Last week, 9 Turkish startups received investment in the entrepreneurship ecosystem and 1 secondary transaction has been made. The headquarters of the startups that received investment were distributed as Istanbul, London, Kocaeli and Bursa. 8 venture capital investment fund was also established.
The vertical distribution of the startups receiving investment is as follows:
1 New Media
1 SaaS / Marketing
1 Health Care
1 Cyber Security
1 Micromobility
1 E-Learning
1 Climate Technologies
1 Agricultural Technologies
1 Gaming –
News of the Week
Last week, 8 Venture Capital Investment Fund (GSYF) received establishment permission.
In the Turkish Capital Markets Board (CBM) newsletter published on Thursday, December 14th; It was announced that 4 portfolio company received establishment permission for 8 venture capital investment fund.
Permitted Funds:
Arz Gayrimenkul ve Girişim Sermayesi Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Tenth Venture Capital Investment Fund
Arz Gayrimenkul ve Girişim Sermayesi Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Eleventh Venture Capital Investment Fund
Arz Gayrimenkul ve Girişim Sermayesi Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Twelfth Venture Capital Investment Fund
Hedef Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Efor Venture Capital Investment Fund
Hedef Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Fidan Venture Capital Investment Fund
Hedef Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Yonca Venture Capital Investment Fund
Inveo Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Ecological Investments Venture Capital Investment Fund
Rota Portföy Yönetimi AŞ Proptech Venture Capital Investment Fund
🎯 New media startup Wiser Media raised funding.
Wiser Media, which serves its users with the information-oriented Pinterest motto, has completed its funding round, led by Arya VC. Eda Arıkan and Culttech Accelerator also participated in the investment round.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Arya VC, Eda Arıkan, Culttech Accelerator
Co-founders: Emre Çubukçu, Nilsu Derici
Headquarters: London
🎯 SaaS marketing solutions developer RecRam raised $110.000.
RecRam, which offers artificial intelligence-supported personalized SaaS marketing solutions to institutions in the process of collecting and analyzing customer feedback, has raised $110.000 from Arz Portföy Bilişim Vadisi 4th Venture Capital Investment Fund.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Arz Portföy Bilişim Vadisi 4th Venture Capital Investment Fund
Co-founders: Nebi Kara, Fethi Çetinol
Headquarters: Kocaeli
🎯 Online health care platform Livemedy raised $750.000.
Livemedy, an online health platform that offers remote health service solutions, has raised $750.000 from İhlas GSYO.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: İhlas GSYO
Co-founders: Taylan Gürler Önerci
Headquarters: Istanbul
🎯 Cyber security startup Malwation raised $1 million.
Malwation, which develops analysis and software simulations against malware, has raised $1 million. The investment round was joined by Pragma, Inveo Ventures, Arz Portföy and YTÜ Tekno GSYFO.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Pragma, Inveo Ventures, Arz Portföy, YTÜ Tekno GSYFO
Co-founders: Kağan Işıldak
Headquarters: Istanbul
🎯 Electric micromobility manufacturer ALBA raised 21.6 million TL.
Electric micromobility manufacturer ALBA Elektrikli Ulatma Taşımaları A.Ş. has raised 21.6 million TL in Seed funding round from Otokoç Otomotiv.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Otokoç Otomotiv
Co-founders: –
Headquarters: Bursa
🎯 Child development and parent support platform Kidokit raised $175.000.
Kidokit, which operates as a parent support platform for 0-6 year old child development, has raised $175.000 with $2.4 million valuation. The investment round was joined by Founder One, HiVC and Inveo Ventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: $2.400.000
Investors: Founder One, HiVC, Inveo Partners
Co-founders: Esra Alpaslan
Headquarters: Istanbul
🎯 Climate management and accounting platform Sustable raised funding with $5 million valuation.
Sustable, Turkiye’s first and only Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) licensed climate management and accounting platform, has raised funding with $5 million valuation. The investment round was joined by Atış Holding and Smartup Partners.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: $5.000.000
Investors: Atış Holding, Smartup Partners
Co-founders: Mustafa Uysal
Headquarters: Istanbul
🎯 Agriculture and technology platform WeFarm raised funding with $2 million valuation.
WeFarm, which transforms empty fields into producing farms, has raised funding with $2 million valuation from Ömer Erkmen, İzzet Zakuto and Kıvanç Kesim.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: $2.000.000
Investors: Ömer Erkmen, İzzet Zakuto, Kıvanç Kesim
Co-founders: Erdem Yıldız
Headquarters: –
🎯 Gaming studio Last Bite Games raised funding with $1 million valuation.
Last Bite Games, a game studio that focuses on mobile and indie games, has raised funding with $1 million valuation from Boğaziçi Ventures.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: $1.000.000
Investors: Boğaziçi Ventures
Co-founders: Kağan Örün
Headquarters: Istanbul
🛒 Getir acquires online grocery shopping company FreshDirect.
Getir, which brings grocery products to users within minutes, acquired the online grocery shopping company FreshDirect from Ahold Delhaize.
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Investors: Getir
Co-founders: –
Headquarters: United States
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