Top 10 Travel VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Turkey in October 2023

Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all development and growth phases of technology companies. Among the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird offers its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets. With EUR 2 billion under management,eight IPOs and 30 trade sales, Earlybird is one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Series A, Seed, Series B
Germany, United States, United Kingdom

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Binalyze — Binalyze enhances all your digital forensics and incident response processes at max speed.
ColibrITD — Quantum Computing Software Algorithm
Re-Fresh Global — Re-Fresh Global brings sustainability innovation into the manufacturing industry. Our patented biotechnology transforms textile waste into recycled raw materials: nanocellulose, ethanol, and sanitized textile pulp.

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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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
Turkey, United States, Ireland

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Colendi — Credibility and microcredit platform
CARD.com — Fully featured bank account with optional overdraft protection and round up savings account. Get your paycheck up to 2 days earlier.
Modacruz — Modacruz is a mobile social marketplace, serving more than 1 million women in Turkey, enabling women to buy and sell pre-owned brand name fashion items. Users can sign up to the platform to either find and purchase products or to sell their own. Modacruz was launched in 2014 and is headquartered in Istanbul

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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.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed
Turkey, United States

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TRAICK — Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Risk of Thyroid Cancer Analysis, Yapay Zeka ile Tiroid Kanser Risk Tahmini
Mistikist — Mistikist's AI Assisted Brainwave Entrainment for focus, relaxation & sleep. Well-being in just minutes with neuroscience backed methodology.
Plankton Marine Technologies — R&D company operating in the vertical of marine technologies, established with the support of TÜBİTAK 1512 Teknogirişim.

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Technology & Innovation Fund was added in 2013.

Investment focus

Baby, SaaS, Mobile
Seed, Funding Round
Turkey

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KuartisMED — KuartisMED is a biomedical company developing innovative products for healthcare and the well-being of newborns and preterms.
Webee — Discover WeBee's high-tech hospitality solutions, ensure a contactless guest experience, improve TripAdvisor scores and maximize revenue.

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Diffusion Capital Partners (DCP) is Turkey's leading Venture Capital fund manager with a focus on deep-tech opportunities.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Turkey, United States, United Kingdom

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Khenda — Khenda is an AI-based video analytics platform that helps manufacturing plants to increase their safety, efficiency, and quality at production lines by analyzing manual activities.
TAZI AI — TAZI's Automated Machine Learning is understandable continuous machine learning from data and humans, enables business domain experts to use machine learning to ...
Enhencer — Reach AI based transparent audiences or lookaliles for your ecommerce. Achieve higher campaign conversion and ROAS than ever before.

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invests in changing lives. Through our financial investments, business services and work on policy reform, we're doing more than ever before to build open, market economies across 3 continents.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Banking, Finance
Debt Financing, Series A, Series B
Turkey, United States, Russian Federation

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Voltalia — The Investor Relations website contains information about Voltalia's business for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts.
Masdar Capital — Masdar Capital is developing & deploying commercial-scale renewable energy projects.
TBC Bank Uzbekistan — The first next-generation greenfield digital bank in Uzbekistan, established by TBC Group - FTSE 250 constituent financial services group

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We are a team of successful entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and people who know the impact of creating value together. Together, we invest in high-impact, early-stage companies led by amazing teams with global mindset all over the world.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Mobile
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Turkey, United States, United Kingdom

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ULive — ULive is a digital fitness platform. With ULive, users can develop physically, mentally and spiritually. Indoor Cycling using UBikes, Yoga, Pilates, Stretch, Dance and bUUt (functional body training) classes, which they can attend live every day and whenever they want, using mobile application.
& New Me — Andnewme is a health platform that serves with the motto "only aesthetics". You can get information about aesthetic treatments and find the doctor you are looking for!
Njoykidz — njoyKidz was founded in 2021 with the simple idea of creating ad-free and safe game platforms for the kids while they learn. We develop game

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Investment focus

Travel, Tourism
Series A
Turkey

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otelz.com — Otelz.com, part of the Zonline Turizm ve Ticaret Aş, owns and operates Otelz.com™, The Turkish market leader in booking accommodations online. The otelz.com website attract visitors from both the leisure and business sectors worldwide.Established in 2013, Otelz.com, guarantees the best prices for any type of property, from small, family-run bedand breakfasts to executive apartments and five-star luxury suites. As for now offers over 3.000 properties in Turkey. Day by day it is increasing.Over 50 people in Turkey are dedicated to serving otelz.com customers and property-owning partners.Our Mission; " To help leisure and business travelers, whatever their budgets, easily discover, book, and enjoy best places to stay."Our Vision; " Otelz.com is an informative, user-friendly website – that guarantees the best available prices. Our goal is to provide business and leisure travelers with the most accessible and cost-effective way of discovering and booking the broadest selection of accommodations, in every corner of Turkey.

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Howzat Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start up, growth capital, early stage, and mid venture investments. The firm seeks to invest in digital businesses with a focus on internet, digital media, e-commerce companies. It invests globally. It acts as as sounding board. The firm also makes co-investments. HowzatPartners was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg and London.

Investment focus

Travel, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Suitepad — 2012, the idea for SuitePad was born. Merge guests' wallet, phone, remote, room-service menu, spa catalog, and newspapers on a device's vision was that for the first time was financed thanks to favorable expectant Android tablets.Product development was accompanied by renowned private and chain hoteliers from Germany, Austria, andSwitzerland. So the SuitePad was very close to the actual needs of the developed chain and private hotels. After 2013, the first SuitePad installation is completed, the product is found not only in sales so far in 11 European countries, but was also honored with numerous industry-related awards. These include the u. A. CeBit BITKOM Innovation Award 2013, the Gastro Vision Award 2014 of the Travel Industry Club Best Practice Award 2014, and the HSMAI Technology and Innovation Award.
Handiscover — Handiscover is the first community based Holiday accommodation-booking website, dedicated to people with special needs and disabilities. At the core of Handiscover lies a unique classiﬁcation system which allows users to select accommodation based on their diﬀerent levels of mobility/physical disability. It was founded by SebastienArchambeaud in 2014, a father to a boy with a muscle disease.
Mymoria — MYMORIA offers an one-stop-online-shop for full configuration and complete commissioning of funerals. Mymoria is able to offer its services significantly cheaper than traditional mortician homes. The company is offering its services nationwide and work hard to organize our processes efficiently while maintaining thehigh service standards.

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