Diffusion Capital Partners

DCP is a seed stage venture capital fund manager. We exclusively invest in Turkey and in technology intensive start-ups. At DCP we aim to invest in entrepreneurial teams that are building the future through progressive science and technology. We focus on cross industry sectors and interdisciplinary projects to discover innovations occurring at the nexus of technology domains where capital efficient solutions can unlock significant value.

Merve Akgün

VP

Alper Karagoz

Partner

Altan Kucukcinar

Partner

Firat Ozpinar

Partner

BO

Burak Ozyazgan

Senior Associate

Haluk Zontul

Partner

35 past transactions

Appsilon Enterprise

Seed Round in 2017
We re-create the earth’s process to grow diamond. Our plasma chamber is like the Sun on the Earth. Atom by atom, the diamond lattice form and it’s the same with how diamond forms in nature. We mimic the process, but the result is the same with nature-born.

NUBIGON

Convertible Note in 2017
NUBIGON develops innovative software solutions to effectively harness photos and laser scanner data for CAD in AEC. Our powerful 3D engine is uniquely equipped to visualize large volumes of data at full-resolution in real time; marrying unprecedented level of detail with render performance. Equipped with versatile tools for pre-design and as-built modeling, NUBIGON helps users to make more out of reality capture data in AEC.

Episome Biotech

Seed Round in 2017
Episome Biotechnologies operates as a biotechnology company that focuses on industrial enzyme technologies. The company offers EpiCellulyse XT, an enzymatic solution that facilitates the production of biogas from paper mill sludge; and used to convert paper industry waste into raw material for use in biogas plants. It serves biogas, textile, leather, paper, starch, detergent, rubber, and biofuel industries. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gebze, Turkey.

Appsilon Enterprise

Venture Round in 2019
We re-create the earth’s process to grow diamond. Our plasma chamber is like the Sun on the Earth. Atom by atom, the diamond lattice form and it’s the same with how diamond forms in nature. We mimic the process, but the result is the same with nature-born.

NUBIGON

Seed Round in 2016
NUBIGON develops innovative software solutions to effectively harness photos and laser scanner data for CAD in AEC. Our powerful 3D engine is uniquely equipped to visualize large volumes of data at full-resolution in real time; marrying unprecedented level of detail with render performance. Equipped with versatile tools for pre-design and as-built modeling, NUBIGON helps users to make more out of reality capture data in AEC.

ViraSoft

Venture Round in 2020
Virasoft Software Inc. develops software that provides diagnostic support in the field of digital pathology, quantitative image analysis, case management applications, pathology training set and telepathology services. The company offers cancer diagnosis and diagnosis stages, digital pathology and telepathology development services. Virasoft Software Inc. also provides web solutions, such as instant consultation, and annotation. Virasoft Software Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

V-Count

Series A in 2017
V-Count Inc. develops and manufactures visitor analytics, people counting, heat-map, and queue management technologies including Wi-Fi based devices. The company caters to industries including retail, airports, shopping malls, libraries, museums, and smart buildings. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida with additional offices in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Istanbul, Turkey.
Entekno Materials is an innovative company developing and producing advanced inorganic materials by using nano technology. The mission of the company is to develop and produce advanced materials and/or technologies and to realize the usage of these materials into real applications.

Neurocess

Seed Round in 2021
Neurocess offers services as a wearable technology product that increases the training performance and reduces the risk of injury by analyzing the muscle of professional athletes.

BMT BAPS

Seed Round in 2016
BMT BAPS Biyomalzeme was established in 2016 as part of the BMT Calsis Group as a manufacturer of advanced technologies for human health. BMT BAPS products are designed to offer unique and viable solutions to orthopaedics via a range of Bio-Absorbable Pins and Screws and associated technologies. Created by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals and over 40 years of experience in the biotechnology sector, BMT BAPS operates on an innovative technology platform connecting experts in materials, design and manufacturing from across the globe.

MEDRICS Corp.

Seed Round in 2016
MEDRICS develops integrated patient experience solutions while increasing the efficiency of the hospital operations with the combination of Healthcare processes flow knowledge, mobile, and location technologies. All solutions are white labeled and customized depending on priorities of clients.
Entekno Materials is an innovative company developing and producing advanced inorganic materials by using nano technology. The mission of the company is to develop and produce advanced materials and/or technologies and to realize the usage of these materials into real applications.

Webee

Venture Round in 2021
The first mobile software company found in Istanbul and transformed to a Travel Tech company in 2017 with WeBee brand. Closed 2 rounds of investments and growing globally. WeBee has lots of global awards and recognitions including United Nations World Tourism Organization, THA, Silicon Review, CIOAwards and many others.

Episome Biotech

Seed Round in 2016
Episome Biotechnologies operates as a biotechnology company that focuses on industrial enzyme technologies. The company offers EpiCellulyse XT, an enzymatic solution that facilitates the production of biogas from paper mill sludge; and used to convert paper industry waste into raw material for use in biogas plants. It serves biogas, textile, leather, paper, starch, detergent, rubber, and biofuel industries. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gebze, Turkey.

SBS Scientific Biosolutions

Seed Round in 2015
SBS is specialized in production technologies of natural value-added food and cosmetic ingredients.

Enhencer

Seed Round in 2022
Predictive Storyteller. As the motto points out, Enhencer is an Automated Machine Learning platform to analyze and make predictions. Any business unit with prepared data can build and deploy ML models with a few clicks in Enhencer. Our interface gives everyone access to the most acclaimed models in ML world; Decision Tree, Random Forest, XG Boost, Artificial Neural Networks and many more to come. If you don't have time to learn R and Python but still want to use Machine Learning for your business, Enhencer is the most practical and transparent way.

tazi.ai

Seed Round in 2017
tazi.ai operates as a continuous automated machine learning product provider. The company develops machine learning solutions for banking, insurance, retail, telecommunications, Internet of things (IoT), and healthcare industries. tazi.ai was founded in 2015 is based in Sausalito, California with offices in San Francisco, California and Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and a research and development facility in Istanbul.

Mavilab

Seed Round in 2015
Cybelle is a laser hair removal device for the medical and aesthetics industry based on image processing technology developed by Mavilab.

Khenda

Seed Round in 2021
Khenda offers artificial intelligence-based image analysis for manual production lines, aims to increase the efficiency and quality of production by analyzing manual processes with image processing algorithms.

ATAR Labs

Seed Round in 2017
ATAR Labs builds next generation Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platforms. Our flagship product ATAR helps SOC teams to become more vigilant and effective while helping them achieve more. ATAR has integrations with more than 100 different technologies and orchestrate and automate investigation and response activities spanning those platforms and more.

SmartAlpha

Seed Round in 2021
SmartAlpha is committed to developing products with a particular focus on ‘AI on ultrasound’. Artificial intelligence guided ultrasound interpretation product Nerveblox (www.nerveblox.com) is the first of its breed.

TEA networks

Seed Round in 2021
TEA networks is an innovative company specializing on wireless networks. TEA strives to bring machine learning tools and artificial intelligence to Wi-Fi networks. TEA does research and development on new technologies for understanding and enhancing the user experience.

Mikro Biyosistemler Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
Mikro Biyosistemler Inc., a biomedical microsystems company, focuses on development of microfludics and lab-on-a-chip systems for biomedical applications, including multi-drug-resistance (MDR) and circulating tumor cells (CTC) detection for early diagnosis and prognosis of cancer. The company develops a detection system for MDR in cancer (primarily on breast cancer); and a microfluidic platform for detection and enumeration of CTCs for POC applications. It also provides consultancy and fabrication services for companies and institutions on microfluidics. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Ankara, Turkey.

tazi.ai

Seed Round in 2022
tazi.ai operates as a continuous automated machine learning product provider. The company develops machine learning solutions for banking, insurance, retail, telecommunications, Internet of things (IoT), and healthcare industries. tazi.ai was founded in 2015 is based in Sausalito, California with offices in San Francisco, California and Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and a research and development facility in Istanbul.

ViraSoft

Series A in 2021
Virasoft Software Inc. develops software that provides diagnostic support in the field of digital pathology, quantitative image analysis, case management applications, pathology training set and telepathology services. The company offers cancer diagnosis and diagnosis stages, digital pathology and telepathology development services. Virasoft Software Inc. also provides web solutions, such as instant consultation, and annotation. Virasoft Software Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

ViraSoft

Seed Round in 2017
Virasoft Software Inc. develops software that provides diagnostic support in the field of digital pathology, quantitative image analysis, case management applications, pathology training set and telepathology services. The company offers cancer diagnosis and diagnosis stages, digital pathology and telepathology development services. Virasoft Software Inc. also provides web solutions, such as instant consultation, and annotation. Virasoft Software Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Appsilon Enterprise

Series A in 2019
We re-create the earth’s process to grow diamond. Our plasma chamber is like the Sun on the Earth. Atom by atom, the diamond lattice form and it’s the same with how diamond forms in nature. We mimic the process, but the result is the same with nature-born.

Parasut

Series B in 2016
Financial management software for SMEs in Turkey

Magspin

Seed Round in 2017
Magspin develops transparent ceramics that are physically highly durable and optically competing with glass.

Magspin

Seed Round in 2017
Magspin develops transparent ceramics that are physically highly durable and optically competing with glass.

Tekkredi

Series A in 2017
Tekkredi.com is a platform to help you reconfigure your existing loans in different banks and relax your monthly payment plan

Burgeon.me

Venture Round in 2017
Burgeon.me is provide advanced materials and technologies for human health with competitive and innovative approaches to the service of medicine and humanity.

FU

Venture Round in 2017
The FU carries out mortgage business, which guarantees the loans of banks and financial institutions, loans of non-financial institutions.