FundedIQ holds 387 funded 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 startup funding landscape in Turkey, along with the 100 most recently funded startups in the country.
Startups in Turkey closed 135 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 59 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $2.0B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $1.3M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $310K and $5.2M. Apps, Artificial Intelligence and Gaming hold the most companies by sector. Istanbul and Ankara hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country.
Early stage activity dominates this market, with seed and pre-seed entries defining the pace. This concentration means a high volume of nascent ventures in Istanbul and Ankara. Since most firms lack a formal series history, the focus stays on early validation. AI and gaming startups lead the mix, creating a pool of fresh opportunities for those targeting early venture entries.
Turkey funded startup statistics
Funded startups in Turkey
387
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
59
135 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$2.0B
86 of 135 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$1.3M
middle half $310K to $5.2M
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026.
Investors appearing most often across Turkey funding rounds: e2vc, Play Ventures.
100 most recently funded startups in Turkey
100 of 387
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.
A further 44 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Turkey 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 387 funded 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 (49 of 135 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 Turkey is dated Oct 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 Turkey?
FundedIQ tracks 387 funded 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 startups in Turkey raised?
Startups in Turkey tracked by FundedIQ have raised $2.0B in disclosed capital across 135 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 59 rounds in the last 12 months. 86 of those 135 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Turkey?
Apps has the most, with 43 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (43), Gaming (38) and Commerce and Shopping (32). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Turkey?
Istanbul leads with 201 companies, then Ankara (21), Sariyer (21) and Sisli (19).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Turkey?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $1.3M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $310K and $5.2M. 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 Turkey?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 61 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (20) and Series A (8). A further 44 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Turkey 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 Turkey is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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