StartupFon
Funding platformIstanbul · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Startupfon operates as a co-investment platform in Turkey, giving investors access to early-stage startups that have already been validated and selected by leading venture capital funds. Members can browse curated opportunities, evaluate them, and invest alongside professional funds, building a diversified startup portfolio. The platform emphasizes trust and professional screening, presenting only companies backed or chosen by reputable VC funds. Its portfolio spans seed and pre-seed stage ventures across sectors such as fintech, gaming, edtech, energy technology, climate tech, adtech, robotics, IoT and B2B SaaS, with companies based in Turkey, the US, the UK and Germany.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 27, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 10 of 26 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×5Climate Tech ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2EdTech ×2Fintech ×2Gaming ×2AdTech ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×2Türkiye×2United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×33 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Boğaziçi University ×5Sabanci University ×2Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×6Computer Science ×3Business & Management ×2
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 12 dated
Aalo develops advanced nuclear reactor technology aimed at producing electricity at under 3 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Matt(Co-founder)inYasir(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBanca Investis — Family OfficeBasecamp FundBlack FlagBrave CapitalCrosscut Ventures+25 more
BlueLayer provides software for the carbon and climate markets, serving climate investors, project developers, and other industry participants.
CleantechClimate TechSaaS
Co-investorsHelidoni GroupPoint Nine
Turkish company offering a package of educational games developed by education specialists and game designers, aimed at teachers and classrooms to help students build core skills in an interactive way.
EdTechGaming
Buybuddy is an AI merchandising platform that tracks in-store products, detects issues like stockouts and misplaced items, checks planogram compliance, and suggests or takes corrective actions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRetail TechSaaSLondon, GB
Erden Gökmen(Founder)inEmir ÇiftçioğluinErsel Gökmenin
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 Global
Colendi provides a Banking-as-a-Service platform that lets third parties offer branded financial products, including machine-learning-based credit scoring, interest-free micro credits, and buy now, pay later installment options.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Bulent Tekmen(Founder)in
Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystCiti VenturesFinbergHedef Holding
Hirize provides an AI-driven API for document intelligence and resume parsing that automates and improves the hiring process for recruiting teams.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSMiami, US
Esranur Kaygin(Founder & CEO)Eren Yasarkurt(Co-Founder & Head of Engineering)in
Co-investorsDOMiNO VenturesHeartfelt CapitalSerac VenturesTechstars
Ingosa provides AI-driven conversational display advertising technology that enables brands to engage consumers through interactive, personalized ad creatives and collect first-party data.
AdTechAI & Machine Learning
Gökçe Duman(Founder)in
Co-investorsArya Ventures
Integrated Finance provides embedded banking infrastructure that lets platforms offer their customers the ability to hold funds, issue accounts and cards, move money across currencies, and manage compliance.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Alistair Cotton(Founder)in
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalNavigate VenturesOctopus VenturesSuperSeedSuperSeed Ventures
API-driven banking platform empowering fintechs in Sub-Saharan Africa with global trade solutions.
Berhan Kongel(Founder)in
Co-investorsSimya VC
Kunduz provides personalized tutoring to students through a combination of vetted tutors and AI, available 24/7.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechMarketplacesIstanbul, TR
Basar Basaran(Founder)inBaris Bilgic(Founder)inMelih Sener(Founder)in
Co-investorsDorm RoomVela PartnersY CombinatorZeno Ventures
Philosopher King builds a narrative-driven open world gaming platform that uses AI agents to generate adaptive, player-driven storytelling.
AI & Machine LearningGaming
Sadok Kohen(Founder)inAlp Guler(Founder)in
Co-investors468 Capital
TeamScope is a sports analytics platform that records match footage with AI cameras and produces AI-powered performance analytics on players and teams using 40+ parameters, alongside integrated calendar, chat, and email tools.
Co-investorsMetis Venturestwozero Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ArtificaAtlas SpaceDSALTAEasyCepEKOSFortune MineHedgeHooptJanus InteractiveMARSNeolRemus EnergyRoom GamesRUUF
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKunduz · news.fundsforngos.org · May 11, 2026
Aalo Atomics · datacenterdynamics.com · May 7, 2026
BlueLayer · siliconallee.com · Apr 22, 2026
Bucked Games · mobidictum.com · Nov 4, 2025
Philosopher King · bloomberg.com · May 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has StartupFon made?
- StartupFon has 26 tracked investments.
- What stage does StartupFon invest at?
- StartupFon invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is StartupFon's typical check size?
- StartupFon typically writes checks of $50K – $5.2M.
- What sectors does StartupFon focus on?
- StartupFon focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Fintech, Gaming, HR Tech, IoT, PropTech, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS, Social, Sports Tech.
- Where is StartupFon located?
- StartupFon is headquartered in Istanbul, TR.
- Who does StartupFon co-invest with?
- StartupFon most often shares deals with 500 Emerging Europe, 500 Global, Crosscut Ventures, among 45 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelOyun sektöründe bir startup | Fortune Mine Games'i Co-Founder ve CEO Deniz Korzay'dan dinliyoruz |
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