Investors in Turkey

Founded in 2000, iLab Ventures is an online platform investing in early and growth stage businesses in Turkey. Throughout the years, iLab has invested in, acquired or built several online businesses in Turkey, whereby playing a critical role in Turkey’s digitization process. We operate leading classifieds and marketplace businesses driven by outstanding management teams. We aim to build the largest online platform in Turkey with an array of consumer related businesses that fulfill essential needs of a person throughout their life. iLab portfolio of companies operate businesses in jobs, property and car classifieds segments as well as marketplace businesses in insurance, finance, travel and products categories. Daily, millions of Turkish users enjoy the services and benefits of companies operated by iLab, including Kariyer.net, Arabam.com, Emlakjet.com, Sigortam.net, Hangikredi.com, Neredekal.com and Cimri.com. Portfolio companies reach in aggregate 40% of Turkish Internet Audience and employ over 1,200 people.

DGSK, established in 2013, is a private equity fund with investment focus in small and medium size enterprises in Turkey. Targeting companies with high growth potential and sustainable competitive advantages, DGSK will support them not only financially; but also strategically, operationally and management wise. DGSK is a joint venture of Doğuş Group and SK Group of South Korea and is registered to the Capital Markets Board of Turkey . DGSK’s initial committed fund size is USD 100 million.

Eksim was established in Istanbul as a foreign trade company in 1986. In a short time period, the company succeeded to become one of the important player in the market by trading grain (wheat, barley, oat, etc.), oilseeds (soybean, sunflower, corn, etc. ). In the following years, Eksim has started to invest such as Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Romania. Especially in food sector, the group has succeeded to establish a continuous supply chain from the producer to the end user in the agricultural products through its own companies and its local contacts. In the year of 2000s, Eksim decided to make investments in different sectors, according the changing dynamics in the world. And today, Eksim has become one of leading groups in Turkey, in the energy, food and real estate sectors. Especially, Eksim has a wide portfolio of projects in the field of renewable energy. With the 464 MW wind farm license, Eksim is one of the pilot companies in Turkey in the wind energy field. In the sector of hydroelectric energy which is another section of renewable energy, Eksim holds over 874 MW capacity project portfolio. Eksim’s first HPP, 63 MW Uzundere – I HPP which was built on the İncesu creek, has already been commissioned on May 2010. Eksim has intensive interest in the Real Estate sector and is implementing many prestigious projects which have their own special concepts. The Aquacity 2010 project in Sancaktepe region, the Ak-Asya project in Acıbadem region, the Ottomare project in Zeytinburnu region, the KAT project in Ataköy region are being developed by Eksim and strategic partner SİNPAŞ company. Sinangil which is the first packaged flour supplier company in the Turkish market, and Eksun Food and Altınapa Milling Company which are in the list of top 500 Turkish Industrial Enterprises, are being operating under the Eksim umbrella in the food sector.

Maxis Girişim Sermayesi Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş. ("Maxis") was established in November 2017 in the light of the legislative regulations that offer new opportunities in our country's venture capital activities in accordance with world standards. Within the scope of CMB's Communiqué on Principles Regarding Venture Capital Investment Funds, Maxis will establish and manage venture capital investment funds that meet the capital needs of venture capital promising venture companies with qualified investors with a long-term perspective who are interested in venture capital investments. Maxis aims to respond to the expectations of investors for returns appropriate to the risk they receive by realizing successful application examples of the venture capital investment funds model, which is widespread in the world, in different investment themes in Turkey and to create permanent value with the management contribution it will provide to the sustainable rapid growth and institutionalization of venture companies. In this process, investment opportunities will be evaluated by benefiting from close collaborations to be established with Turkey's leading venture capital companies.Venture capital investment funds to be established and managed within the scope of the Company's activities are defined as assets that have no legal personality and are established periodically in order to operate the portfolio created by acquiring venture capital qualified assets determined by the Capital Markets Board of Turkey on behalf of shareholders with the money collected from qualified investors with a long-term investment perspective. Venture capital, which has a significant weight in the world as a long-term capital investment type and has started to develop in Turkey since the 2000s, is within the scope of strategic planning; It aims to make investments in companies, to contribute to the growth and corporate development of companies and to obtain profit by disposing of companies at the end of the targeted period. Venture capital mutual funds, where the risks are higher than other types of investments, also have high expectations of returns. The duration of venture capital investment funds in the world is usually determined as 10 years.

The Abraaj Group is a private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firm specializing in early venture, seed, growth capital, emerging growth, mid venture, late venture, expansion capital, industry consolidation, mezzanine, subdebt, PIPES, buyouts, bridge, recapitalization, infrastructure, and buy and build in mature companies. It seeks to invest in small and medium sized enterprises in emerging markets. The firm typically invests in oil, gas and consumable fuels, metals and mining, agricultural machinery and equipment, agricultural services, auto parts and equipment, leisure facilities, pharmaceuticals, services outsourcing, water utilities, real estate, health care and clean energy, manufacturing, food products, FMCG, construction, healthcare services, industrials, telecommunications, resource and infrastructure services, education, information technologies, aviation, materials and logistics, agribusiness, energy, and food industries. It focuses on consumer goods and services, within which it also focuses on fast moving consumer goods manufacturing, retail, and food & beverage. Within financial services it also focuses on banking, non-bank financial institutions (such as mortgage or consumer finance specialists), insurance companies (life, general and reinsurance), and payments and fintech businesses. Within healthcare it focuses on hospitals & clinics and other type of service providers in the healthcare domain. Within education, it focuses on private K-12 schools and traditional graduate and post-graduate, campus-based universities. We are also investing in clean energy power generation, i.e., renewable power generation assets. We will also selectively invest in base-load gas-fired power generation assets and select midstream and downstream energy infrastructure assets including transmission and distribution assets that complete the value chain. It invests in companies based in Far East, the Middle East including Saudi Arabia, North Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Asia with a focus on Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Algeria, Pakistan, Turkey, the Palestinian territories and the six Gulf Arab nations that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council. The firm also seeks to invest globally with a focus on Sub Saharan Africa including Ivory Coast region; Latin America including Argentina, Brazil; Central Asia; and Southeast Asia including India and the Philippines. The firm seeks to make equity investments between $0.5 million and $100 million; typically investing $10 million to $100 million in private equity investments as well as in real estate. It prefers to invest between $100 million and $300 million in its portfolio companies. It prefers to invest in companies with revenue between $6 million to $35 million. The firm acquires controlling or significant interest and seeks board representation in its portfolio companies. It typically exits its investments within a period of three years to five years through structured exits to strategic and trade buyers or onto public markets in the region. The firm seeks majority and minority positions in public enterprises ranging between 10% and 49%. The Abraaj Group was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with additional offices across Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Beenos Partners is a venture capital arm of BEENOS Inc, specializing in incubation, startup, and early stage to late stage investments. The firm primarily invests in the United States of America, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Turkey. Beenos Partners was previously known as Netprice Partners Co., Ltd. It was founded on May 2012 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Anafina Capital Partners is a dedicated Turkish private equity firm investing in unlisted Turkish small and medium sized enterprises (SME's.) We are headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey – the 5th largest city in the world wich has a dynamic, growing economy. Due to its unique location bridging both Europe and Asia and proximity to key emerging markets, Turkey offers an attractive investment opportunity for institutional and retail investors looking for robust returns over the medium term.

OpenOne is founded to actualize creational ideas in accordance to Truth; our organization introduces prime existence into the current cultural environment in practice within being’s present social experience and living’s virtual interpretation in the connective presentative place (internet) via the symbolization of existential expression and representation of the spiritual statement with the adaptation of relational repertoire to realize universal presences, cultivate collective conscious, pursue Birth, future Earth, continue All, to enlife One.OpenOne is to invest in projects that seek societal advancements in the fields of SEAT: Science, Education, Art, Technology and to realize international projects in these fields.Have an international project in one of these fields? Contact us.

Swicorp is a private financial services group providing solutions in the spheres of investment banking, private equity and asset management in the Middle East and North Africa (KSA, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and Turkey).Founded in 1987 by current chairman Kamel Lazaar, Swicorp today has grown to be one of the region’s premier financial services providers, with close to 100 employees worldwide.Licensed by both the Saudi Capital Market Authority and the Dubai Financial Services Authority, our teams leverage our regional and international network, servicing clients and investors who are seeking lucrative opportunities.Our local expertise, combined with our world-class financial solutions, has allowed us to gain a robust client base amongst leading financial institutions and regional corporations. Furthermore, it established trust with our clients to enable us to raise in excess of $1 Billion in private equity funds. Through our extensive principal investment network, we are also able to activate significant proprietary investments for MENA and international opportunities across various asset classes.

Turkven is the leading private equity firm in Turkey since 2000. Our team of investment professionals have accumulated unique insights and experience through dedicated and result-oriented portfolio management.Turkven has a culture of company-building through sectoral expertise and has consistently partnered with leading firms across industries.Turkven is a founding member of Global PE (2008).The Alliance includes capiton (Germany), CITIC (China), FSN (Scandinavia), India Value Fund (India), Innova (CEE), Living Bridge (UK), Turkven (Turkey) and Victoria (Latin America). The Alliance members have more than $13 billion in assets under management and benefit from the experience and networks of over 300 professionals from across the globe. The Alliance also has over 370 global investors and over 350 underlying portfolio companies across industries.Global PE members support the expansion and acquisition strategies of investee companies with global expertise, networks and valuable experience in building over 350 businesses across continents.For our investors, Global PE offers unparalleled experience in the mid-market, with over 70 Partners and 500 years of private equity and business-building experience. In an increasingly interconnected world, we have a unique capability to collaborate and co-invest on international growth opportunities.

AeroBased, as a global investment manager, is a premium partner on innovative businesses with institutions, intermediaries and individuals across the planet meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future. We build long-term and trusted relationships with our clients – wherever they are and wherever they invest. Our experience, talent and sector knowledge is focused on developing integrated added-value proposals using technology what matters most to our clients. These proposals aim at maximising the value of the relationship between the organisation and its clients, and optimising its business operations. Regardless of your business’s size, you’re always on the lookout for the right partners. Our industry insight, information, products and solutions help to improve your business outcomes, so your company can grow and succeed. Management of Technology and Innovation | IoT | AI | Cloud | Big Data | Blockchain | Digital Currencies | FinTech | IoB | UAVs | SaaS | Real Estate | AEC Services | AgriTech | InsurTech | SpaceTech |

ARALON AG is a private equity firm specializing in middle market buyout transactions including management buyouts and buy-ins, growth financing, succession solutions and spin-offs, shareholder replacement, platform strategies for market consolidation over buy and build, cross-border expansion in small and medium sized companies. The firm prefers to invest in mid-cap companies. It makes investments in healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing especially with strong aftersales element, industrial technologies and products and services, business services including logistics, consumer goods and retail, and clean technologies including environment and energy. The firm targets investments in companies based in Eastern Europe, Middle Eastern Europe, Central Eastern Europe, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, bordering the Black Sea Region including Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey, Baltics, Hungary; South East Europe including the countries of the former Yugoslavia, Russia, and Belarus; and the Caucasian Region and selected countries of the former Soviet Union (Commonwealth of Independent States). It makes investments between €3 million ($4.36 million) and €20 million ($29.04 million) in companies with turnover of up to €100 million ($145.19 million). The firm seeks to acquire majority ownership equity up to 100 percent. However, it may also acquire an influential minority stake. The firm prefers to be a lead investor or co-investor with others, especially if equity commitment is more than €20 million ($29.04 million). It typically, invests for a period between three and six years, though sometimes longer. It targets to achieve an annual gross IRR of more than 30 percent. The firm does not invest through third parties and does not pay dividends. ARALON AG was founded in 2005 and is based in Pfäffikon, Switzerland with an additional office in Bucharest, Romania and Egg, Switzerland.

Inventures is the leading early stage internet business accelerator in Istanbul, with a proven track record of successful exits.Inventures provides seed-level investment, technological partnership and mentorship to entrepreneurial teams starting web and mobile focused businesses.Listed among top 20 strongest venture capital and private equity funds of Turkey based on investment activities.

İş Private Equity represents the "smart money" which provides added value by investing in medium sized enterprises in expansion stage which operate in markets with a high growth potential.After the idea of launching a private equity fund in Turkey by Isbank Group we completed our establishment process in 2000, by receiving World Bank support. Having completed the formation of staff, which is the most important aspect in private equity sector, we started to evaluate investment projects within a year.We support Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME's) with high growth potential, over the course of their development process, by fulfilling their capital needs. Since the establishment date, we provide growth financing to entrepreneurs and help them to structure and improve their course of action on the basis of major principles such as corporate vision, strategy formulation, proper management, effectiveness and efficiency. We bring entrepreneurship and professional capital together.Our aim is to improve the operational performance level of portfolio companies, strengthen their competitiveness thereby increasing their market value.IRR generated over our exited investments, which is the most important indicator of performance, is above sector average both in Turkey and in the world.We continue our market leadership in Turkey on transaction basis with a total of 28 transactions consisting of 17 investments and 11 exits.As a company, which has been quoted on the stock exchange since 2004, we provide opportunities to investors to get into a partnership with our portfolio companies.

Team of 15 investment professionals who have led US$2 billion of equity investments in 31 companies, 11 sectors and 11 different countries. Consumer driven, Export driven, B2B drivenINDEPENDENT FIRMWith international and local investorsLOCAL INVESTOR BASETop industrial families with leading positions in 10 sectors in TurkeyENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (ESG)ESG best practices are part of our investment decision criteria. Mediterra has attended the Nov 2018 Tbilisi ESG Masterclass training provided by FMO and the Feb 2017 Belgrade ESG training proivded by IFCGLOBAL BEST PRACTICESMediterra's partners have a mix of international and local private equity experience such as KKR, Lehman Brothers, Bedminster Capital Management, Is Private EquityOPERATIONS TEAMA dedicated operations team focusing on finance function and internal auditFOCUS ON BROADER TURKEYMore than half of investments in Turkey have been in Anatolia

Founded in 2013, Teknasyon is a tech company that manages all processes that digital products may require internally; including programming, design, sales and marketing. It has reached more than 2 billion users worldwide with the mobile apps it has developed. In addition, by developing its internal solutions into SaaS products such as Rockads, VerifyKit, Desk360, Zotlo and Deepwall, it offers these services to other companies with similar needs. Taking part in the global growth of ventures with the services it produces, Teknasyon also takes steps in growing and revitalizing the start-up ecosystem with its investor role and continues to support foreign and local ventures it sees potential in.

Bidayat SA is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage and growth capital investments. The firm prefers to invest in consumer industries, Luxury, Fashion, Leather Goods, Jewellery, Cosmetics, Lifestyle, Digital, Marketing & PR, Branding, Supply Chain, Enablers, Entrepreneurship, Investments, Hubs, Academy, Distribution, and Creative Industries accessories, beauty and wellness. The firm prefers to invest in Europe, Middle East and North America region. The firm prefers to invest up to $0.5 million to $10 million. The The firm prefers majority stakes. Bidayat SA was founded in 2021 and is based in Lugano, Switzerland with additional offices in London, United Kingdom, Milan, Italy, Istanbul, Turkey and Cairo, Egypt.

We invest to grow cutting edge technologies for future of transportation. Driventure is the venture capital arm of Ford Otosan that focuses on seed and early-stage startups in the auto-tech sector.

We are an investment management firm focusing on impact through technology, innovation & growth investments in and out of Turkey.

Seven2 sas is a private equity firm specializing in middle markets, later stage, carve-outs of business divisions from French or multinational corporations, public to private operations (PtoPs), and leveraged buyout in mid-caps and small and medium-sized companies. It seeks to invest in technologies, telecom, retail and consumer, media, healthcare, and business and financial services sectors. In information technology sector the firm focuses on high-tech goods and services, software technologies, hardware, emerging application segments, and services based on the mastery of new technologies. In specialized retail and consumer, it typically invests in home appliances, household goods and services, specialty retail chains, personal equipment, direct retail and e-commerce, business to business distribution, and consumer goods. In the media sector the firm seeks to invest in professional and technical publishing, broadcasting, business to business publishing, business, scientific and technical information, marketing, research, and design service companies, traditional and online, media agencies, rights, premium content and the supply of Internet content. It seeks to make investments in the telecommunications sector in segments including infrastructure and services, telecom operators, cable operators and technology companies, voice-data-video convergence, and development of new mobile services. The firm also invests in business and financial services in outsourced services focusing on financial services, business process outsourcing, services related to energy and environment. It makes investments in healthcare sectors with a focus on medical devices and services companies including private sector hospital treatment focusing on therapy of new medications or new forms for administering drugs, pharmaceutical laboratories, medical equipment, dermo-cosmetics, galenic development, and services and databases for health organizations, and health services including hospitalization structures, home health care, and medical analysis. The firm seeks to invest in companies based in French-speaking countries including France and Europe. It also invests in Turkey, Australia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, North Korea, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Mexico, Chile, United States and Canada. It prefers to invest in equity investment between €3.47 million ($3.79 million) and €250 million ($273.2 million) in Mid-Market €50 million ($54.65 million) and €250 million ($273.2 million) and Development: €15 million ($16.40 million) and €50 million ($54.65 million) with sales value between $13.34 million and $2732.9 million and enterprise value between $10.88 million and $1113.52 million. The firm may co-invest with others. It seeks to acquire majority or significant minority stakes and a board seat in its portfolio companies. It prefers minority position if the transaction is based on a genuine partnership with the management team, which confers them certain rights. The firm typically invests for a period of five to seven years on average. It seeks to exit its investments through trade sales, IPOs, secondary buyouts, as well as partial sales, and recaps. Seven2 sas was founded in 1972 and is based in Paris, France with additional offices in Europe.

TechOne is an Istanbul-based Smart Capital Fund. Our strength comes from the diversity of our stakeholders and the multi-disciplinary nature of our 30+ full time professionals and more than 100+ strategic partners. Our stakeholders are leaders in technology, industrial, finance, and academia. We are keen to partner up with outstanding entrepreneurs with a vision to shift or disrupt market dynamics through the power of innovation. With the help of our global network and our operating partner Tarvenn Ventures, we focus on being the best partner for founders!

BLG Capital is a real estate private equity firm specializing in luxury hospitality and real estate, managing opportunistic investments in Turkey and major U.S. gateway cities.

WHO WE ARE D4 is a novel investment platform envisioned by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. It will serve as a magnet for enterprising minds and long-horizon businesses that are committed to reshaping the consumer universe through digitalization, from commerce to finance, from goods to services. It will attract founders with unsettled spirits, never content with their pioneering products, always cognizant that the complacent pioneer of today is the laggard of tomorrow. D4 is a platform for visionary doers who are also systems thinkers, a place where each entrepreneur strives to perfect her product while being part of a community that perceives and transforms the consumer experience in its entirety. D4 has an investment strategy that melds together deep understanding with meticulous execution. It invests in companies that fill a burning gap in the unfolding consumer universe which it foresees and shapes with the founders. It joins forces with founders who have the mental clarity to understand and situate their companies on the ever-evolving map of consumer experience. It works with entrepreneurs who have the confidence, the grit and the competence to skillfully navigate the constantly shifting terrain of digitalization. D4 is not only an investment platform but a community of true trailblazers who can combine the spirit of restless, quirky explorers with the rigour of disciplined builders. It is a community where networking acquires depth through a collective commitment to ideas and a shared desire to change the world for the better. It is a community where each founder pursues her passion with rigour while joining forces with kindred spirits to understand, envision and shape the future.

Etohum A.S. is a venture capital and accelerator firm specializing in seed, startup and early stage investments. The firm focuses to invest in Turkey region. Etohum A.S. was founded in 2008 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

F+ Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Fark Holding dedicated to evaluating and investing in technologies and business model innovations that are transforming our transportation systems. We support “A Teams"​ by helping with customer acquisition and smart capital.