# Top 50 Enterprise Angel Investors in Turkey in October 2023

## Omer Erkmen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 12
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Analytics

Omer Erkmen is the co-founder at Yeni Nesil Kafası. Omer Erkmen attended UC Santa Barbara.

## Nevzat Aydın
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software

Nevzat Aydın is the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, the first and biggest online food delivery portal in Turkey.Born in 1976 in İstanbul, Nevzat Aydın completed his secondary education at the Bursa Anatolian High School. Following his graduation from Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering, he went to the United States where he receivedhis MBA at the University of San Francisco in Silicon Valley.During his stay in the United States, Aydın followed the latest developments on e-trade before he returned to Turkey in 2000 to launch his project, Yemeksepeti.com. Serving as the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, Nevzat Aydın introduced a brand new dimension to e-trade in Turkey.In 2007, Yemeksepeti.com was selected the “Endeavor Entreprenur” by Endeavor Turkey. Aydin was also selected the “Most Successful Turkish Young Entrepreneur” by the CNBC-e Business magazine in 2010 for his successful work since the foundation of Yemeksepeti.com.As the founder and CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, which celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2012, he won the first prize in 2011 in the “Male Entrepreneur of the Year” category at the “Businesspeople of the Year” survey conducted by the Ekonomist magazine among nearly 3,000 business people.Aydin is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Supreme Board of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, and a founding member of Galata Business Angels.Aydın was one of the 150 entrepreneurs invited from all over the world to the Entrepreneurship Summit held by US President Barack Obama on April 26-27, 2010.He was also among the speakers at the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) Conference, which is deemed as one of the world's most prestigious conferences with its content on innovation and developments in the digital world. He is also an editorial advisor of GQ Turkey, one of the 5 “dragons” of the Dragons’ Den Turkey show, and a Board Member of Trabzonspor sports club.

## Sertaç Özinal
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Internet, FinTech, Payments

Sertaç Özinal

## Joachim Behrendt
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Social Media

Joachim Behrendt is the Head of the Advisory Board at Vali Berlin.

## Firat Isbecer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, Software, SaaS

Firat Isbecer is an entrepreneur and a seed investor. His first venture Pozitron, a mobile software company focusing on digital banking, commerce and mobile payments, became one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies in Europe with clients across the globe. After multi years of growth and a successful international expansion, Pozitronwas acquired by London-based fin-tech star Monitise plc in 2014.After the acquisition, he joined Monitise and oversaw the company’s regional operations as the MEA Managing Director. Monitise MEA quickly became one of the most profitable business units of Monitise Group. In 2017, Monitise Group was fully acquired by the US-based, Fiserv Inc, one of the world's largest fin-tech companies with more than 50,000 employees.Shortly after the acquisition, he left Fiserv and founded his newest venture, Commencis. Commencis helps leading brands grow and scale in digital, powered by it’s Big Data, Analytics and Cloud products.In September 2019, Commencis expanded to Berlin, Germany by announcing finbyte, a joint-venture in fintech solutions. Besides Commencis, he is also an active seed investor. Member of Galata Business Angels, Turkey’s first angel investor group.After graduating from Robert College in Istanbul, Firat received his Bachelor’s Degree from Galatasaray University, and his Master’s Degree from a joint programme by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and École Normale Supérieure in Paris.

## Emre Acikel
- Type: Angel
- Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Marketplace, E-Commerce, Mobile

Emre Acikel

## Mehmet Onarcan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Internet, Social Network

Mehmet Onarcan is the Founder of Mentors Network Turkey. He previously worked at Project House as an Advisory Board Member - Digital Transformation. Mehmet Onarcan attended Yildiz Technical University.

## Bedii Can Yucaoglu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Marketplace, Mobile, Big Data

Bedii Can Yucaoglu - Advisor @ Hesapkurdu

## Hasan Aslanoba
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software

business in the water industry. By 2005, the company succeeded in the Turkish bottled water industry under his guidance.In 2006, Erikli Water partnered its Turkish operations with Nestle Waters, the global leader of the bottled water industry. 

## Koray Bahar
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, CRM, Apps

Koray Bahar is an investor at Ekmob.

## Ali Rıza Babaoğlan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: TV, CRM, Apps

I am a business professional since 2008 and a financial investor since 2015, having strategic positions in several scale-up tech companies/startups and real-estate assets. I continue to invest in the tech domain with a focus on SaaS solutions for B2B and B2C markets, and real estate options in developing markets with ROI targets.Grow inEMEA, the company I started in 2015, focuses on East Europe, Turkey, and the Middle East markets mostly for tech and real estate options and portfolio management. Also, my team provides market access services to Baltics, Turkey, and UAE / Saudi and gives investment advisory services.Prior to the investment focus, I worked in Linkedin EMEA Headquarter where I hold Director of Turkish Speaking Territory in Dublin, Ireland. Before, I have been with SAP AG and IBM in Turkey. I also give speeches at local and global investment events. I gave keynotes on ARAB NET in Lebanon, IT Arena in Ukraine, Rise Up Summit in Egypt, and NEXT in Germany. I also spoke at several closed corporate events of Roche, VESTEL, SAP AG, DenizBank, Turkish Economy Ministry, Turkish Exporters Assembly, Bakioğlu Holding, and AGT.Now, I am living in Tallinn, Estonia.Email: alib@growinemea.com
Web: https://alibabaoglan.com
Photos: https://gie.investments/my-photos

## Burak Dayıoğlu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Convertible Note
- Focus: Big Data, Software, Analytics

Dayioglu holds a BSc and MSc in Computer Engineering and holds CISSP, CSSLP, CRISC, CIPT certificates with a strong technology background. He is an active angel investor.

## Fatih Isbecer
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Convertible Note
- Focus: Internet, Software, Medical

Fatih Isbecer - Founder & CEO @ Dataroid

## Melih Odemis
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## Ahu Serter
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Baby, Information Services

Ahu Serter is the Founder and President of Fark Labs. She previously worked at FARHYM Vehicle Interiors as a Head of Management Committee, Board Member. Ahu Serter attended Pace University.

## Sina Afra
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Internet

Sina is a Serial Entrepreneur. His latest endeavor is Tiko which he founded and serves as CEO. Before that he was the Founder of Markafoni, the first Online Fashion site of Turkey. Markafoni became also the first Turkish internet company expanding beyond the borders of Turkey: Markafoni launched sites in Australia, Ukraine, Greece and Polandbetween 2009 and 2011. Sina served until 2014 as Chairman and CEO. The Naspers Group acquired in July 2011 a majority stake at Markafoni and signed for one of the biggest deals in the Turkish internet. Sina is also an active Business Angel and invests in early stage start-ups. He is the President of the Entrepreneur Foundation and Endeavor Turkey Board (2013-2017).Sina has been elected as the “Internet Entrepreneur of the Year” and “Business Angel of the Year” in Turkey. Markafoni won several awards: “Best Web Start-up 2011” and “Best Online Fashion Site in 2011, 2012 and 2013”. The Wired UK magazin elected in 2012 and 2013 Markafoni to the hottest 100 companies in Europe. Sina was also selected (2014 & 2015) to the Top 100 most influential tech people Europe. In 2016 he was selected as one of Top 100 most influential tech people in the World (Wired Magazine). Forbes Magazin elected him to the "Brightest Minds" alive in Turkey (2019).Prior to Markafoni, Sina spent more than 5 years with eBay and 12 years with KPMG. Sina received a "Diplom Kaufmann" from Münster University and joined later Harvard Business School. He speaks five languages. His passion goes with his family and esports where he is the President of "1907 Fenerbahçe esports” team - a professional esports team in the TCL. He shares his thoughts on eCommerce in his personal blog www.sinaafra.com and on twitter (sinaafra).

## Hande Enes
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media

Hande Enes

## Kivilcim Cayli
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Ugur Ethem AYDIN
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Yılmaz Yıldız
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Waste Management, Procurement, Retail

Yılmaz Yıldız

## Engin Frayman
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: CRM, Apps, Mobile

Engin Frayman is a partner/investor at Ekmob.

## Erman Turan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: CRM, Apps, Mobile

Erman Turan is an investor at Ekmob.

## Belkıs Kuşçulu Özer
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Shopping, E-Commerce, 3D Technology

Belkıs Kuşçulu Özer is an Angel investor.

## Utku Öz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, Analytics, E-Commerce

Utku is a Partner based in our Istanbul office. He is the leader of the “Digital and Analytics” Practice in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, helping clients create value with data, innovative tools and techniques. He serves a wide range of industries, including financial services, telecoms, manufacturing and retail.

## Serkan Borancılı
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Shoes

Serkan Borançılı is the founding partner of GittiGidiyor, Turkey's leading consumer-to-consumer marketplace, which was acquired by eBay in 2011 for $220 million dollars.
Born in 1971 in Ankara, Borançılı graduated from Istanbul Technical University with a degree in Architecture. After working as a freelance architect, he founded ARKInformation Technologies with Burak Divanlıoğlu in 1999. Up to 2004 GittiGidiyor was administered by ARK.
Borançılı is also the co-founder of UzmanTV, a video website specializing in curated content by experts, and Istanbul.net, Turkey's largest online dating platform.
Borançılı is also the first investor in BiTaksi, Turkey's leading taxi-hailing app. Since, he has also invested in Modacruz, a marketplace for secondhand luxury fashion.

## Burak Divanlıoğlu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Shoes

Burak Divanlıoglu is the founder at GittiGidiyor, a Turkish e-shopping mall offering auctions, stores, and fixed price listings.

## Erdem Yurdanur
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Mobile, Advertising, Marketplace

Erdem Yurdanur - Founder & Director @ Admost

## Serhan Kohen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Private Equity
- Focus: Shopping, E-Commerce, Delivery Service

Serhan Kohen is an Angel investor.

## Meltem Kirişçi
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services

Meltem Kirişçi

## Tarık Bayar
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services

Tarık Bayar

## Ali Sabanci
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Advertising, Information Technology

Ali Sabanci has held the position of Chairman of the Board in Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S since 2005. Between 1991 and 1997, he held various positions in Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Akbank T.A.S. and held office as Deputy Executive Manager of Strategy and Business Development between 2001 and 2004. He also holds a member position inthe Board of Directors of Esas Holding. He has a Master’s degree in Economics and Politics from Tufts University and a Bachelor’s degree in International Finance obtained from Columbia University Business Administration Faculty.He is Chairman of the Young Entrepreneurs Board within the Union of Chambers and Commodities of Turkey, and also member to the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and Turkish-American Business Council (TAIK).

## Ercan Solmaz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services

Ercan Solmaz

## Nuri Cem Erbak
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services

Nuri Cem Erbak

## Metin Bencuya
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Private Equity
- Focus: Shopping, E-Commerce, Delivery Service

Metin Bencuya is an Angel investor.

## Yavuz Altun
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Delivery, Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles

Chief Executive at Happy Center.

## Sercan Akkaş
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Fruit, Gaming

Sercan Akkas serves as Product Director at Yemeksepeti.

## Burak Şen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Beauty, Mobile

Burak Şen

## Murat Balcı
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Fitness, mHealth

Murat Balci is an angel investor.

## Mehmet Sacit Sungu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, Apps, Local

Mehmet Sacit Sungu

## Ömer Faruk Akarca
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services

Ömer Faruk Akarca

## Mustafa Bağcı
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Private Equity
- Focus: Shopping, E-Commerce, 3D Technology

Mustafa Bağcı is an Angel investor.

## Özgür Trakya
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services

Özgür Trakya

## Emre Berkin
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Series A
- Focus: Advertising, Information Technology

Emre Berkin currently serves as the Vice President of Europe Middle East & Africa at Microsoft Corp.Berkin has a strong background in managing and developing company strategies in the IT sector and has overall responsibility of 79 countries. Mr. Berkin is credited with accelerating the growth and expansion of Microsoft’s operations inMiddle East and Africa (MEA) operations. Besides his commitment to the development and deployment of IT, Mr. Berkin has a strong passion for education in the developing markets. He is personally leading Touch Group Plc’s community affairs efforts through which Microsoft has contributed to various community activities improving education and helping under privileged people in the region over the years. Mr. Berkin serves as the Chairman of Microsoft’s Middle East and Africa (MEA) operations. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director at Thomas Cook Group plc since November 1, 2012. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Touch Group Plc from October 20, 2005 to November 2006.

## Mustafa Vardalı
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Fitness, Health Care

Mustafa Vardalı is the CMO & Founder at Teknasyon.

## Haluk Can Hür
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile, Retail, Shopping

Haluk Can Hür

## Uğur Şeker
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Marketing, Gaming, Big Data

Uğur Şeker

## Tolunay Yıldız
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, AgTech, Coffee

Tolunay Yıldız

## Timur Soysal
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Private Equity
- Focus: Shopping, E-Commerce, Delivery Service

Timur Soysal is an angel investor.

## Alp Saul
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Mobile, Internet, E-Commerce

Alp Saul - Cofounder and Chairman of the Board @ Pronet

## Selahattin Zoralioğl
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Computer, Software, Web Apps

Selahattin Zoralioğl

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