Last week, 4 Turkish startups received investment in the entrepreneurship ecosystem and 3 secondary transaction has been made. The headquarters of the startups that received investment were distributed as Istanbul, Ankara and Australia.
The vertical distribution of the startups receiving investment is as follows:
1 Human Resources
1 Blockchain / Web 3
1 Rental / Marketplace
1 Investment Network
News of the Week
🟥 StartupCentrum 2023 – Q3 Turkish Startup Ecosystem Funding Report is now available !
2023 continues as a year in which interest rates increase worldwide and therefore investments in startups decrease. According to the report, 81 investment rounds were completed in the fourth quarter of 2023. When comparing the third quarters of 2022 and 2023, it is observed that the number of investments remained at similar levels, but the investment amount has decreased.
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🎯 Training and talent management platform Skilled Hub raised funding.
Skilled Hub, which helps people develop technical skills and industry-specific knowledge in the field of technology, has completed its first angel investment round. The investment round was joined by Murat Tayhan, Mehmet Murat İsen and Mustafa Kemal Sözkesen.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Murat Tayhan, Mehmet Murat İsen, Mustafa Kemal Sözkesen
Co-founders: Serap Köprülü, Erdal Sarı, Murat Kahraman
Headquarters: Istanbul
🎯 Blockchain technologies platform Wodo Network raised $1 million.
Wodo Network, which develops Web 3.0 technologies and solutions, has raised $1 million from VBT Yazılım.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: VBT Yazılım
Co-founders: Bekir Dağ, Serhat Tanrıkut
Headquarters: Australia / Istanbul
🎯 Rental platform Varsapp raised $200.000.
Varsapp, a technological platform provider where users can rent goods safely and quickly, has raised $200.000 in its bridge investment round. The investment round was joined by investors such as hiVC, Founder One, Mehmet Toprak and Murat Aksöz..
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: hiVC, Founder One, Mehmet Toprak, Murat Aksöz
Co-founders: Zeynep Eliçin, Hande Sevinç
Headquarters: Istanbul
🎯 E-commerce investment network RubiBrands raised funding.
RubiBrands, which helps e-commerce brands grow, received an investment from Istcapital, Mentors Fund, Finberg, Fidelis Ventures, Formus Capital, D4 Ventures, Jam Fund and Atempo Growth.
Transaction Type: Investment
Valuation: –
Investors: Istcapital, Mentors Fund, Finberg, Fidelis Ventures, Formus Capital, D4 Ventures, Jam Fund, Atempo Growth
Co-founders: Yetkin Güneş, İrtek Uraz, Berkay Tulay, Emre Ekmekçi
Headquarters: Istanbul
🛒 Ango.ai acquired by US-based iMerit.
AI-powered data labeling platform Ango.ai has acquired by US-based iMerit.
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Investors: iMerit
Co-founders: Gökalp Urul, Gökhan Urul
Headquarters: Ankara
🛒 Crowdfunding platform Fongogo acquires StartupMarket.
Crowdfunding platform Fongogo has acquired startup ecosystem digital platform StartupMarket.
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Investors: Fongogo
Co-founders: Serkan Bağçe
Headquarters: Istanbul
🛒 Kidolog acquires Pet care super app PatiWe.
Kidolog, a platform that offers expert support to parents about child development, has acquired pet care super app PatiWe.
Transaction Type: Acquisition
Investors: Kidolog
Co-founders: Mustafa Anıl Benli, Ömer Çakır, Elçin Kılıç, Burak Onuralp Bozkurt, Furkan Zerman, Fatih Kabak
Headquarters: Ankara
Other News of the Week:
📌 Pastacıdan, which provides access to all its dessert products on a single platform, went on a crowdfunding tour on a crowdfunding tour with a target of 4 million TL through fonbulucu.
📌 Venture capital fund and co-investment platform Startupfon has received a Crowdfunding License from the Capital Markets Board.
📌 The startups selected for the Workup Rise & LEAP program, organized in collaboration between Türkiye İş Bankası and Ankara Technology Development Center (TEKMER), have been announced. The startups chosen for the program are: B2Metric, Co-One, Enqura, Heybooster, Homster, Kompanion, Livad, Magnus and Onlayer.
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