Recently Funded Seed Startups in Turkey
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ holds 210 funded Seed startups in Turkey and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the Seed startup funding landscape in Turkey, along with the 100 most recently funded Seed startups in Turkey.
The median disclosed round is $1.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $250K and $2.4M. Apps, Artificial Intelligence and Gaming hold the most companies by sector. Istanbul and Sisli hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Seed startups in Turkey closed 61 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 30 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $73M in disclosed capital.
Local venture capital firms dominate these early stages, focusing heavily on Apps and AI. Istanbul remains the primary center for this activity. The typical company size suggests a preference for teams that have already moved past the initial founding phase. Approaching these startups means engaging with a network of regional investors who prioritize scalable commerce and gaming software.
Seed funded startup statistics in Turkey
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026. Investors appearing most often across Turkey funding rounds: e2vc.
100 most recently funded Seed startups in Turkey
100 of 210Ordered 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.
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Seed startup funding trends in Turkey
Funding activity
Seed startups in Turkey closed 61 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 30 of them in the last 12, adding up to $73M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $1.0M, with the middle half running from $250K to $2.4M. 42 of 61 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Apps, Artificial Intelligence and Gaming hold the most companies, led by Apps at 28. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded Seed startups in Turkey
Sector counts across all 210 tracked companies in Turkey. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Seed startups located in Turkey?
Where funded Seed startups in Turkey are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Seed startup funding data in Turkey
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 210 funded Seed startups in Turkey currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (19 of 61 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Seed startups in Turkey is dated Sep 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 Seed startups are there in Turkey?
FundedIQ tracks 210 funded Seed startups in Turkey. 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 Seed startups in Turkey raised?
Seed startups in Turkey tracked by FundedIQ have raised $73M in disclosed capital across 61 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 30 rounds in the last 12 months. 42 of those 61 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Seed startups in Turkey?
Apps has the most, with 28 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (20), Gaming (19) and Commerce and Shopping (18). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Seed startups in Turkey?
Istanbul leads with 111 companies, then Sisli (12), Sariyer (11) and Ankara (10).
What is a typical funding round size for Seed startups in Turkey?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $1.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $250K and $2.4M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Seed startup funding data in Turkey 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 Seed startups in Turkey is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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