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Venture capital firms in Istanbul

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

116
Venture capital firms in Istanbul
100
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
5
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100 rows
# Name Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 Turkey Development Fund Umraniye, Turkey 163 110 0 2
2 Lonca Girişimcilik Merkezi Istanbul, Turkey 104 90 2 1
3 Aslanoba Capital Istanbul, Turkey 103 15 17 1
4 APY Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 102 39 1 1
5 Alesta Yatırım Istanbul, Turkey 87 17 0 0
6 Maxis Besiktas, Turkey 84 11 2 10
7 Revo Capital Istanbul, Turkey 82 28 10 4
8 Earlybird Digital East Fund Istanbul, Turkey 76 34 9 0
9 Boğaziçi Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 73 41 1 0
10 Keiretsu Forum Turkey Sariyer, Turkey 71 13 3 7
11 212 Istanbul, Turkey 68 27 4 18
12 RePie Asset Management Istanbul, Turkey 68 26 5 12
13 Castrum Capital Istanbul, Turkey 64 8 0 0
14 StartersHub Istanbul, Turkey 58 15 8 0
15 TechOne VC Istanbul, Turkey 54 20 2 0
16 Diffusion Capital Partners Istanbul, Turkey 53 30 3 2
17 AI Startup Factory Besiktas, Turkey 50 8 0 0
18 Esas Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 46 1 4 1
19 Founder One Sisli, Turkey 33 17 0 3
20 Arz Portfolio Istanbul, Turkey 33 10 0 7
21 StartupFon Üsküdar, Turkey 32 6 0 8
22 Alarko Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 31 1 2 2
23 Geometry Venture Development Sariyer, Turkey 30 5 1 5
24 Lima Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 29 5 0 5
25 TIBAS Ventures Besiktas, Turkey 28 6 1 1
26 Tarvenn Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 27 12 1 0
27 ScaleX Ventures Sisli, Turkey 27 8 6 4
28 Alpha Capital Istanbul, Turkey 27 1 0 0
29 Istanbul Startup Angels Istanbul, Turkey 27 1 1 0
30 Ludus Besiktas, Turkey 26 13 3 6
31 Arya Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 25 5 1 0
32 Sabancı Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 24 11 2 0
33 WePlay Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 24 9 2 4
34 Inveo Ventures Maltepe, Turkey 24 6 1 0
35 Logo Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 24 4 2 0
36 Idacapital Istanbul, Turkey 23 14 2 4
37 Teknasyon Maslak, Turkey 23 1 2 0
38 Eksim Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 22 11 1 0
39 twozero Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 22 9 1 1
40 Maqasid Asset Management Umraniye, Turkey 22 0 0 0
41 hiVC Kurucesme, Turkey 20 5 0 0
42 Inventures Istanbul, Turkey 20 3 4 2
43 Paribu Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 19 1 1 0
44 Extra Watts Istanbul, Turkey 17 1 1 0
45 Tamer Capital Sisli, Turkey 16 11 1 0
46 Letven Capital Üsküdar, Turkey 16 10 1 0
47 Yıldız Tekno GSYO Esenler, Turkey 16 4 0 0
48 Simya VC Istanbul, Turkey 15 11 0 2
49 Eczacıbaşı Momentum Istanbul, Turkey 15 5 1 0
50 Driventure Istanbul, Turkey 13 5 1 0
51 Arya GSYF Istanbul, Turkey 12 8 1 0
52 StartupIst VC Istanbul, Turkey 12 1 0 0
53 Heaventures Istanbul, Turkey 11 4 0 1
54 Teknogirişim GSYF Üsküdar, Turkey 11 2 0 0
55 Esas Holding Istanbul, Turkey 11 0 5 18
56 StartersHub XO Istanbul, Turkey 11 0 2 0
57 Tera Portfoy Sariyer, Turkey 10 0 2 5
58 B4YO Capital Sisli, Turkey 9 3 0 5
59 TokenSuite Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 9 2 1 0
60 Mindvest Venture Capital Sisli, Turkey 9 0 0 0
61 Inveo Yatirim Holding Maltepe, Turkey 8 4 0 0
62 UP Venture Capital Kurucesme, Turkey 8 2 0 0
63 Sadık Ventures Kadikoy, Turkey 8 1 5 1
64 Inovent Istanbul, Turkey 8 0 1 0
65 Muhabbit Capital Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 8 0 0 2
66 Hedef Holding Umraniye, Turkey 7 5 1 3
67 Techmine Gsyo Istanbul, Turkey 7 5 0 1
68 Neo Portfolio Sisli, Turkey 7 2 1 17
69 OBSS Ventures Pendik, Turkey 7 2 0 0
70 Aktif Ventures Sisli, Turkey 7 1 0 0
71 GirişimTürk Istanbul, Turkey 7 1 1 0
72 Kybele Investment Istanbul, Turkey 7 0 0 1
73 Omurga Capital Istanbul, Turkey 6 1 0 0
74 Existential Capital Istanbul, Turkey 6 0 0 0
75 Yapı Kredi Asset Management Besiktas, Turkey 5 3 0 0
76 Gate Inside Ventures Üsküdar, Turkey 5 2 0 0
77 iLab Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 5 1 1 6
78 Metaconomy Capital Istanbul, Turkey 5 0 0 0
79 Ve Ventures Sariyer, Turkey 5 0 0 0
80 Oria Capital Istanbul, Turkey 4 4 0 0
81 Logos Portfolio Istanbul, Turkey 4 3 0 0
82 Turkgen Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 4 1 2 1
83 KVK Istanbul, Turkey 4 0 0 6
84 UNLU & Co Istanbul, Turkey 4 0 0 29
85 Gozde Tech Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 3 0 0 1
86 Playgate Ventures Maslak, Turkey 3 0 0 1
87 SNK (GSYO) Istanbul, Turkey 3 0 0 1
88 FutureBright Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 2 2 0 0
89 Grifon Capital Istanbul, Turkey 2 2 0 0
90 Bf Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 2 1 0 0
91 Ergün Ventures Istanbul, Turkey 2 1 0 0
92 Mada Venture Capital Istanbul, Turkey 2 1 0 0
93 Manivela Ventures Besiktas, Turkey 2 1 0 0
94 3dots Eminönü, Turkey 2 0 0 0
95 Vera Capital Üsküdar, Turkey 2 0 0 0
96 AdVentures Istanbul, Turkey 1 1 0 0
97 Gelisim Group Esenyurt, Turkey 1 1 0 0
98 GULAN TECH INVEST VC Istanbul, Turkey 1 1 0 0
99 İhlas GSYO Istanbul, Turkey 1 1 0 0
100 KEF CAPITAL Istanbul, Turkey 1 1 0 0

Table 1. Venture capital firms in Istanbul, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 116.

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Cite: FundingWatcher, 116 venture capital firms in Istanbul, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/venture-capital-firms/istanbul-turkey/