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Best Native AI Companies in Istanbul, Turkey

The 41 best Native AI companies in Istanbul, Turkey in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Vispera.

41companies tracked
$14.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
10have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · NATIVE AI × ISTANBUL

Our analysis of 150 Native AI companies

$80.7b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

150companies analysed
94%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
50unicorns
2022median founding year
114kcombined LinkedIn audience
56%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Native AI companies in Istanbul

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Vispera
Provider of image recognition based retail execution and tracking services for grocery retailers to enhance…
$8M28 mo agoSeries A—2014Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Zoho+9—
2HockeyStack
Provider of AI-powered platform for B2B revenue data intelligence and automation
$3M4 mo agoSeries AArda Bulut
Co-Founder
2021WebflowSentryAmazon Web Services+33—
3Myth Technologies
AI-based lean print and texture design software solutions and services
$2M25 mo agoSeedOzgecan Ustgul
Founder
2020WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+30—
4Rierino
Provider of a low-code platform for digital innovation
$1M38 mo agoSeedMine Ozmen
Co-Founder
2020Node.jsFirebaseTailwind CSS+17—
5Roketfy
Provider of AI-based e-commerce software suite solutions for businesses
$465K44 mo agoSeed—2021HubSpotSendinbluecore-js+12—
6Capoom
Provider of customizable 3D modeling, 3D scanning, and synthetic data
—23 mo agoSeedGihad Sohsah
Co-Founder & CTO
2021——
7Voltran
Provider of AI live lectures video and animation based live teaching experiences
—41 mo agoUnfundedBerk Kincioglu
Founder
2023Wix eCommerceWixSentry+19—
8emoty.AI
Provider of AI-based neurotechnology solutions for consumer insights
—74 mo agoDeadpooledSoner Abay
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
2020——

Top 11 Native AI companies in Istanbul

#1
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2021 · 11 employees
$2.8Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-powered platform for B2B revenue data intelligence and automation. The platform offers tools for sales, marketing, and revenue operations teams. It provides features such as AI agents, dashboards, and workflows to optimize go-to-market strategies. The platform integrates with various CRM, marketing automation, and advertising platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 29k LinkedIn followers — 25.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series A—
  • Jan 2025Series A$20M
  • Nov 2023Seed$2.7M
  • 2023Seed$50K
Founders & team
Arda BulutCo-FounderBugra GunduzCo-Founder & CEOEmir AtliCo-Founder
Investors
Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Madrona, Soma Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, 645 Ventures
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#2
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2014 · 109 employees
$8.4Mraised
▾

Provider of image recognition based retail execution and tracking services for grocery retailers to enhance field effectiveness. It provides image recognition-based retail execution and tracking services to grocery retailers, allowing to enhance the performance of the field operations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 8.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Series A$500K
  • Aug 2023Series A$250K
  • May 2020Series A—
  • Nov 2017Series A$1.2M
Investors
Keiretsu Capital, APY Ventures, EIC Fund, Logo Venture, Europa, Koc Holding
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAxiosCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle Font ApiMicrosoft 365
#3
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2020 · 5 employees
$1.5Mraised
▾

AI-based lean print and texture design software solutions and services. The platform enables the creation of patterns by category flowers, geometric, nature, texture, set color range, creates online digital pattern selection for pattern choices, and upload it to the dashboard.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Seed—
  • Dec 2023Seed$1.3M
  • Dec 2022Seed$200K
Founders & team
Ozgecan UstgulFounder
Investors
Basefy, Keiretsu Forum Turkey, Turk Telekom, ITU ARI Teknokent, Sun Tekstil, Türk Telekom Ventures
Tech stack
Anime.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCookiebotCore-Js
#4
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2020 · 8 employees
$1.2Mraised
▾

Provider of a low-code platform for digital innovation. This platform accelerates ecommerce and digital transformation by orchestrating experiences and workflows. It supports composable commerce for B2C, B2B, and marketplace models, enabling rapid microservice and API development. Embedded intelligence and automation features enhance productivity and efficiency. The platform offers tools for developers, including comprehensive low-code tools and streamlined documentation. Solutions include omnichannel commerce, external platform connections, product information management, content management, B2B ecommerce, marketplace commerce, internal applications, and personalization capabilities. It also features an AI agent builder for enterprise-grade automation. The platform integrates with various applications and protocols, ensuring seamless connectivity within existing ecosystems.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2023Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Mine OzmenCo-FounderBerkin OzmenCo-Founder
Investors
Tacirler Portfoy, Vestel Ventures, Gelecek Etki VC
Tech stack
AlbacrossCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudinaryFirebaseGoogle Analytics
#5
Seed · Sisli, Istanbul · founded 2021 · 10 employees
$465Kraised
▾

Provider of AI-based e-commerce software suite solutions for businesses. The solutions include a listing analyst with content analysis, SEO & keywords management, price suggestion, and price history management. Other solutions include an AI-based content writer for product description, a notification system, comment & feedback analysis, and a dashboard for competitor tracking & customized tracking.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Seed$465K
Investors
APY Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Rocket LoaderCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#6
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2021
—raised
▾

Provider of customizable 3D modeling, 3D scanning, and synthetic data. The company delivers tools for creating realistic 3D environments and digital twins. It offers solutions for AI training, simulations, and virtual testing. The company’s platform generates datasets at scale, reducing the cost of real-world data collection. Datasets and models are customizable to specific sector requirements.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 4 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -2 · hiring: 2nd Level Application Support Specialist, Cloud-Softwareentwickler
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Seed—
Founders & team
Gihad SohsahCo-Founder & CTOMerih OztaylanCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Techstars, LvlUp
#7
Unfunded · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2023
—raised
▾

Provider of AI live lectures video and animation based live teaching experiences. It builds AI agents for K 12 schools and institutions. Their experiences are powered by digital twins and the coordinated work of 15+ AI agents which are built to deliver detailed,interactive learning at scale.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Berk KinciogluFounder
Tech stack
BootstrapCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Tag Manager
#8
Deadpooled · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2020 · 14 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of AI-based neurotechnology solutions for consumer insights. It provides a toolkit for developers and business to identify the human behavior using AI technology. It provides facial expression recognition, eye tracking, heart rate monitoring, face verification, pose detection, as well as stress, text, audio & pupil analysis solutions. It also enables the access to cloud-based reports in real-time.

Funding rounds
  • 2020Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Soner AbayCo-Founder & Co-CEOOzan YurtseverCo-Founder
Investors
K-Startup Grand Challenge, KWORKS
#9
Seed · Pendik, Istanbul · founded 2014 · 14 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of industrial image processing solutions for quality control and automation. The company delivers solutions for surface inspection, factory automation, and robotic applications. They offer systems for defect detection, real-time analysis, and integration with production lines. The company focuses on product development with a research and development approach.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Seed—
Founders & team
Huseyin AlemdarCo-Founder & CEOAdem AlemdarCo-Founder & CSO
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#10
Deadpooled · Sisli, Istanbul · founded 2017
—raised
▾

Magintech provides solutions for sales analytics through data and text analysis. It offers Sales Ball, which automatically creates individual campaigns for customers and determines the optimum communication method for each customer. Another offering is Collection Ball, which determines whether the debtor will pay his debt and calculates the optimum call time for collection. It also offers Quality Ball, which uses text analysis technology to measure the quality of call centre employees automatically during conversations.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2018Seed—
Founders & team
Dilan OncevarlikCo-Founder & CEOKemal YildizCo-Founder & CFOMert KurtCo-Founder
Investors
StartersHub
#11
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2016 · 28 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of AI solutions for customer engagement and service automation. The company offers a suite of tools designed to streamline customer interactions across various channels. These tools include AI agents, voice assistants, chatbots, and review management systems. The platform also provides data-driven insights to improve decision-making and enhance customer satisfaction.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 7.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 partnerships (incl. Eve) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2018Seed—
Founders & team
Kaan TezgelCo-Founder
Investors
Startupbootcamp, Cube Incubation
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3

Funding & investor landscape

$14.4Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
13disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
APY Ventures2 rounds
KWORKS2 rounds
645 Ventures1 rounds
Basefy1 rounds
Bessemer Venture Partners1 rounds
Cube Incubation1 rounds
EIC Fund1 rounds
Endeavor1 rounds
Europa1 rounds
Fiba Capital1 rounds

Notable founders

Arda Bulut
Co-Founder · HockeyStack
Bugra Gunduz
Co-Founder & CEO · HockeyStack
Ozgecan Ustgul
Founder · Myth Technologies
Mine Ozmen
Co-Founder · Rierino
Berkin Ozmen
Co-Founder · Rierino
Gihad Sohsah
Co-Founder & CTO · Capoom
Merih Oztaylan
Co-Founder & CEO · Capoom
Berk Kincioglu
Founder · Voltran
Soner Abay
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · emoty.AI
Ozan Yurtsever
Co-Founder · emoty.AI
Huseyin Alemdar
Co-Founder & CEO · Visiomex
Adem Alemdar
Co-Founder & CSO · Visiomex
Prism market signals · Turkey · country-scoped Prism corpus, 53,452 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Native AI 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 artificial intelligence

38 papersstance +0.4232% breakthrough16% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
Dental Radiography and ImagingArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)Smart Grid Security and ResilienceBig Data and Digital Economy
top institutions
  • Istanbul University12
  • Istanbul Medipol University12
  • Istanbul Technical University10
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa4
  • Istanbul Arel University2

Common questions

How many Native AI companies are there in Istanbul, Turkey?
Radar tracks 41 indexable Native AI companies headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Native AI companies in Istanbul, Turkey?
The Native AI companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list have raised a combined $14.4M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Native AI company in Istanbul, Turkey?
Vispera is the highest-funded Native AI company in Istanbul, Turkey, with $8.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Native AI companies in Istanbul, Turkey are funded?
5 of the 41 Native AI companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Native AI unicorns are there in Istanbul, Turkey?
None of the Native AI companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Istanbul, Turkey Native AI companies?
The most active investors in Istanbul, Turkey Native AI companies on this list include APY Ventures, KWORKS, 645 Ventures, Basefy, Bessemer Venture Partners.
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