KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center

KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center

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Overview

KWORKS Entrepreneurship Research Center focuses on providing startups and entrepreneurs with consulting services to build and develop their business ideas and products. It mainly focuses on technology-based ventures. Its consulting services focus on product, customer, and business development; operational infrastructure; and more.

KWORKS Entrepreneurship Research Center enables startups to obtain insights and advisory services from their community of mentors, founders, and business leaders in Turkey.

KWORKS Entrepreneurship Research Center was founded in January 2015 by Koç University, and it is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Highlights

Founded

2015

Industry

Incubators

Employees

1-10

Investment

3

Lead Investment

0

Exits

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Stages

Seed

Investor Type

Accelerator, Incubator

Location

Europe

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center, established in 2015 and headquartered in Europe., specializes in Seed investments across Property Management, PropTech, Hospitality, Vacation Rental, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, SaaS, Messaging, Analytics, Text Analytics. Their recent investments include Missafir, Botanalytics, ACT Venture Partners. The highest investment round they participated in was $64.0M. Among their most notable exits are Missafir and Botanalytics. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Ali Koç

Ali Koç

Deputy Vice President of Koç Holding

imagePlace Faruk Eczacıbaşı

Faruk Eczacıbaşı

Deputy Vice President of Eczacıbaşı

imagePlace Işık Keçeci Aşur

Işık Keçeci Aşur

Managing Partner of Caffe Néro

imagePlace Hüsamettin Bayazıt

Hüsamettin Bayazıt

Former CEO of Vodafone Cyprus

imagePlace Mahmut Ozdemir

Mahmut Ozdemir

Director

Investment portfolio

KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 15, 2018, when Botanalytics raised $1.0M.

investments

3

Diversity investments

0

Lead investments

0

Number of exits

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Investments

3

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jan 15, 2018
Botanalytics Botanalytics
Artificial Intelligence (AI)1.0M
Apr 01, 2020
Missafir Missafir
Property Managementnull
Sep 30, 2020
Missafir Missafir
Property Managementnull

Exits

0

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

3

Investors

0

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

3

KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center has raised 3 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 30, 2020 from a Seed Round - Missafir round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jan 15, 2018
Seed Round - Botanalytics Seed Round - Botanalytics
-1.0M-
Apr 01, 2020
Pre Seed Round - Missafir Pre Seed Round - Missafir
-0-
Sep 30, 2020
Seed Round - Missafir Seed Round - Missafir
-0-

Investors

1

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundMoney Raised
-No
Seed Round - KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center
85.0K

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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