CollectiveSpark

CollectiveSpark is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, with an additional office in Los Angeles, California. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, primarily targeting tech startups across various sectors including fintech, marketplaces, mobile applications, software, gaming, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and enterprise SaaS. CollectiveSpark is composed of experienced entrepreneurs who focus on identifying scalable business models and partnering them with talented teams. The firm's objective is to fund and support multiple ventures as they progress towards their next rounds of funding.

Atil Erken

General Partner

Banu Kosar

Associate

Gorkem Oktay

General Partner

27 past transactions

Cenoa

Seed Round in 2023
Cenoa is a financial technology company that offers a borderless superwallet application aimed at improving access to dollar-based products in emerging markets. The platform allows users to purchase dollars at real exchange rates and earn competitive yields without incurring any fees. By partnering with various payment providers, Cenoa enables users to convert their assets into digital forms and withdraw their funds at any time. This approach seeks to enhance financial inclusion and provide users with secure and convenient access to essential financial services.

Spotawheel

Series B in 2022
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

FundoMundo

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Developer of an online education platform designed for children and young people aged 3-18. The company's platform aims to deliver engaging lessons online in small groups while providing interactive education in the comfort of their home and under the supervision of their families, enabling children to learn new things, be involved in activities that trigger their creativity, and make new friends by socializing with their peers.

Synnada

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Synnada specializes in developing low-touch, self-contained machine learning platforms that facilitate alerts for mission-critical actions in streaming data environments. The company's technology employs artificial intelligence to streamline the management, deployment, and monitoring of machine learning models, significantly reducing the workload for engineers, developers, and analysts. By allowing users to build models around real-time data systems, Synnada aims to alleviate issues such as alert fatigue and enhance the efficiency of observe-detect-act workflows in data infrastructures.

Yolda

Seed Round in 2021
Logistic operations still largely run on paper. It is almost impossible to track the vast majority of loads, receive delivery documents or measure how successful the operation is. yolda is changing this with a strategic operating model that combines advanced tech and data analytics, logistics infrastructure, and hands-on supply chain expertise. yolda combines the quality of cargo transportation with the diversity of haulier and the integrated service model of 3PL companies and offers a high-quality logistics experience by focusing on its customers. yolda’s marketplace solution encompasses many local forwarders and logistics companies, enabling SMEs and corporate enterprises to receive an instant quote for multiple shipment requests on a single platform. Companies can also track their shipments via yolda's intelligent control panel and measure their logistics operations performance with detailed reporting services.

Oda

Seed Round in 2021
Oda is a technology company that provides a comprehensive platform for the real estate industry, enabling users to access, search, and manage residential transaction records and listings across most U.S. cities. By aggregating real estate data from various listing services and government records, Oda offers a unified API that streamlines the process of managing property information. Additionally, Oda develops software for property photo enhancement and virtual staging, utilizing artificial intelligence to deliver high-quality, vivid images for residential listings. This combination of data management tools and advanced image enhancement capabilities allows real estate professionals to effectively grow their businesses in a competitive market.

Tarfin

Series A in 2021
Tarfin operates a cloud-based credit platform designed to assist underbanked farmers in Turkey by providing access to high-quality farm inputs and competitive financing options at the point of sale. Founded in 2017 and based in Istanbul, the company employs advanced technologies, including big data analytics and machine learning, to compare prices and identify low-cost alternatives for essential agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, and equipment. This innovative approach not only helps farmers secure necessary resources at competitive prices but also allows retailers to mitigate receivable risks and optimize their capital. Tarfin's commitment to financial inclusion has been recognized, having won the EFSE's Financial Inclusion Challenge in 2016.

Teleporter

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Teleporter Realities, Inc. is a company that develops and operates a social virtual reality platform specifically designed for gamers. Established in 2016 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with an additional office in Istanbul, Teleporter creates immersive 3D environments where users can engage in various activities. The platform allows gamers to play built-in games, watch live game streams, and connect with like-minded individuals, fostering a sense of community. Teleporter's vision draws inspiration from popular MMORPGs, aiming to build a digital universe that enhances the gaming experience through technology and creativity. By combining gaming and social interaction, Teleporter provides a unique space for gamers to socialize and enjoy shared experiences in virtual reality.

AloTech

Venture Round in 2021
AloTech is a cloud-based call center platform that operates on Google's infrastructure, making it the first and only service of its kind globally. The company provides scalable enterprise functionality tailored to meet the needs of its clients, enabling businesses to manage their customer interactions effectively. By leveraging advanced technology, AloTech aims to enhance communication and operational efficiency for organizations of various sizes.

Yolda

Seed Round in 2021
Logistic operations still largely run on paper. It is almost impossible to track the vast majority of loads, receive delivery documents or measure how successful the operation is. yolda is changing this with a strategic operating model that combines advanced tech and data analytics, logistics infrastructure, and hands-on supply chain expertise. yolda combines the quality of cargo transportation with the diversity of haulier and the integrated service model of 3PL companies and offers a high-quality logistics experience by focusing on its customers. yolda’s marketplace solution encompasses many local forwarders and logistics companies, enabling SMEs and corporate enterprises to receive an instant quote for multiple shipment requests on a single platform. Companies can also track their shipments via yolda's intelligent control panel and measure their logistics operations performance with detailed reporting services.

Veloxia

Venture Round in 2021
Veloxia Technology is focused on developing innovative mobile games, particularly idle games, for mobile devices. The company aims to create engaging multiplayer strategy and simulation games that provide entertaining experiences for users. By integrating behavioral economics into its products, Veloxia seeks to enhance product-market fit and disrupt the gaming industry. The company emphasizes the importance of assembling a team with strong capabilities and values, which it believes is essential for creating revolutionary gaming products.

Tarfin

Series A in 2020
Tarfin operates a cloud-based credit platform designed to assist underbanked farmers in Turkey by providing access to high-quality farm inputs and competitive financing options at the point of sale. Founded in 2017 and based in Istanbul, the company employs advanced technologies, including big data analytics and machine learning, to compare prices and identify low-cost alternatives for essential agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, and equipment. This innovative approach not only helps farmers secure necessary resources at competitive prices but also allows retailers to mitigate receivable risks and optimize their capital. Tarfin's commitment to financial inclusion has been recognized, having won the EFSE's Financial Inclusion Challenge in 2016.

UserGuiding

Seed Round in 2020
UserGuiding is a software company that specializes in product onboarding solutions, enabling businesses to enhance user adoption through interactive guides. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, UserGuiding offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that allows users to create and design onboarding flows without the need for coding skills. The platform includes features such as step-by-step product walkthroughs, tutorial popups, and NPS surveys, all aimed at improving the onboarding experience for both new and existing users. Additionally, UserGuiding provides analytics and segmentation tools to track the effectiveness of these onboarding processes, helping businesses to tailor experiences and increase engagement. The company operates as a subsidiary of YNOT Partners, Inc.

Mobilexpress

Series A in 2020
Mobilexpress is a leading payment platform in Turkey, known for its PCI DSS Level 1 compliance, which ensures secure processing of card payments. The company provides a comprehensive suite of configurable payment solutions tailored for both B2C and B2B clients across various sectors. Its offerings include a payment gateway integrated with numerous banks and payment service providers, customizable hosted payment pages, card-on-file options, and recurring payment functionalities. Additionally, Mobilexpress supports easy access to its services through its Payment API, Merchant Panel, and ready-to-use merchant payment pages, catering to clients with varying levels of technical expertise. With a focus on enhancing payment experiences, Mobilexpress processes over 110 million transactions annually and securely hosts more than 15 million stored cards. As it transitions to operate under the Lidio brand pending regulatory approval, Mobilexpress continues to provide essential payment solutions to some of Turkey's largest companies and brands.

Lidio

Series A in 2020
Mobilexpress, the largest payment platform of Turkey, will carry on its activities as a “Lidio” group company. In our journey with “liberalizing payments” philosophy, we will deliver our new generation services to businesses and end users through Lidio brand. As soon as our Central Bank of Turkey license application process is approved, you will be able to access all our Lidio services. Meanwhile, we will keep providing services through Mobilexpress, the payment solutions partner of Turkey's largest companies and brands with more than 110 million annual transaction number and hosting more than 15 million securely stored cards. You may contact me or the team at any time to share your feedbacks and suggestions on this journey with the new Lidio brand

Mutlubiev

Venture Round in 2020
Mutlubiev Ev Hizmetleri Tic. San. A.S. is an online platform based in Istanbul, Turkey, that was established in 2014 to facilitate the booking of professional cleaning services. The company offers a variety of cleaning options, including house cleaning, office cleaning, empty house cleaning, post-construction cleaning, and furniture assembly. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Mutlubiev effectively matches clients with cleaners based on specific criteria such as task, location, price, and timing. This approach allows customers to conveniently schedule cleaning services, enabling them to focus on other important activities while ensuring high-quality solutions tailored to their needs.

Yolda

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Logistic operations still largely run on paper. It is almost impossible to track the vast majority of loads, receive delivery documents or measure how successful the operation is. yolda is changing this with a strategic operating model that combines advanced tech and data analytics, logistics infrastructure, and hands-on supply chain expertise. yolda combines the quality of cargo transportation with the diversity of haulier and the integrated service model of 3PL companies and offers a high-quality logistics experience by focusing on its customers. yolda’s marketplace solution encompasses many local forwarders and logistics companies, enabling SMEs and corporate enterprises to receive an instant quote for multiple shipment requests on a single platform. Companies can also track their shipments via yolda's intelligent control panel and measure their logistics operations performance with detailed reporting services.

AppSamurai

Series A in 2020
App Samurai, Inc. is a mobile advertising technology and intelligence company that connects advertisers with publishers to effectively reach mobile users through artificial intelligence. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in the United Kingdom, Turkey, Germany, Spain, and Colorado, App Samurai offers a comprehensive mobile user acquisition platform. This platform enables advertisers to create, manage, and measure mobile ad campaigns while tracking their performance. It integrates with various ad networks to support app promotion and cost-per-install (CPI) campaigns, including user acquisition and video advertising. The platform features a smart dashboard that provides insights into traffic performance and in-app events, allowing app owners to optimize their campaigns and achieve app store ranking targets with minimal media spending. By simplifying the ad campaign creation process, App Samurai assists developers and marketers in effectively increasing application downloads and user engagement.

Prisync

Seed Round in 2020
Prisync helps E-Commerce businesses optimize their pricing strategy by automating data collection & providing smart suggestions. The dynamic pricing engine takes the automation to an advantageous level by keeping businesses at the "sweet spot" where they decide on which profit margins they want to be while staying ahead of the competition. Optimize your pricing with Prisync to have the highest impact on increasing your profits easily! Prisync was founded in February 2013 and is the output of a R&D project supported by KOSGEB & TUBITAK.

Mutlubiev

Venture Round in 2020
Mutlubiev Ev Hizmetleri Tic. San. A.S. is an online platform based in Istanbul, Turkey, that was established in 2014 to facilitate the booking of professional cleaning services. The company offers a variety of cleaning options, including house cleaning, office cleaning, empty house cleaning, post-construction cleaning, and furniture assembly. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Mutlubiev effectively matches clients with cleaners based on specific criteria such as task, location, price, and timing. This approach allows customers to conveniently schedule cleaning services, enabling them to focus on other important activities while ensuring high-quality solutions tailored to their needs.

Justmop

Series B in 2019
Justmop.com DMCC operates an online platform that enables users to book a variety of cleaning services conveniently. Founded in 2014 and based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Justmop offers services including maid services, deep cleaning, housekeeping, and specialized cleaning such as carpet, mattress, and sofa cleaning. The platform allows customers to book, pay for, and rate services seamlessly, connecting them with cleaning companies and ensuring high-quality service delivery. Justmop aims to facilitate efficient booking for customers while helping its partner cleaning companies maximize their business opportunities.

Pakolino

Seed Round in 2019
Pakolino is a company founded in 2015 and based in Istanbul, Turkey, that specializes in providing educational and engaging activity crates for children aged 3 to 7 years. These crates contain materials and inspiration for various projects that promote creativity and personal development, including arts and crafts, science activities, imaginative play, and themes like music, gardening, and colors. Additionally, Pakolino offers themed magazines and a monthly membership subscription service, allowing parents and guardians to easily support their children's growth and exploration in a convenient manner. The focus is on fostering children's natural curiosity while alleviating the time constraints faced by busy parents.

Dekopasaj

Series A in 2019
Dekopasaj is a marketplace for buying and selling used furnitures and decor products. Dekopasaj provides logistics, payment, curation, and consignment services. Dekopasaj was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

UserGuiding

Seed Round in 2019
UserGuiding is a software company that specializes in product onboarding solutions, enabling businesses to enhance user adoption through interactive guides. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, UserGuiding offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that allows users to create and design onboarding flows without the need for coding skills. The platform includes features such as step-by-step product walkthroughs, tutorial popups, and NPS surveys, all aimed at improving the onboarding experience for both new and existing users. Additionally, UserGuiding provides analytics and segmentation tools to track the effectiveness of these onboarding processes, helping businesses to tailor experiences and increase engagement. The company operates as a subsidiary of YNOT Partners, Inc.

Mutlubiev

Series B in 2019
Mutlubiev Ev Hizmetleri Tic. San. A.S. is an online platform based in Istanbul, Turkey, that was established in 2014 to facilitate the booking of professional cleaning services. The company offers a variety of cleaning options, including house cleaning, office cleaning, empty house cleaning, post-construction cleaning, and furniture assembly. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Mutlubiev effectively matches clients with cleaners based on specific criteria such as task, location, price, and timing. This approach allows customers to conveniently schedule cleaning services, enabling them to focus on other important activities while ensuring high-quality solutions tailored to their needs.

Mutlubiev

Series A in 2018
Mutlubiev Ev Hizmetleri Tic. San. A.S. is an online platform based in Istanbul, Turkey, that was established in 2014 to facilitate the booking of professional cleaning services. The company offers a variety of cleaning options, including house cleaning, office cleaning, empty house cleaning, post-construction cleaning, and furniture assembly. By utilizing artificial intelligence, Mutlubiev effectively matches clients with cleaners based on specific criteria such as task, location, price, and timing. This approach allows customers to conveniently schedule cleaning services, enabling them to focus on other important activities while ensuring high-quality solutions tailored to their needs.

Tarfin

Seed Round in 2018
Tarfin operates a cloud-based credit platform designed to assist underbanked farmers in Turkey by providing access to high-quality farm inputs and competitive financing options at the point of sale. Founded in 2017 and based in Istanbul, the company employs advanced technologies, including big data analytics and machine learning, to compare prices and identify low-cost alternatives for essential agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, and equipment. This innovative approach not only helps farmers secure necessary resources at competitive prices but also allows retailers to mitigate receivable risks and optimize their capital. Tarfin's commitment to financial inclusion has been recognized, having won the EFSE's Financial Inclusion Challenge in 2016.
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