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    212

    Istanbul, TurkeyFounded 2012

    212 is a venture capital firm that backs bold, growth-stage B2B technology companies across Turkey, Central and Eastern Europe, and MENA. Founded in 2012 by Numan Numan and Ali Karabey, it is Türkiye's first institutional venture capital fund and follows a 'Test Local, Go Global' strategy for startups ready to scale internationally.

    Their most common stage is series-a (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $13.8M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    6

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    Kivanc Aydin

    Kivanc Aydin

    Partner | Growth Funds

    Ali H. Karabey

    Ali H. Karabey

    Investment | Growth Funds

    AN

    Ali Naci Temel

    Operations & Investment I 212 NexT

    Cagdas Yildiz

    Cagdas Yildiz

    Investment | Simya VC

    Caglar Urcan

    Caglar Urcan

    Investment I 212 NexT

    Can Deniz Tokman

    Can Deniz Tokman

    Investment I Growth Funds

    Can Duru

    Can Duru

    Operations | Venture fellow

    Can Erol

    Can Erol

    Operations | Venture Fellow

    Dogukan Enes Velioglu

    Dogukan Enes Velioglu

    Investment | Simya VC

    Dr. Maher Hakim

    Dr. Maher Hakim

    Investment | Growth Funds

    ET

    Emin Taha Celik

    Investment I Growth Funds

    Erim Hayretci

    Erim Hayretci

    Operations | Venture Fellow

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    6 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    PPromakeSeed$4MJan 2026
    FFlow48Series A$25MNov 2023
    HotelRunner logoHotelRunnerSeries A$6.5MJan 2023
    Artboard Studio logoArtboard StudioSeed$870KJun 2021
    CChooch AISeries A$20MNov 2020
    Trio Mobil logoTrio MobilGrowth$26.5M

    Top Co-Investors

    Last updated: 8 September 2026