Nexus Ventures

Nexus Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2002 and headquartered in Ankara, Turkey. It specializes in seed-stage investments, primarily targeting sectors such as telecommunications and the Internet of Things. The firm aims to support transformative businesses by fostering meaningful partnerships with entrepreneurs. Nexus Ventures offers a combination of mentorship, business and technical expertise, a broad network, and financial backing to help these ventures grow and achieve scalability and profitability.

Burak Örücü

Founding Chairman

Past deals in Turkey

LOKI

Angel Round in 2018
LOKI Inc. specializes in developing a cybersecurity smart home device designed to help users manage and secure their networks against cyber threats. Founded in 2017 and based in Izmir, Turkey, the company offers a cloud-based secure network platform that operates on a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure. This platform is user-friendly, allowing individuals and small to medium enterprises to manage their cybersecurity without requiring technical expertise. LOKI's services include a comprehensive range of features such as firewall protection, antivirus capabilities, web filtering, intrusion prevention, and logging systems. By integrating these functions into a unified threat management system, LOKI enables clients to safely and securely navigate the internet while effectively protecting their digital environments.

Istanbul Startup Angels

Funding Round in 2017
Istanbul Startup Angels, established in 2012, is Turkey's leading angel investment network, specializing in innovative and rapidly growing technology startups. Based in Istanbul, the organization focuses on sectors such as software, advanced technologies, mobile, and internet technologies. In addition to its investment activities, Istanbul Startup Angels is developing a micro venture capital fund and launching Turkey's first crowdfunding platform. The network collaborates with corporations to identify promising startups, enhancing their potential for growth through sector-specific accelerator programs.

iyisahne.com

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in March of 2015 and based in Beyoğlu, İstanbul, iyisahne is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book performance professionals for any kind of special events around Turkey online. With most preferred and experienced performers, iyisahne.com offers an easy way to book local entertainment and services for any type of event. Whether a wedding orchestra or photographer for a wedding, a clown or magician for a birthday, or trio, quartet and DJ for a corporate event, iyisahne connects people to the performers for unique experiences in their special events, at any price point, with more than 300 music professionals for the first time in Turkey.
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