SECURING
STARTUP
DNA
LEADING
ACCELERATOR
Inventures is the leading early stage internet business accelerator in Istanbul, with a proven track record of successful exits.
SEED LEVEL
INVESTMENT
Inventures provides seed-level investment, technological partnership and mentorship to entrepreneurial teams starting web and mobile focused businesses.
AMONG
TOP 20
Listed among top 20 strongest venture capital and private equity funds of Turkey based on investment activities.
OUR APPROACH
MENTORSHIP
27 Investor/Co-Founder experiences.
Deep knowledge of the EMEA enterprise ecosystem.
Strategic decision making support.
Proven analytic methods and expertise.
Organizational structuring and C-level hiring.
CAPITAL
Seed stage investment to accelerate the growth of the company.
Up to $200,000 seed capital.
Access to a network of co-investors, consisting of the largest players of the EMEA ecosystem.
TECHNOLOGY
Spun-off from a leading innovative software solutions company, Inveon.
Experience in e-commerce, omnichannel, sales management, CRM, business intelligence, vertical search engines.
Software infrastructure and design support.
Capability to play the role of interim CTO.
Digital analytics & marketing.
BIZ DEV
Access to e-commerce, internet investor, retail, GSM operator and banking connections.
Key partnerships with international software companies and tools.
Help with legal / accounting / financial management.
Cross-portfolio synergies.
STATISTICS
PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
2016
E-Commerce
Largest sports nutrition retailer in Turkey
2019
Venture Capital
VC investing in global technology companies
2012
SaaS
E-Commerce solution provider
2016
Real Estate
Innovative real estate enterprise
2014
Vertical E-Commerce
Online grocery delivery
2016
Fin-Tech
Integrated payments and shopping app
2014
Mobile social media platform
World’s most genuine social network
2014
Beacon platform and mobile advertising
Location driven mobile technologies with its beacons
PREVIOUS VENTURES
2011
Social democracy platform
2010
B2B daily deals
2009
Digital recruitment platform
2011
Homeware and lifestyle oriented shopping network
2016
Intelligent tariff switching
SUCCESSFUL EXITS
2011
Private Shopping Network
Invested by Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers
2014
Vertical E-Commerce
Acquired by Aerobilet
2012
Vertical E-Commerce
Acquired by majority shareholders
OUR TEAM
Yomi Kastro
Managing Partner
25-time Investor/Co-Founder
BS., MSc. and PhD. in Computer Science from Bogazici University
Private Equity and Venture Capital program at Harvard University
Founding Member of Turkish Entrepreneurship Foundation
Board Member at TUBISAD
Emir Alkaş
Managing Partner
BS. in Computer Science from
Bogazici University
MSc. in Biomedical Engineering from Bogazici University
Former Assistant Coach at Anadolu Efes, Galatasaray Basketball Clubs
Moris Kastro
Partner
BS. in Physics from Bogazici University
Endeavor: Search & Selection
Google: International Team Experience
Leading with Finance Program at Harvard
CONTACT US
please call or email us:
+90 (212) 270 05 46 | info@inventures.com.tr
our address
Nisbetiye Mahallesi, Nisbetiye Caddesi No:24/19
Beşiktaş / Istanbul
TURKEY