Funded Startups in Istanbul
Across the 50 most recent Istanbul rounds shown here, the largest disclosed raise is Dream Games at $1.3B on 2025-05-01.
Across the 50 most recent Istanbul rounds shown here, the largest disclosed raise is Dream Games at $1.3B on 2025-05-01. That figure dwarfs the rest of the disclosed rounds: the next-largest disclosed amounts are $78M (Sipay, 2025-04-08) and $120K–$25M range items like Bigger Games at $25M (2025-06-16), making Dream Games the clear outlier above everything else. The disclosed amounts also cluster in the same city and within a tight time window: dates run from 2024-04-03 (Wellbees) to 2025-11-26 (EasyCep). Several rounds cluster across early- to mid-2025, with multiple sizable checks in spring 2025, including Sipay ($78M, 2025-04-08), Grand Games ($30M, 2025-01-09), and Bigger Games ($25M, 2025-06-16). Sector-wise, gaming appears repeatedly (e.g., Mavis Games 2025-06-19 at $2M; Bigger Games 2025-06-16 at $25M; Good Job Games 2025-02-12 at $15M; Dream Games 2025-05-01 at $1.3B), while stage labeling is frequently opaque: 25 of 50 rows are marked either “Series Unknown” or “undisclosed.”
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in the Istanbul list, and how does it compare to the rest of the disclosed amounts?
Dream Games is the largest disclosed round at $1.3B (2025-05-01), far above the next-largest disclosed amounts such as Sipay at $78M (2025-04-08). No other disclosed entry in the table approaches those levels; the next tier includes $30M (Grand Games, 2025-01-09) and $25M (Bigger Games, 2025-06-16).
Are the rounds concentrated in a particular time window within the 50 rows shown?
Yes—there’s a clear spring-to-summer 2025 concentration of larger disclosed deals, including Sipay ($78M, 2025-04-08), Bigger Games ($25M, 2025-06-16), and TaleMonster Games ($7M, 2025-05-14). The overall date span for the displayed set runs from 2024-04-03 (Wellbees) to 2025-11-26 (EasyCep).
Which sectors are over-represented compared with other categories in this Istanbul set?
Gaming shows up repeatedly across different rounds: Mavis Games (2025-06-19, $2M), Bigger Games (2025-06-16, $25M), Good Job Games (2025-02-12, $15M), and Dream Games (2025-05-01, $1.3B). Other sectors appear, but none show as many distinct entries as gaming within these 50 rows.
How often is round stage or amount missing, and what does that imply for comparing deals?
Stage/amount disclosure is frequently incomplete: 25 of 50 rows are labeled either “Series Unknown” and/or “undisclosed.” Examples include Venlo (2025-11-19, undisclosed) and Trendbox (2025-10-03, undisclosed), which limits like-for-like comparisons against disclosed rounds such as TRAICK ($2M, 2025-11-12) and Beespenser ($120K, 2025-10-06).
Which entries look like meaningful outliers besides the biggest disclosed round?
At the low end, Swipeline’s disclosed round is $30K (2025-03-22), which is notably smaller than most other disclosed checks (e.g., FINSMART AI at $40K on 2025-02-14 and other $100K–$1M entries). On the high end, Dream Games ($1.3B, 2025-05-01) is the dominant outlier, with Sipay ($78M, 2025-04-08) the main disclosed high-water mark after it.
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