarters: Istanbul
🛒 Paribu acquires Kriptomeda.
Cryptocurrency trading platform Paribu has acquired web3 and blockchain-focused media company Kriptomeda.
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Investors: Paribu
Co-founders: –
Headquarters: Istanbul
Other News of the Week:
📌 Laton Ventures has launched its first fund of $35 million to invest in gaming startups in Türkiye and around the world.
📌 Tamamliyo, which offers self-service insurance solutions for businesses that want to sell insurance products, will launch to the German market, one of the largest economies in Europe, under the name komlet.io.
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