Top VCs for Turkish startups
Updated 23 Oct 2026
379
Startups in Turkey with investors recorded
40
VCs backing 3 or more
32 / 40
Of the top list based in Turkey
Venture capital firms
| # | Investor | Based in | Startups | Since 2024 | Best-funded companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey Development Fund | Umraniye, Turkey | 65 | 64 | Wask, Rnv.ai, Viseur AI |
| 2 | APY Ventures | Istanbul, Turkey | 21 | 8 | Milvus Robotics, Wask, Syntonym |
| 3 | Boğaziçi Ventures | Istanbul, Turkey | 19 | 4 | Genz Biotech, Magfi, Artiwise |
| 4 | Alesta Yatırım | Istanbul, Turkey | 13 | 2 | Ono, Tiamo Games, Fon Radar |
| 5 | Arz Portfolio | Istanbul, Turkey | 12 | 5 | EyeCheckup, Rnv.ai, Branchsight |
| 6 | Aslanoba Capital | Istanbul, Turkey | 12 | 1 | Dugun.com, BiTaksi, obilet.com |
| 7 | Lima Ventures | Istanbul, Turkey | 11 | 4 | Syntonym, Magfi, Shippn |
| 8 | Founder One | Sisli, Turkey | 9 | 4 | ERG Controls, The Good Wild, Swatchloop |
| 9 | Keiretsu Forum Turkey | Sariyer, Turkey | 8 | 4 | TeklifimGelsin, Abonesepeti, Hummingdrone |
| 10 | TechOne VC | Istanbul, Turkey | 8 | 1 | Wask, KolayBi, ERG Controls |
| 11 | Maxis | Besiktas, Turkey | 7 | 7 | B2Metric, Rnv.ai, Arabunu |
| 12 | Keiretsu Forum | Orinda, United States | 7 | 4 | EasyCep, MYTH AI, Ni-CAT Battery Materials and AI Company |
| 13 | Revo Capital | Istanbul, Turkey | 7 | 1 | Midas, Akinon, Parasut |
| 14 | 500 Emerging Europe | San Francisco, United States | 6 | 4 | Cypher Games, Agave Games, Pine Games |
| 15 | RePie Asset Management | Istanbul, Turkey | 6 | 3 | EasyCep, VenueX, Arvis Games |
| 16 | Kültepe Investment | Kayseri, Turkey | 6 | 2 | Medialyzer, artlabs, Shippn |
| 17 | Endeavor Catalyst | New York, United States | 6 | 1 | Akinon, DgPays, iyzico |
| 18 | Ludus | Besiktas, Turkey | 6 | 1 | Gleam Games, Paxie Games, Midas Games |
| 19 | Geometry Venture Development | Sariyer, Turkey | 5 | 3 | Ono, Sorbil, From Your Eyes |
| 20 | Inveo Ventures | Maltepe, Turkey | 5 | 3 | Mizanplus Kitchens, B2Metric, Rnv.ai |
| 21 | Collective Spark | Istanbul, Turkey | 5 | 0 | Prisync, Tarfin, Veloxia Technology |
| 22 | 212 | Istanbul, Turkey | 4 | 1 | Getmobil, SmartMessage, Balerin.com |
| 23 | Istcapital | Capelle Aan Den Ijssel, The Netherlands | 4 | 1 | Gleam Games, TeaTechs, Cellestetix |
| 24 | EGIAD Angels | Konak, Turkey | 4 | 0 | Temizlikyolda, artlabs, TutumluAnne |
| 25 | StartersHub | Istanbul, Turkey | 4 | 0 | KolayBi, Eyedius, Kassa |
| 26 | Tamer Capital | Sisli, Turkey | 4 | 0 | Sertifier, Car Studio AI, Startimec |
| 27 | TIBAS Ventures | Besiktas, Turkey | 3 | 3 | Dataroid, B2Metric, ERG Controls |
| 28 | Arya Ventures | Istanbul, Turkey | 3 | 2 | Navlungo, Cellestetix, Usersdot |
| 29 | Neo Portfolio | Sisli, Turkey | 3 | 2 | Lucida AI, Shark Guitar, Bimcrone |
| 30 | Sente Ventures | Chicago, United States | 3 | 2 | M-Based, Kybele's Garden, Ni-CAT Battery Materials and AI Company |
| 31 | StartupFon | Üsküdar, Turkey | 3 | 2 | Lumian, Artifica.io, BuyBuddy |
| 32 | Atanova Ventures | Izmir, Turkey | 3 | 1 | Artifica.io, AI Impact, BlindID |
| 33 | Bossa Invest | São Paulo, Brazil | 3 | 1 | Akinon, DgPays, SmartMessage |
| 34 | DOMiNO Ventures | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 3 | 1 | Lumian, Artifica.io, Igor |
| 35 | Fonbulucu | Çankaya, Turkey | 3 | 1 | Mavikanatlar, TECH2BIOLOGY, Classest |
| 36 | Logo Ventures | Istanbul, Turkey | 3 | 1 | Getmobil, Wask, Kamion |
| 37 | Esor Investments | Frankfurt, Germany | 3 | 0 | Prisync, Marketyo, PlusOneMinusOne |
| 38 | Tarvenn Ventures | Istanbul, Turkey | 3 | 0 | Pixa Software, Sertifier, Studio Billion |
| 39 | twozero Ventures | Istanbul, Turkey | 3 | 0 | Medialyzer, ULive, Moovbuddy |
| 40 | WePlay Ventures | Istanbul, Turkey | 3 | 0 | Studio Billion, Apphic Games, One Percent |
Venture capital firms by startups in Turkey in their portfolio. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 379 startups.
Accelerators, incubators and public funders
| # | Investor | Type | Based in | Startups | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hackquarters | Startup accelerator, Corporate venture arm, Startup competition | London, United Kingdom | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | Startup Wise Guys | Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm | Tallinn, Estonia | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | 500 Global | Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm | Palo Alto, United States | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | TÜBİTAK | Government investment office | Ankara, Turkey | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Sabancı ARF | Startup accelerator | Istanbul, Turkey | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Startupbootcamp | Startup accelerator | London, United Kingdom | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Turk Telekom PILOT | Startup accelerator | Istanbul, Turkey | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Kosgeb | Government investment office | Ankara, Turkey | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Inventures | Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm | Istanbul, Turkey | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Startupbootcamp Istanbul | Startup accelerator | London, United Kingdom | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Startupbootcamp Istanbul | Startup accelerator | Istanbul, Turkey | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Village Capital | Startup accelerator, Entrepreneurship program, Venture capital firm | Washington, United States | 3 | 0 |
Accelerators, incubators and government investors by startups in Turkey. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 379 startups.
Method
A startup counts for an investor when the investor is among the investors recorded for the company across all its rounds. The startups are companies headquartered in Turkey whose most recent round is pre-seed, seed, angel or Series A through J. "Since 2024" counts the companies whose most recent round is dated 1 January 2024 or later. Venture capital firms are investors typed as venture capital or micro VC and not also as accelerator, incubator or government office. An investor needs 3 companies to be ranked. Ties go to the higher count since 2024. Best-funded companies are the three with the most total funding.
Other countries
United States3,096
China574
United Kingdom438
Germany303
India263
Canada227
France219
Israel168
Singapore166
South Korea137
Japan130
Brazil111
Australia102
Spain84
The Netherlands78
Switzerland66
Mexico54
Indonesia47
Poland45
Sweden44
United Arab Emirates40
Italy36
Finland36
Denmark31
Saudi Arabia28
Belgium26
Cite: FundingWatcher, top vcs for turkish startups, 23 October 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/top/turkey/