Last week, 8 Turkish startups received investment in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The headquarters of the startups that received investment were distributed as Istanbul, Ankara, Massachusetts and London. 2 venture capital investment fund was also established.
The vertical distribution of the startups receiving investment is as follows:
2 Artificial Intelligence
1 Gaming
1 E-Commerce
1 Financial Technologies
1 Machine Learning
1 Software
1 Marketing
News of the Week
Last week, 2 Venture Capital Investment Fund (GSYF) received establishment permission.
In the Turkish Capital Markets Board (CBM) newsletter published on Thursday, August 24th; It was announced that 1 portfolio company received establishment permission for 2 venture capital investment fund.
Permitted Funds:
Letven Capital Girişim Sermayesi Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Sofa Venture Capital Investment Fund
Letven Capital Girişim Sermayesi Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Timus Venture Capital Investment Fund
🎯 AI-powered game development software Handler received investment with 13.5 million TL valuation.
Handler, which optimizes game development processes, including idea, code, marketing, with artificial intelligence, received an investment with a valuation of 13.5 million TL from Alesta Yatırım.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: 13.500.000 TL
Investors: Alesta Yatırım
Co-founders: Toyanç Şayan
🎯 Clinical-level artificial intelligence solutions provider Gesund.ai raised funding.
Gesund.ai, a analytics platform that offers clinical-grade artificial intelligence solutions, received an investment from Invest 101 Fund, which was established in partnership with the Turkish Development Fund and ODTÜ Teknokent.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Invest 101 Fund
Co-founders: Dr. Enes Hoşgör
🎯 Mobile game and app developer Mega Fortuna raised $2.3 million.
Mega Fortuna, a startup that develops mobile games and applications, has raised $2.3 million in Seed funding round. The investment round was led by APY Ventures, with participation from Tacirler Portföy Gelecek Etki Fonu.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: APY Ventures, Tacirler Portföy Gelecek Etki Fonu
Co-founders: Şeyhmus Ölker, Burak Göncü
🎯 E-commerce app Hoopla raised $1.35 million.
Hoopla, a e-commerce application that provides product supply services, has raised $1.35 million, led by REM People. 2 undisclosed angel investors also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: REM People, angel investors
Co-founders: Onur Pekşen, Aydın Emek
🎯 Financial technology startup Craftgate raised $1 million.
Craftgate, a startup that develops payment solutions for businesses, has raised $1 million from Hepsiburada and D4 Ventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Hepsiburada, D4 Ventures
Co-founders: Hakan Erdoğan, Lemi Orhan Ergin, Sabri Onur Tüzün, Murathan Özcan
🎯 Artificial intelligence startup Syntonym raised $900.000.
Productive artificial intelligence startup Syntonym, has raised $900.000 in Seed funding round. The investment round was led by Simya VC, with participation from Invest 101, APY Ventures and TT Ventures GSYF.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Simya VC, Invest 101, APY Ventures, TT Ventures GSYF
Co-founders: Batuhan Özcan
🎯 Security solutions developer kazayaptim.com raised $200.000.
Kazayaptim.com, which focuses on bringing convenience to the hard times of the drivers and provides support to the drivers in seconds with integrated security solutions, received an investment of $200.000, with $2 million valuation. The invesetment round was led by Colendi and One Tech Ventures, with participation from angel investors such as Bülent Tekmen, Erkan Kilimci, Demirhan Şener and Okan Utkueri.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: $2.000.000
Investors: Colendi, One Tech Ventures, Bülent Tekmen, Erkan Kilimci, Demirhan Şener, Okan Utkueri
Co-founders: Cüneyt Lütfü İspir
🎯 Marketing platform Telescope received investment with $4 million valuation.
AI- powered marketing platform Telescope, received an investment with a valuation of $4 million.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: $4.000.000
Investors: –
Co-founders: Soner Ergen
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