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Istanbul · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 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 · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 13 of 27 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×6Climate Tech ×3Consumer ×3Fintech ×3Gaming ×3Cleantech ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2
HQs:Türkiye×3United Kingdom×2United States×2Chile×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×23 founders×34+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data
Boğaziçi University ×5Queen's University ×2Sabanci University ×2Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×6Computer Science ×3Business & Management ×2
Investments · 27 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)inMatt Loszak(Founder)inYasir Arafat(Founder)
Co-investorsAkkaAlumni VenturesAtaraxia CapitalBanca Investis — Family OfficeBasecamp FundBlack Flag+35 more
Turkish B2B startup using AI to detect and automatically correct miscategorized e-commerce product listings.
Co-investorsDOMiNO Ventures
Blockchain-based metaverse offering customizable personal and corporate spaces.
Co-investorsAngel EffectDOMiNO VenturesMetis VenturesTechOne Venture Capital
BlueLayer provides software for the carbon and climate markets, serving climate investors, project developers, and other industry participants.
CleantechClimate TechSaaS
Alexander Argyros(Founder)Gerardo Bonilla(Founder)Vivian Bertseka(Founder)
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 CatalystKültepe InvestmentTekmen Teknoloji Reklamcilik Yayincilik A.S.Citi VenturesFinbergHedef Holding
Fortune Mine Games is an Istanbul-based studio that develops puzzle and social casual mobile games, running them on a shared internal platform with AI agents embedded in each game team.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingIstanbul, TR
Co-investorsLudus Ventures
Hedge builds a financial platform that enables underserved Americans to invest collectively with family and friends, aiming to democratize wealth-building and address systemic barriers to investing for those historically excluded from financial markets.
ConsumerFintechSaaSSocial
Kyle Al-Rawi(Co-founder, CEO)in
Co-investorsKnockout CapitalMS&AD Ventures
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)inJordana Fremed(Head of Finance)Pelin Civan(People \u0026 Culture Lead)Gabriella Marasco(US Expansion Lead)
Co-investorsDorm RoomEczacibasi Momentum Teknoloji YatimlariVela PartnersVenture SolutionsY Combinator9Yards Capital+8 more
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
RUUF is a solar panel installation and energy service company serving residential customers in Chile.
CleantechClimate TechConsumerEnergySantiago, CL
Domingo Garcia-Huidobro(Founder)inTomás Campos(Founder)inPedro Saratscheff(CTO)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundY CombinatorCapitalize VCCourtyard VenturesGoodwater CapitalPhoenix Fund+3 more
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.
DSALTAEasyCepEKOSHooptJanus InteractiveMARSNeolRemus EnergyRoom Games
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBlueLayer · bluelayer.io · Nov 12, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has StartupFon made?
- StartupFon has 27 tracked investments.
- What stage does StartupFon invest at?
- StartupFon invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- 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 DOMiNO Ventures, 500 Emerging Europe, 500 Global, among 63 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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