FundedIQ holds 116 funded startups in Istanbul and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Istanbul, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Istanbul closed 51 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 25 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $326M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $1.1M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $263K and $3.5M. Apps, Artificial Intelligence and Gaming hold the most companies by sector. Sariyer and Sisli hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Istanbul.
Early stage ventures dominate this city, specifically within Apps and AI. These companies are typically lean and newly formed. This creates a target profile of agile teams with minimal legacy infrastructure. Such a profile favors vendors selling foundational tools or investors seeking entry at the earliest possible stage.
Istanbul funded startup statistics
Funded startups in Istanbul
116
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
25
51 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$326M
30 of 51 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$1.1M
middle half $263K to $3.5M
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in Istanbul
100 of 116
Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its
location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed
amount.
Company
What they do
Latest round
Amount
C
Cypien AI
Sariyer, Turkey · Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cypien AI is an artificial intelligence system that provides personalized experiences by converting simple…
A further 16 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Istanbul startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding
date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and
new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round
reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 116 funded startups in Istanbul currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (21 of 51 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Istanbul is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories,
investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Istanbul?
FundedIQ tracks 116 funded startups in Istanbul. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Istanbul raised?
Startups in Istanbul tracked by FundedIQ have raised $326M in disclosed capital across 51 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 25 rounds in the last 12 months. 30 of those 51 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Istanbul?
Apps has the most, with 16 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (11), Gaming (11) and Information Technology (10). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Istanbul?
Sariyer leads with 20 companies, then Sisli (17), Istanbul (15) and Kagithane (11).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Istanbul?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $1.1M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $263K and $3.5M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Istanbul?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 25 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (9) and Series A (1). A further 16 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Istanbul startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Istanbul is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.