StartupFon
Funding platformIstanbul · Pre-Seed–Seed
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.
What they invest in
from 9 of 26 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×4Climate Tech ×2EdTech ×2Gaming ×2AdTech ×1Cleantech ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1
HQs:Türkiye×2United Kingdom×1United States×1
Investments · 26 tracked
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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 VenturesBasecamp FundBlack FlagBrave CapitalCrosscut VenturesDash VC+24 more
B2B ecommerce technology offering categorization, filtering and analysis solutions.
Blockchain-based metaverse offering customizable personal and corporate spaces.
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)Emir ÇiftçioğluErsel Gökmen
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 Catalyst
GRC (governance, risk & compliance) software offering fast, secure, audit-ready compliance automation for SMEs.
Technology startup refurbishing and reselling second-hand electronics.
Professional social network for people in professional working life.
Mobile gaming startup building globally scalable games in emerging subgenres.
Next-generation fintech platform enabling collective investing.
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)
Co-investorsDOMiNO VenturesHeartfelt CapitalSerac VenturesTechstars
Next-generation social media platform helping users expand and collaborate.
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
Co-investorsArya Ventures
Cloud-based Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform for fintech companies.
Blockchain and Web 3.0 based gaming company building a decentralized gaming ecosystem.
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
AI-based fintech consolidating card limits with personalized campaigns and embedded finance, offering a metal card product.
Decentralized, tokenized cohort-based learning platform using Web3 technologies for designers and innovators.
Philosopher King builds a narrative-driven open world gaming platform that uses AI agents to generate adaptive, player-driven storytelling.
AI & Machine LearningGaming
Co-investors468 Capital
Energy of Things (EoT) platform providing real-time, data-driven energy savings and decarbonization solutions.
Game studio producing cinematic, artistic PC and console games.
Digital fintech platform enabling gradual home ownership and low-budget real estate investment.
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.
Emre Ün(Founder)in
Co-investorsMetis Venturestwozero Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKunduz · news.fundsforngos.org · May 11, 2026
Aalo Atomics · datacenterdynamics.com · May 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has StartupFon made?
- StartupFon has 25 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 Crosscut Ventures, Fifty Years, Kindred Ventures, among 40 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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