StartersHub
Venture capitalİstanbul · Pre-Seed–Series A
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 24 of 41 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×15SaaS ×10Marketing Tech ×6E-commerce ×4Enterprise Software ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Logistics & Supply Chain ×3Consumer ×2
HQs:United States×7Germany×1
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathFenixPyre offers a Post-Authentication Data Security (PADS) platform that applies persistent, FIPS 140-2 validated AES-256 encryption and context-aware access policies directly to files so data stays protected after login and as it moves across SaaS, cloud, and on-prem environments.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew Albany, US
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
DELIVERS.AI builds autonomous, zero-emission delivery robots with in-house software and hardware for last-mile delivery and out-of-home advertising (OOHA).
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
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
heybooster is an eCommerce analytics platform that analyzes Google Ads, Meta Ads, Criteo, and Merchant Center data to surface optimization opportunities, budget allocation recommendations, and anomaly alerts for marketing teams.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
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)Kutay Pehlivan(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)Yagiz C. Sisman(Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer)
Kimola is a market research platform that automatically analyzes customer feedback to detect themes, sentiment, and recurring patterns, producing structured insights such as executive summaries, customer personas, pain points, and SWOT analyses.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
East Brunswick, US
Abhishek Patel(Executive Officer, Director)Abheek Pandoh(Executive Officer, Director)
Optiyol offers a route optimization platform that plans delivery routes based on operational constraints like vehicle capacity, time windows, and traffic, and provides a mobile driver app, real-time tracking, customer delivery visibility, reporting, and cost settlement.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Poltio offers an AI-powered digital shopping assistant that provides interactive, personalized guided-selling flows to help online shoppers make purchase decisions.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Publicfast is an influencer marketing platform that lets brands search a database of millions of influencers, launch campaigns, and track metrics like cost per click, CPM, and impressions.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMarketplaces
Segmentify provides real-time personalization and customer experience optimization for ecommerce and retail businesses.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Teleporter creates immersive reality experiences (VR, XR, AR, MR) focused on social interaction and gaming.
ConsumerGaming
Thread in Motion builds AI-powered wearable devices (VEGA and VEGA-X smart gloves) and the CONWO software platform that provide hands-free barcode scanning, real-time task guidance, quality inspection, and inventory traceability for frontline workers in manufacturing and logistics.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply Chain
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
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesZeplin · ycombinator.com · Mar 12, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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