Radar · Auto in Istanbul
Best Auto Companies in Istanbul, Turkey
The 40 best Auto companies in Istanbul, Turkey in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: VavaCars.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
40companies tracked
$89Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
3have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO × ISTANBUL
Our analysis of 256 Auto companies
$29.3b in tracked funding; 77% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
256companies analysed
77%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
16unicorns
2015median founding year
1.5Mcombined LinkedIn audience
73%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Auto companies in Istanbul
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VavaCars Online P2P platform for buying and selling cars | $87M | 47 mo ago | Series C | Alizay Saeed Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer | 2019 | — | 1 job opening |
| 2 | Tasit.com Auto classifieds and car rental platform | $2M | 155 mo ago | Series B | — | 2009 | — | — |
| 3 | Kordsa Manufacturer of tire and construction reinforcement products | — | 50 mo ago | Public | — | 1973 | jQuerycore-jsHotjar+3 | — |
| 4 | Ford Otosan Manufacturer of automotive products | — | 64 mo ago | Public | Murat Senir Founder | 1959 | Microsoft ASP.NETBootstrapSlick+5 | — |
| 5 | TOFAS Manufactures and markets cars & commercial vehicles | — | 67 mo ago | Public | Cengiz Eroldu CEO | 1968 | Microsoft SharePointWindows ServerGoogle Maps+24 | — |
| 6 | Intercity Provider of vehicle rental and leasing services | — | 213 mo ago | Series A | Vural Ak Founder & CEO | 1992 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365TypeScript+12 | — |
| 7 | Araba.Com Online listing platform for multi-category vehicles | — | — | Acquired | Cigdem Dalyan Co-Founder | 2003 | TypeScriptGraphQLNode.js+17 | — |
| 8 | Arabam.com Online listing platform of used vehicles | — | — | Acquired | Mustafa Say CEO | 2000 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Zoho+2 | 1 award |
Top 6 Auto companies in Istanbul
#1
Series C · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2019 · 300 employees$87Mraised▾
Series C · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2019 · 300 employees
Online P2P platform for buying and selling cars. Sellers can list their cars through the platform by providing car details, contact details, and more. Buyers can search for and reserve cars through the platform by providing their preferred car, model, and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 90k LinkedIn followers — 6.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Müşteri Merkezi Yöneticimiz
Funding rounds
- Sep 2022Series C$37M
- Oct 2021Series B$50M
Founders & team
Investors
Vitol, Duquesne Family Office
#2
Series B · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2009 · 51 employees$2Mraised▾
Series B · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2009 · 51 employees
Tasit is a web auto classifieds and car rental platform. It connects vehicle sellers with buyers and facilitates purchase transactions. Tasit.com also provides a variety of news, information, and recommendations related to vehicles. The Platform also provides car rental services. based out of Istanbul, Turkey.
Funding rounds
- Sep 2013Series B$2M
- Jul 2013Series B—
- Jan 2013Series A—
Investors
Aslanoba Capital, VCDE Venture Partners, Raffay, Moller Ventures, Founderone, Uplift Ventures
#3
Public · Pendik, Istanbul · founded 1973 · 4810 employees—raised▾
Public · Pendik, Istanbul · founded 1973 · 4810 employees
Manufacturer of tire and construction reinforcement products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 151k LinkedIn followers — 10.0% of this cohort's audience
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCore-JsGlide.JsGoogle AnalyticsHstsJquery
#4
Public · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1959 · 11501 employees—raised▾
Public · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1959 · 11501 employees
In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $11.8B and a net profit of $1.19B
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 513k LinkedIn followers — 34.0% of this cohort's audience · 2013 engagements/post (54.1× cohort median)
Founders & team
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
BootstrapFancyboxGoogle AnalyticsJqueryJquery UiJsdelivr
#5
Public · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1968 · 5593 employees—raised▾
Public · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1968 · 5593 employees
Manufactures and markets cars & commercial vehicles
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 435k LinkedIn followers — 28.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: olarak görüyor
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. FIAT Doblo) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Adobe DtmAdobe TargetAnimate.CssAosBootstrapBootstrap Icons
#6
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1992—raised▾
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1992
Provider of vehicle rental and leasing services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2008Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Mitsubishi Corporation, Advent International, FMO, DEG, Turkven
Tech stack
AngularApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-Js
Funding & investor landscape
$89Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
3disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Duquesne Family Office1 rounds
Notable founders
Alizay Saeed
Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer · VavaCars
Murat Senir
Founder · Ford Otosan
Veysel Aysit
Co-Founder · Ford Otosan
Cengiz Eroldu
CEO · TOFAS
Vural Ak
Founder & CEO · Intercity
Prism market signals · Turkey · country-scoped Prism corpus, 916,012 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Auto coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH FROM Istanbul · institutions
What Istanbul researches in autonomous vehicles
28 papersstance +0.3015% breakthrough25% concern
local research themes
Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyTransportation and Mobility InnovationsTransportation Planning and OptimizationMarine and environmental studiesVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
top institutions
- Istanbul Technical University17
- Istanbul University6
- Istanbul Commerce University2
- Istanbul Medeniyet University2
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa2
Common questions
How many Auto companies are there in Istanbul, Turkey?
Radar tracks 40 indexable Auto companies headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto companies in Istanbul, Turkey?
The Auto companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list have raised a combined $89M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto company in Istanbul, Turkey?
VavaCars is the highest-funded Auto company in Istanbul, Turkey, with $87M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto companies in Istanbul, Turkey are funded?
2 of the 40 Auto companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto unicorns are there in Istanbul, Turkey?
None of the Auto companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Istanbul, Turkey Auto companies?
The most active investors in Istanbul, Turkey Auto companies on this list include Europa, Aslanoba Capital, 212 Vc, AccessTurkey Capital Group, Advent International.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.