# Top 40 EdTech Startup Investors in Turkey in May 2026

## Ugur Ethem AYDIN
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: iOS, Software, macOS

I am the Art and Code Director at Metromedya Digital Ad Agency. In addition to my role as director, I am also a skilled programmer, designer, and musician. I have expertise in iOS and MacOS development and enjoy snowboarding in my free time. As a self-proclaimed geek, I am always seeking to learn and grow in my field. I am passionate about creatinginnovative and visually appealing designs and using my coding skills to bring them to life.

## TÜBİTAK
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) is the leading agency for management, funding and conduct of research in Turkey. It was established in 1963 with a mission to advance science and technology, conduct research and support Turkish researchers. The Council is an autonomous institution and is governed by a ScientificBoard whose members are selected from prominent scholars from universities, industry and research institutions. TÜBİTAK is responsible for promoting, developing, organizing, conducting and coordinating research and development in line with national targets and priorities. TÜBİTAK acts as an advisory agency to the Turkish Government on science and research issues, and is the secretariat of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology (SCST), the highest S&T policy making body in Turkey.

## Keiretsu Forum
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology

Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network with more than 2,500 accredited investor members throughout 47 chapters on 3 continents.

## Boğaziçi Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Video Games

Boğaziçi Ventures has been established in 2015 with the purpose of supporting entrepreneurship to take their global success to a next level. We aim to invest in technology start-ups which have talented teams by providing business models and looking for funds and mentoring support for future exponential growth.BV Growth fund will only focus on thetechnology startups established in Turkey at the growth stage while having the ambition to get into the global market.BV Crypto fund will be closed with a minimum fund size of $50M to invest in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. People are interested in investing in cryptocurrency, especially new initial coin offerings (ICO), but they don’t know which one is reliable. We have an extremely capable team dedicated to cryptocurrency. Our analysts search hundreds of ICO projects, follow their communication, investigate the commitment of their teams, make interviews and if they have a chance, even visit them at their locations to give a much better decision.

## Founder One
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, EdTech, Information Technology

Founder One makes investment at the idea and seed stage in initiatives with measurable impact goals.

## TechOne VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

TechOne VC is a venture capital firm. It invests in innovative tech startups founded by visionary entrepreneurs solving global problems, to deliver superior returns for our investors.

## Alesta Yatırım
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Ales Venture Capital Investment Trust Inc. 100% Escort Technology Investment Co., Ltd. was established in late 2012 as a subsidiary of an investment company subject to the Capital Markets Board legislation.Their target audience was primarily started to produce products or services are targeted at companies with existing customers and growth.However, the product or service to switch to the sales and marketing process, although in need of ready finance companies also take interest in Their initiative.

## Rıza Kaya
- Type: Angel
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: E-Learning

Rıza Kaya

## Halkbank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps

Halkbank is a financial services firm that provides banking and lending services. Their services include accepting deposits, the issuance of cash and non-cash loans, purchasing checks and bank bills, performing custody services, rendering insurance agency transactions, and trading the capital market instruments issued to perform intermediaryservices.

## Erdal Asim Durukan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Education, E-Learning

Erdal Asim Durukan

## Collective Spark
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

Collective Spark is a venture capital fund focusing on early-stage technology ventures. They aims to back and elevate highly driven hustlers and hackers who want to build scalable, disruptive businesses. They consider ourselves partners for the long term, and define Collective Spark as an Operational VC where ventures get access to top specializedtalent and hands-on shared resources in distinct areas critical to their success.

## Lima Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech

Collaboration with outstanding initiators with exceptional insights, from inception through all levels of progress. Lima Ventures supports visionary founders as well as provides certain services to early startups. We seek innovative technology-driven entrepreneurs who generate and lead companies that will inspire millions.

## Koray Gultekin Bahar
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Sharing Economy, Software, Audio

Koray Gultekin Bahar is a Co-Founder & CEO at Figopara.Koray attended Eastern Mediterranean University.

## Hemra Ashyrov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Ashgabat, Ahal, Turkmenistan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Tutoring, Education, Online Portals

Hemra Ashyrov

## BadiWorks
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Education, Consulting

BadiWorks is an youth communication agency that provides services in the fields of online and offline training for university students.

## Tamer Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Sports, Finance

Tamer Capital is a venture development platform established within the Tamer Group. It aims to bring the digital-based business ideas of entrepreneurs in our country to the global. While Tamer Capital takes the responsibility of finance, business development, branding and marketing required for a start-up to reach its global dreams; It provides theentrepreneur with the opportunity to focus only on the operational part of his business.Tamer Capital aims to take the Smart Money model, which is frequently encountered in the Start-up ecosystem, to the next level and at the same time become a part of the initiative. It sets out to implement the business ideas of young, talented and innovative entrepreneurs by planning from A to Z and bring them to the level of worldwide projects.

## Nilüfer Günhan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Gaming, FinTech, Finance

Nilüfer Günhan

## Microsoft for Startups
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Redmond, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Microsoft for Startups is a global program designed to help startups scale with free access to Azure cloud and a streamlined path into selling alongside Microsoft and our vast partner ecosystem.

## Kosgeb
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, Medical

Kosgeb

## Kivilcim Cayli
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Travel, Property Management, Leisure

Cayli began his career in 2000 and held various positions for Roche, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, and Turev. Founded and led two healthcare companies (Idea and Invivo) and two consultancy companies (Kanvas and Biovenka).He holds a BSc and an MBA, both from Middle East Technical University (aka ODTU).As a seasoned investor, he has 8personal investments including British, Irish, American, Swedish, and Turkish companies, and serves on the Board of some. He also consults startups on behalf of TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific & Technological Research Council). He is a member of BIC Angels and GAIN Global.

## Cerebrum Tech
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Corporate Round
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Hotel

An initiative that rises from turkey with the aim of being one of the leading tech companies at global scale

## Aslanoba Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software

Aslanoba Capital is an early stage investor in tech startups in Turkey and the US. The company invests in startups pursuing disruptive ideas in areas such as marketplaces, e-commerce, mobile, classifieds, content, and SaaS with a consideration of investment between $0.25 million and $2 million.Aslanoba was founded in 2013 and is based inIstanbul, Turkey.

## Melih Odemis
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile

Melih is one of the pioneer Internet entrepreneurs in Turkey. Born in Istanbul, he studied Computer Engineering and MBA at Bogazici University. After one year of professional experience in Citibank, Melih founded yemeksepeti.com with his partners in 2000. Yemeksepeti.com became the online food delivery giant first in Turkey, and then in Middle Eastand Eastern Europe. As a co-founder, Melih has acted as CTO of the company until 2013 and as Board Member until May 2015, when the company was acquired by Delivery Hero writing one of the biggest Internet exit stories in the region.
Melih has been selected an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2007. Since 2011 he has been an active angel investor in internet and technology companies with more than 30 investments. He is one of the cofounders of Galata Business Angels, which is one of the first business angel networks in Turkey. He is a founding member of EO Turkey.
Melih lives in London now with his family and continues to invest in tech start-ups globally.

## Papara
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: E-Learning, Trading Platform, Financial Services

Papara provides simple, fair, and supersonic banking services without boundaries that a bank would have. Shortly, it is the future of banking. With over 7.5 Million Users, Papara is the most trusted and loved finance app both on AppStore and Google Playstore with a rating of 4.9

## Burak Günsev
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Finance, Education

Burak Günsev - Advisor @ manibux

## Barış Conger
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Finance, Education

Barış Conger - Advisor @ manibux

## Mustafa Sandal
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Finance, Education

Mustafa Sandal - Advisor @ manibux

## Ayberk Kuday
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: FinTech, Finance, Education

Ayberk Kuday - Advisor @ manibux

## Portera Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Web Apps, E-Learning

Portera Ventures is an investment firm based in UK

## Alima Ventures BV
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Retail, Fashion

Alima Ventures BV is an investment firm of Turkey

## APY Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech

APY Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology startups.

## Ayla Cönger
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Finance, Education

Ayla Cönger

## Civan Sözkesen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Psychology

Civan Sözkesen

## Socios
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Sports, Analytics, Education

Creators of Fan Tokens

## Techventure
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Web Apps, E-Learning

techVenture supports the growth of technology entrepreneurial ventures by connecting ideas, people, and venture capital.

## OVH Cloud For Startups
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Education, Health Care

OVH, legally OVH Groupe SAS, is a French cloud computing company which offers VPS, dedicated servers and other web services.

## Mekan Yusupov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Tutoring, Education, Online Portals

Mekan Yusupov

## Hande Enes
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media

Hande Enes

## EIC-Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Health Care, Software

EIC offers investors the opportunity to co-invest in the most innovative start-ups and SMEs in the EU

## ONUR BAYINDIR
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Marketing, Consulting

ONUR BAYINDIR

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