StartersHub
Venture capitalİstanbul · Pre-Seed–Series A
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Investment thesis
StartersHub positions itself as a leading early-stage tech investment fund in Turkey, with ambitions to become the leader across Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey. The firm emphasizes long-term commitment to its portfolio companies, describing itself as a proactive family that works alongside founders to grow and succeed together. It backs founders aiming to disrupt industries for the better, focusing on startups with scalable solutions that create real impact.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 31 of 41 portfolio companiesSaaS ×20AI & Machine Learning ×18Enterprise Software ×10Marketing Tech ×9Data & Infrastructure ×5E-commerce ×5Creator Economy ×4AdTech ×3
HQs:United States×8Türkiye×6Argentina×1Germany×1India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×63 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University ×3Istanbul Technical University ×2Koç University ×2Politecnico di Milano ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×9Computer Science ×5Business & Management ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history
Intel Corporation ×3Pozitron ×3Breath Hub - Your Breath Journey ×2Intellica ×2joiz ×2PulpoLabs ×2The Glimpse Group ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
5 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 21 with degree data)
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
FenixPyre provides post-authentication data security (PADS) that applies cryptographic protection directly to data to keep it secure even after access is granted, protecting against insider threats and credential compromise in enterprise environments.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew Albany, US
Co-investorsService Provider CapitalBlumberg CapitalEntrée CapitalGradient VenturesTal Ventures
Asya.AI is an AI research and software development company that creates products designed to augment human capabilities while maintaining user control.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSaaSSector Agnostic
Ēvalds Urtāns(Founder, CEO)inAriels A. Tabaks(Founder, Creative Director)
Co-investorsChange Ventures
Biftek develops a microorganism-based growth medium supplement for cultured meat production, offering a lower-cost alternative to fetal bovine serum.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTech
Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesCult Food Science
Buck.ai offers an automated intelligence platform for the trades that analyzes business data such as jobs, invoices, customers, and pricing to optimize technician dispatching, job assignment, and scheduling.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsFinn Capital Partners
Cubtale provides a digital platform that helps parents capture and organize routine childcare data, share information with health professionals, and track developmental milestones.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
SelinDuygu
Co-investorsTechstars
Delivers.AI develops autonomous robotic solutions for last-mile delivery.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsImpetus CapitalInveo VenturesJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.
Earnado provides a digital marketing system designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises overcome barriers in digital marketing, including cost reduction, knowledge gaps, expert access, content creation, and process management.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTurkey, TR
S. Devrim Ekmekçi(Founder)in
Eyedius offers an AI-based workplace intelligence platform that measures and analyzes visitor traffic, team movement, and RFID-compatible access control from a single cloud-based dashboard.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBoğaziçi Ventures
Firstbase builds an all-in-one business operations platform that automates back office tasks for founders globally, including company incorporation, management, and growth services.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Mark Milastsivy(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalOyster VenturesQuest VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzKleiner Perkins
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Flixier is a cloud-based video editor designed for content creators that combines AI-powered tools—including voice generation, subtitle creation, and voice cloning—with fast rendering to streamline the publishing workflow.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEdTechMarketing TechSaaS
heybooster provides analytics and optimization insights for Google Ads campaigns, including product performance analysis, keyword analysis, and creative performance across multiple ad platforms.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
SahinNeslihan
Co-investorsLeap InvestmentLima VenturesStartup Wise Guys
HoustonBionics develops ExoRehab X, an exoskeletal rehabilitation device for stroke survivors to perform high-volume, patient-initiated repetitive movements at home.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical DevicesRoboticsHouston, US
Utku Pehlivan(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inKutay Pehlivan(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inYagiz C. Sisman(Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer)in
Co-investorsGeometry Venture DevelopmentInveo Ventures
Idenfit is a cloud-based (SaaS) human resources management platform that handles HR processes including time and leave management, performance tracking, employee experience, and HR analytics.
Cloud ComputingHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsDOMiNO Ventures
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Kimola is an AI-powered platform that analyzes product feedback from app reviews, surveys, social media, and support channels to identify customer sentiment, pain points, and feature requests.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, TR
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 Global
KolayBi' is a pre-accounting (ön muhasebe) software for tracking receivables/payables, income-expense, inventory, e-invoicing, and e-commerce integrations, with bank account and cash-flow management from a single screen.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Gokhan Boyana(Founder)in
Co-investorsMetis VenturesTechOne Venture Capital
LIVAD provides livestream advertising tools that let streamers monetize their live streams and enable brands and agencies to run marketing campaigns within live content.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Co-investorsMetis VenturesTechOne Venture Capitaltwozero Ventures
Meditopia provides holistic wellbeing programs that combine psychology, technology, and wellness to support mental, emotional, and physical health.
Digital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Berk Yilmaz(Founder)inFatih Mustafa Çelebi(Founder)in
Co-investorsHighland EuropeScaleX VenturesVela Partners
Poltio provides AI-powered guided selling solutions for e-commerce businesses, enabling them to match customers with products through interactive quizzes and product finders.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Banu Guler Kantarcı(Founder)in
Co-investorsInveo Ventures
Publicfast is a platform that enables small teams to discover and connect with influencers to run marketing campaigns across social media.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMarketplacesSaaS
Vitalii Maletsin
PulpoAR builds AR and AI tools for the beauty industry, including virtual makeup and nail polish try-on, an AI skin simulator, and an AI shade finder for foundation and concealer.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Onur CandaninBuğrahan Bayatin
Co-investorsIdacapitalLeap Investment
Quin AI offers a product tour and demo experience for brands, presenting projected ROI and results.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsBlackfinch VenturesMetis Ventures
Segmentify provides AI-powered personalization software for eCommerce businesses, using machine learning algorithms to analyze individual customer behavior and deliver tailored shopping experiences.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Murat Soysal(Co-founder)inErgin Eroğlu(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsACT Venture PartnersWesley Clover International Corporation
Sensfix provides an AI-powered maintenance platform combining computer vision, audio analysis, IoT, and OCR through a multimodal rule engine for industrial facilities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US
Bramh Awasthi(Founder)in
Teleporter creates immersive reality experiences (VR, XR, AR, MR) focused on social interaction and gaming.
ConsumerGaming
Co-investorsArya VenturesWePlay VenturesBoost VCCollective Spark
Thread in Motion builds a platform combining physical AI devices, computer vision, and workflow guidance to digitize frontline operations for manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse teams.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsInveo VenturesTeknoloji YatirimVinci BVSabancı Ventures
VeriSmart provides blockchain-based identity verification and KYC solutions combined with conversational AI for enterprises, processing customer data across payment networks, banks, telecoms, and e-commerce platforms in a privacy-compliant manner.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechBangalore, IN
Ashish Bhatnagar(CEO & Founder)
Wisboo is a platform that helps digital content creators and course creators launch and sell online courses and digital products through live training, webinars, and expert guidance.
Creator EconomyEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsSpring CapitalStage 2 Capital
Workiom is a no-code, AI-powered platform designed for operations teams to standardize workflows, automate routine tasks, and maintain visibility across departments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Sinan Hatahet, PhD.(Founder)in
Co-investorsHeaventures
Zeplin is a collaboration platform that helps product teams organize design documentation and connect designs to code.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Pelin Kenez(Founder/CEO)inIsmail Ceylan(Founder/Software Developer)inMerih Akar(Founder/Developer)inBerk Çebi(Founder)in
Co-investorsFloodgateGraph VenturesSparkland CapitalY Combinator
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CognitiweKontractifyNerfitPaymPaytabsSmartmimicTridiUdentify
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Workiom · entarabi.com · Aug 31, 2026
Anchor · intelligence360.news · Aug 25, 2026
Buck · fstribune.com · Aug 19, 2026
Meditopia · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has StartersHub made?
- StartersHub has 41 tracked investments.
- What stage does StartersHub invest at?
- StartersHub invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is StartersHub's typical check size?
- StartersHub typically writes checks of $20K – $821K.
- What sectors does StartersHub focus on?
- StartersHub focuses on AI & Machine Learning, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is StartersHub located?
- StartersHub is headquartered in İstanbul, TR.
- Who does StartersHub co-invest with?
- StartersHub most often shares deals with Inveo Ventures, Metis Ventures, TechOne Venture Capital, among 38 tracked co-investors.
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