Pre-Seed Funded Startups in Turkey
Disclosed pre-seed rounds in this Turkey list span from $120K (Lugath, 2022-11-08) up to a clear outlier: Vego at $6M on 2022-08-03.
Disclosed pre-seed rounds in this Turkey list span from $120K (Lugath, 2022-11-08) up to a clear outlier: Vego at $6M on 2022-08-03. The top end sits noticeably above the bulk of disclosed rounds (many between ~$130K and ~$2M), with Vego the only disclosed entry above $5M and Knowyourx’s $5M (2021-12-14) as the next-highest disclosed amount. Most companies are Istanbul-based: 36 of the 50 rows list Istanbul (including multiple firms in Istanbul proper vs. Istanbul districts like Sariyer/Kadıköy/Beyoğlu), and the dense set of recent rounds clusters in mid-to-late 2025 through 2026 (e.g., Mission Control Games at $4M on 2026-04-15; IdeaSets at $1M on 2026-06-23). Sector-wise, AI appears repeatedly (including Cypien AI on 2026-06-25, BULUTTAN on 2025-12-24, and multiple AI-labeled entries in 2023–2026), while a large share of rounds remain undisclosed (17 of 50).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed pre-seed round in this Turkey view, and how extreme is it versus the rest of the disclosed amounts?
Vego closed the largest disclosed round at $6M on 2022-08-03. It dwarfs the next-highest disclosed amounts: Knowyourx’s $5M (2021-12-14), while many other disclosed entries cluster below $2M (for example, Grand Games $3M on 2024-07-15 is already far under Vego).
Do the most recent closings cluster into a tight date window, or are they evenly spread across years?
The list is skewed toward recency: several rounds land in 2025–2026 (IdeaSets $1M on 2026-06-23; Mission Control Games $4M on 2026-04-15; BULUTTAN $1M on 2025-12-24). The full span across the 50 rows runs from 2021-12-03 (CryptoIndexSeries $200K) through 2026-06-25 (Cypien AI, undisclosed), so older years are present but the densest entries are concentrated in the latest quarters.
Are Istanbul and specific Istanbul districts over-represented compared with other geographies in the dataset?
Istanbul dominates the geography: 36 of 50 rows list Istanbul (including district-level entries such as Cypien AI in Sariyer, Kadıköy-based Vego at Kadikoy, and Kadıköy’s L8 Studios on 2022-07-21). Outside Istanbul, notable examples include Izmir (e.g., Omega Electronics $1M on 2025-10-07) and Ankara (e.g., Viseur AI $180K on 2025-03-18).
How does the sector mix look—does any theme repeat enough to guide outbound targeting?
Artificial Intelligence shows up in many separate companies across years (Cypien AI on 2026-06-25; BULUTTAN on 2025-12-24; Lucida AI on 2024-09-10; Artiwise $600K on 2023-06-01), suggesting an AI-oriented concentration rather than isolated one-offs. Other recurring categories exist (e.g., Gaming appears frequently), but AI appears across both recent and older entries.
How often are amounts undisclosed, and do undisclosed rows hide the biggest rounds or just add uncertainty at the low end?
Undisclosed amounts account for 17 of 50 rows (e.g., Cypien AI 2026-06-25; Nuvolog 2025-03-30; Mission Control Games is disclosed at $4M on 2026-04-15, so not all large deals are undisclosed). Among disclosed amounts, the smallest shown is Lugath at $120K (2022-11-08), indicating the disclosed floor sits well above the smallest undisclosed entries, though exact comparisons are limited by missing figures.
Which disclosed rounds are closest to the top end and therefore likely higher-priority for deal-size benchmarking?
Beyond Vego’s $6M (2022-08-03), the next-largest disclosed amounts are Knowyourx at $5M (2021-12-14) and a handful of $3M–$4M entries such as Grand Games $3M (2024-07-15) and Mission Control Games $4M (2026-04-15). These sit in the same upper tier, while many other disclosed rounds fall into lower bands like $200K–$2M (e.g., kazayaptim $200K on 2023-08-24; Frantic Games $2M on 2023-05-03).
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