ACT Venture Partners

ACT Venture Partners is a venture capital investment firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2015. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage deep-tech startups, focusing on technical founders who possess the vision and capability to innovate and disrupt markets. ACT Venture Partners aims to identify and support entrepreneurs developing groundbreaking products and technologies, establishing new market positions, or exploring novel business models. With a total of 25 investments, the firm is dedicated to fostering the growth of transformative ventures in the technology sector.

Emir Böke

Analyst

Okan Kara

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Erhan Z. Kilicozlu

Managing Partner

Erhan Kılıçözlü

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Gurcan Ozan

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

35 past transactions

Qubitrium

Seed Round in 2024
Qubitrium is a technology company that focuses on quantum cryptography, communication, and sensing. It develops and manufactures advanced quantum products, and provides services to help businesses integrate quantum technologies into their operations. The company's key offering is unhackable encryption keys, which ensure secure communication by using quantum channels immune to eavesdropping. This technology also enables rapid data transmission, enhancing security, precision, and efficiency in various industrial applications.

Meddenovo Drug Design

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Meddenovo Drug Design specializes in AI-driven drug discovery with a focus on cyclic peptides. The company has developed a technology platform that combines artificial intelligence and molecular modeling to enhance the efficiency and success rates of drug development. Cyclic peptides are an innovative class of compounds that offer advantages over traditional drug types, including superior binding affinities and stability. Meddenovo's expertise extends beyond small organic molecules to include peptide-based medicines and metal chelators, positioning it as a leader in novel drug research and development. The company creates tailored chemical spaces and provides custom computational solutions for critical tasks such as predicting drug resistance and analyzing biochemical reactions. Meddenovo is committed to improving drug discovery outcomes by reducing failure rates and accelerating the transition from research to market, while also making advanced AI tools accessible to scientists globally.

Nextmol

Venture Round in 2024
Nextmol is a Barcelona-based startup that focuses on computational chemistry by offering a cloud-based software platform designed to enhance the design of new chemicals. Utilizing molecular modeling and artificial intelligence, the platform allows for extensive computational testing, significantly reducing the time and costs associated with traditional laboratory methods. This innovative approach provides valuable insights into the physico-chemical behavior of candidate molecules, facilitating more efficient research and development processes. As a spin-off from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, one of Europe's leading supercomputing facilities, Nextmol aims to improve product performance and sustainability in the chemical industry, ultimately increasing the success rate of new chemical discoveries.

Rototip

Seed Round in 2024
Rototip is a full-service manufacturing hub that connects businesses with factories, streamlining supply chain operations through digitalization. It specializes in producing mechanical parts using various methods such as CNC machining, laser-cutting, injection moulding, die casting, welding, and assembly services. Rototip stands out by centralizing quality control at its premises while decentralizing manufacturing at partner factories. Additionally, it develops intelligent machinery allocation systems and computer vision applications for automated quality control.

Aibuild

Series A in 2023
Ai Build Limited is a London-based company specializing in artificial intelligence and robotic technologies for large-scale additive manufacturing. Established in 2015, the firm provides a comprehensive solution that includes cloud-based software, robotic extruders, and specialized enclosures to facilitate autonomous 3D printing of large products. Their technology allows factories to produce complex parts and structures using recycled materials, enhancing efficiency while minimizing waste and costs. Ai Build supports various industries, including aerospace, automotive, marine, construction, and energy, by offering continuous infrastructure and technical support throughout the subscription period. The company's mission is to transform manufacturing into a more sustainable and accessible process, empowering the factories of the future with innovative solutions for on-demand production.

3E Nano

Seed Round in 2023
3E Nano Inc. is a Canadian company that specializes in the development and commercialization of diamond-like carbon coatings designed to manage heat and light emission. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Kitchener, the company produces optically and thermally tunable solar control coatings suitable for a range of applications, including windows, windshields, greenhouses, and other transparent media. Their low-cost, nano-thin film technology allows manufacturers to create energy-efficient products that contribute to greenhouse gas reduction. By focusing on innovative coatings for buildings and vehicles, 3E Nano aims to enhance energy management and sustainability in various industries.

Productive Machines

Seed Round in 2023
Productive Machines specializes in software optimization for the machining industry, helping manufacturers enhance productivity and sustainability. The company utilizes a digital twin of the machining process, incorporating physics, mechanics, dynamics, distortion, and vibration data to simulate and test millions of parameters. This approach allows manufacturers to refine their CAM and Gcode, ultimately improving part quality and reducing cycle times. By addressing issues such as chatter vibrations and tooling costs, Productive Machines enables machining companies to achieve better surface finishes and dimensional accuracy, streamlining their operations and reducing costs. The company emerged as a spin-out from the UK Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, reflecting its commitment to advancing manufacturing technologies.

Boddle

Seed Round in 2022
Boddle is a game-based learning platform that supports K-12 teachers in assessing and differentiating student learning, particularly in STEM subjects. Established in February 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Edna Martinson and Clarence Tan, Boddle employs adaptive learning technology and artificial intelligence to engage students and enhance their educational experience. The platform transforms student interactions into actionable reports, enabling teachers to identify individual learning needs and track performance effectively. By focusing on foundational skills, Boddle ensures that students can master essential concepts at their own pace, fostering a love for learning and paving the way for future academic success.

Aibuild

Seed Round in 2022
Ai Build Limited is a London-based company specializing in artificial intelligence and robotic technologies for large-scale additive manufacturing. Established in 2015, the firm provides a comprehensive solution that includes cloud-based software, robotic extruders, and specialized enclosures to facilitate autonomous 3D printing of large products. Their technology allows factories to produce complex parts and structures using recycled materials, enhancing efficiency while minimizing waste and costs. Ai Build supports various industries, including aerospace, automotive, marine, construction, and energy, by offering continuous infrastructure and technical support throughout the subscription period. The company's mission is to transform manufacturing into a more sustainable and accessible process, empowering the factories of the future with innovative solutions for on-demand production.

AppSamurai

Series A in 2020
AppSamurai is an AI-powered user acquisition platform headquartered in San Francisco, California, established in 2016. The company specializes in helping app owners, advertisers, and publishers grow their applications by offering a comprehensive solution for mobile advertising. Its platform enables users to create various advertisement campaigns, track app store performance, and monitor in-app events from a single dashboard. By leveraging advanced technology, AppSamurai facilitates effective user targeting, allowing application developers and performance marketers to reach potential users with video campaigns and increase downloads efficiently.

Picus

Series A in 2019
Picus developed a novel and holistic approach to IT security: Continuous Security Validation. The Picus Security Validation Platform simulates real-world cyber threats to evaluate and optimize cybersecurity measures, ensuring organizations are prepared for potential security breaches. Picus enables businesses to test their security controls continuously, identifying gaps and weaknesses in their defenses. The company's technology integrates with existing security tools, providing actionable insights to enhance an organization’s ability to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber-attacks.

Picus

Seed Round in 2018
Picus developed a novel and holistic approach to IT security: Continuous Security Validation. The Picus Security Validation Platform simulates real-world cyber threats to evaluate and optimize cybersecurity measures, ensuring organizations are prepared for potential security breaches. Picus enables businesses to test their security controls continuously, identifying gaps and weaknesses in their defenses. The company's technology integrates with existing security tools, providing actionable insights to enhance an organization’s ability to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber-attacks.

Botanalytics

Seed Round in 2018
Botanalytics, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company established in 2016 that specializes in conversational analytics software for chatbot developers. Its platform enhances human-to-bot communication by identifying bottlenecks, segmenting conversations, and measuring user engagement. By providing both historical and real-time conversation data, Botanalytics empowers developers, corporate brands, and agencies to optimize their chatbots across various platforms, including Messenger, Google Actions, and Amazon Alexa. The company's tools offer deep insights into user behavior, enabling developers to identify trends and opportunities while maximizing the effectiveness of their chatbots. Through its commitment to improving human-bot interactions, Botanalytics aims to facilitate meaningful conversations in the evolving landscape of conversational user interfaces.

RS Research

Convertible Note in 2018
RS Research is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Istanbul, Turkey, focused on developing innovative nanomedicines for targeted cancer therapies. Founded in 2015, the company has established a proprietary drug delivery platform, Sagitta®, which enables the design of targeted drug candidates for various indications. RS Research's pipeline includes several proprietary programs in different stages of preclinical and clinical development, with its lead candidate, RS-0139, currently undergoing Phase I clinical trials in oncology patients. In addition to drug development, RS Research offers a range of services, including preclinical absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion studies, bioanalytical and analytical testing, and patent consulting. The company operates a GMP-certified production facility for clinical batch drug candidates and has successfully engaged in co-development projects with international partners, showcasing its commitment to advancing cancer treatment through modern therapeutic approaches.

Flank Esports

Seed Round in 2018
Flank Esports is a company based in Istanbul, Turkey, founded in 2017, that focuses on designing and developing a mobile application tailored for sports enthusiasts, particularly in the esports sector. The application provides users with real-time updates on their favorite teams, including fixtures, results, and news. In addition to this, Flank Esports offers in-game tools to help users enhance their skills in various games. The platform also features live broadcasts of major esports events and includes a fantasy game prediction element where users can earn rewards. By connecting a diverse gaming community with events and competitions, Flank Esports aims to enrich the overall experience of both competitive and casual gamers.

AppSamurai

Convertible Note in 2018
AppSamurai is an AI-powered user acquisition platform headquartered in San Francisco, California, established in 2016. The company specializes in helping app owners, advertisers, and publishers grow their applications by offering a comprehensive solution for mobile advertising. Its platform enables users to create various advertisement campaigns, track app store performance, and monitor in-app events from a single dashboard. By leveraging advanced technology, AppSamurai facilitates effective user targeting, allowing application developers and performance marketers to reach potential users with video campaigns and increase downloads efficiently.

Inofab Health

Seed Round in 2018
Inofab Health specializes in innovative respiratory care solutions for both home and professional settings, focusing on patients with asthma, COPD, and cystic fibrosis. The company offers a comprehensive software platform that facilitates functional respiratory care management, incorporating advanced ultrasonic spirometers and connected inhaler attachments. These devices emphasize misuse detection and provide medical-grade accuracy in monitoring lung function. Inofab Health's technology enables patients to track their respiratory health effectively, while also allowing healthcare providers to diagnose and manage conditions efficiently. The platform is designed to alert users to any declines in lung health, facilitating timely interventions to prevent symptom onset and reduce unnecessary hospitalizations.

SenpAI.GG

Seed Round in 2017
SenpAI.GG is a gaming coaching platform aimed at the 1.4 billion PC gamers worldwide. Its desktop application offers personalized in-game recommendations and post-game feedback, helping gamers enhance their skills and performance. The platform features a voice assistant and an overlay utilizing computer vision technology, providing support both before and during gameplay. By focusing on individual improvement, SenpAI.GG seeks to elevate the overall gaming experience for competitive players.

Segmentify

Convertible Note in 2017
Segmentify GmbH, established in 2017 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, specializes in e-commerce personalization. It offers a platform that helps online retailers enhance conversion rates by providing tailored product recommendations, search suggestions, targeted emails, and real-time analytics. The company's solutions enable e-commerce managers to make data-driven decisions on campaigns and discounts, ultimately improving customer satisfaction.

TeamSQL

Convertible Note in 2017
TeamSQL, Inc. is a software company that develops a multi-platform SQL client designed for collaboration, usability, and performance. The platform supports popular database engines, including Redshift, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server, and is compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux operating systems. Key features of the platform include cloud storage, executed query history, code completion, snippets, sharing capabilities, data grid functionality, and the ability to connect to various databases. Founded in 2016 and based in Newark, Delaware, TeamSQL, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Amazon Web Services, Inc. since February 2020.

SKYSENS

Seed Round in 2017
Skysens Teknoloji A.S. is an industrial Internet of Things (IoT) company based in Istanbul, Turkey, specializing in the development of scalable end-to-end IoT solutions. Founded in 2015, Skysens designs unique hardware and software that enables connectivity with various industrial machinery, regardless of their data output capabilities. Its offerings include smart industry solutions for factories, smart grids for energy monitoring, smart cities for efficient management of urban resources, and smart business applications to enhance logistics and warehouse operations. The company's devices utilize LoRaWAN-compliant technology to transmit data to gateways, which then relay information to the Skysens cloud platform. This platform provides users with real-time analytics and control over their devices, facilitating a transition to Industry 4.0. Skysens aims to optimize industrial facilities by offering predictive monitoring and actionable insights, thereby improving operational efficiency. Since receiving seed investment in 2017, Skysens has been expanding its reach internationally.

Segmentify

Seed Round in 2017
Segmentify GmbH, established in 2017 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, specializes in e-commerce personalization. It offers a platform that helps online retailers enhance conversion rates by providing tailored product recommendations, search suggestions, targeted emails, and real-time analytics. The company's solutions enable e-commerce managers to make data-driven decisions on campaigns and discounts, ultimately improving customer satisfaction.

Monument

Series A in 2017
Monument Labs, Inc. is a company based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in the design and development of hardware and software solutions for personal photo and video management. Founded in 2015, Monument offers a smart storage device that collects multimedia content from smartphones and cameras, providing users with a simple and effective way to store, organize, share, and view their photos and videos. The company's innovative use of artificial intelligence enhances the user experience by automatically analyzing and organizing images by various criteria, including date, location, camera type, faces, and content, even without prior tagging.

AppSamurai

Seed Round in 2017
AppSamurai is an AI-powered user acquisition platform headquartered in San Francisco, California, established in 2016. The company specializes in helping app owners, advertisers, and publishers grow their applications by offering a comprehensive solution for mobile advertising. Its platform enables users to create various advertisement campaigns, track app store performance, and monitor in-app events from a single dashboard. By leveraging advanced technology, AppSamurai facilitates effective user targeting, allowing application developers and performance marketers to reach potential users with video campaigns and increase downloads efficiently.

Monument

Seed Round in 2017
Monument Labs, Inc. is a company based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in the design and development of hardware and software solutions for personal photo and video management. Founded in 2015, Monument offers a smart storage device that collects multimedia content from smartphones and cameras, providing users with a simple and effective way to store, organize, share, and view their photos and videos. The company's innovative use of artificial intelligence enhances the user experience by automatically analyzing and organizing images by various criteria, including date, location, camera type, faces, and content, even without prior tagging.

Botanalytics

Seed Round in 2017
Botanalytics, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company established in 2016 that specializes in conversational analytics software for chatbot developers. Its platform enhances human-to-bot communication by identifying bottlenecks, segmenting conversations, and measuring user engagement. By providing both historical and real-time conversation data, Botanalytics empowers developers, corporate brands, and agencies to optimize their chatbots across various platforms, including Messenger, Google Actions, and Amazon Alexa. The company's tools offer deep insights into user behavior, enabling developers to identify trends and opportunities while maximizing the effectiveness of their chatbots. Through its commitment to improving human-bot interactions, Botanalytics aims to facilitate meaningful conversations in the evolving landscape of conversational user interfaces.

Glakolens

Seed Round in 2017
GlakoLens is a Turkey-based company specializing in the development of contact lens-based biosensor technologies aimed at managing ocular hypertension and glaucoma. The company provides non-invasive solutions for continuous monitoring of intraocular pressure (IOP), enabling accurate diagnosis and passive tracking of fluctuations in eye pressure. By measuring specific properties of the eye, GlakoLens' technology equips healthcare professionals with valuable insights to enhance the treatment of glaucoma, improving patient outcomes through advanced monitoring devices.

Inofab Health

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Inofab Health specializes in innovative respiratory care solutions for both home and professional settings, focusing on patients with asthma, COPD, and cystic fibrosis. The company offers a comprehensive software platform that facilitates functional respiratory care management, incorporating advanced ultrasonic spirometers and connected inhaler attachments. These devices emphasize misuse detection and provide medical-grade accuracy in monitoring lung function. Inofab Health's technology enables patients to track their respiratory health effectively, while also allowing healthcare providers to diagnose and manage conditions efficiently. The platform is designed to alert users to any declines in lung health, facilitating timely interventions to prevent symptom onset and reduce unnecessary hospitalizations.

RS Research

Seed Round in 2017
RS Research is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Istanbul, Turkey, focused on developing innovative nanomedicines for targeted cancer therapies. Founded in 2015, the company has established a proprietary drug delivery platform, Sagitta®, which enables the design of targeted drug candidates for various indications. RS Research's pipeline includes several proprietary programs in different stages of preclinical and clinical development, with its lead candidate, RS-0139, currently undergoing Phase I clinical trials in oncology patients. In addition to drug development, RS Research offers a range of services, including preclinical absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion studies, bioanalytical and analytical testing, and patent consulting. The company operates a GMP-certified production facility for clinical batch drug candidates and has successfully engaged in co-development projects with international partners, showcasing its commitment to advancing cancer treatment through modern therapeutic approaches.

TeamSQL

Seed Round in 2017
TeamSQL, Inc. is a software company that develops a multi-platform SQL client designed for collaboration, usability, and performance. The platform supports popular database engines, including Redshift, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server, and is compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux operating systems. Key features of the platform include cloud storage, executed query history, code completion, snippets, sharing capabilities, data grid functionality, and the ability to connect to various databases. Founded in 2016 and based in Newark, Delaware, TeamSQL, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Amazon Web Services, Inc. since February 2020.

Ambeent

Seed Round in 2016
Ambeent Inc. operates a cloud-based platform that leverages artificial intelligence to optimize Wi-Fi performance on a global scale. The company addresses the challenges of managing unlicensed spectrum, which is critical for Wi-Fi networks. By providing a user-centric and virtualized solution, Ambeent allows for the enhancement of Wi-Fi access points without the need for on-premises hardware or software installations. This innovative approach not only ensures reliable, high-performance internet connectivity but also supports the development of future 5G heterogeneous networks. Through its unique technology, Ambeent empowers both end-users and operators to maximize the potential of Wi-Fi, ultimately improving network speed and efficiency.

BioCapSOL

Seed Round in 2016
BioCapSOL specializes in the extraction of biological content from plants and vegetables through the use of benign chemistries. The company employs advanced encapsulation technology to control the release of active ingredients based on various factors such as time, temperature, and chemical conditions. This innovative approach allows for the functionalization of natural extracts, catering to diverse applications across multiple sectors, including nanotechnology, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, and textiles. By focusing on the synthesis and characterization of these natural extracts, BioCapSOL provides valuable solutions for scientists and researchers seeking to harness the potential of plant-based nanoparticles.

Segmentify

Seed Round in 2016
Segmentify GmbH, established in 2017 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, specializes in e-commerce personalization. It offers a platform that helps online retailers enhance conversion rates by providing tailored product recommendations, search suggestions, targeted emails, and real-time analytics. The company's solutions enable e-commerce managers to make data-driven decisions on campaigns and discounts, ultimately improving customer satisfaction.

ARDIC

Seed Round in 2016
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