When was StartersHub founded?

StartersHub was founded in 2015.

Where is StartersHub's headquarters located?

StartersHub's headquarters is located in Istanbul (Turkey).

How many companies has StartersHub invested in?

StartersHub has invested in 73 companies, including DeviantArt & Meditopia.

Which companies has StartersHub invested in lately?

Delivers AI & Heybooster are the latest investments by StartersHub.

How many exits has StartersHub been involved in?

StartersHub's portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions.

StartersHub - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

StartersHub, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2015, is based in Istanbul, Turkey. With a presence in 13 countries, it has supported around 73 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, High Tech. As of Apr 2026, StartersHub has witnessed 4 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include DeviantArt, Meditopia and FirstBase. The program is backed by a team of 3 people who primarily support Seed startups based in Turkey. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in Delivers AI on Aug 02, 2024, which also saw participation from Japan Post Capital and Trkiye Kalknma Fonu.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Istanbul, Turkey

Portfolio Companies

DeviantArt, Meditopia & 71 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, High Tech & 25 more

Stages of Investment

Seed, Series A & 1 more

Locations of Investment

Turkey, United States & 11 more

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StartersHub has a portfolio of 73 companies. Their most notable investments are in Workiom and Udentify.Their portfolio spans across Turkey, United States, United Kingdom and 10 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by StartersHub:

1. DeviantArt

Online platform enabling users to share and showcase artistic creations. The platform provides tools for artists to upload, display, and promote their work. It facilitates community interaction through features like comments, favorites, and sharing. The platform also offers resources for artists to develop their skills.

Key facts about DeviantArt

Founded Year: 2000
Location: Hollywood (United States)
Last Known Valuation: $*****
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $13.5M
Employee Count: 21 as on Dec 31, 2016
Investors: Autodesk and StartersHub
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 06, 2013, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

2. Meditopia

Meditopia is a meditation app offering meditation sessions created by professionals. The app offers a library of music led meditation sessions based on the type of mental health issue. The app also offers personalized sessions for stress, anxiety, depression or mindfulness programs.

Key facts about Meditopia

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Besiktas (Turkey)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $19.3M
Employee Count: 149 as on Jul 01, 2024
Investors: Creandum, Atlantic Labs and 9 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 16, 2020, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. FirstBase

Key facts about FirstBase

Founded Year: 2018
Location: New York City (United States)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $3.47M
Employee Count: 41 as on Jul 01, 2024
Investors: Amino Capital, Seeders and 14 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 22, 2021, $*****

4. Zeplin

Zeplin is a collaboration app for UI designers & frontend developers. It turns designs into specs and provides guidelines for developers and document properties of UI elements, tailored to the platform developer is working on. It also generates color palettes automatically from the colors used, exports codes and resources for iOS, Android and Web. The pricing model is based on the number of projects with monthly usage. Some of its customers include Slack, Pinterest, Prezi, and Shopify.

Key facts about Zeplin

Founded Year: 2014
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $1.32M
Employee Count: 70 as on Dec 31, 2022
Investors: Floodgate, Catapult and 9 Others
Latest Funding Round: Angel, Nov 24, 2015, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Cubtale

Provider of a device and app for monitoring babies. It allows parents to personalize and monitor a range of activities, including feeding, sleeping, changing diapers, and reaching developmental milestones using a device and mobile application.

Key facts about Cubtale

Founded Year: 2021
Location: Los Angeles (United States)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $520K
Employee Count: 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
Investors: Techstars, StartersHub and 1 Other
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 29, 2024, $*****

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StartersHub has invested in 73 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Heybooster and most recent follow-on round was in Delivers AI.

Here are StartersHub's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	0	0	0
2024	3	2	5
2023	0	0	0
2022	2	0	2
2021	9	1	10
2020	1	0	1
2019	0	0	0
2018	4	1	5
2017	4	1	5

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StartersHub has made 24 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $304K, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $541K and 1 investment in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $312K.

Here are StartersHub's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	24
Series A	2
Grant (prize money)	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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StartersHub has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail, Consumer and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 69 Tech companies, 57 Software companies, 50 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 29 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are StartersHub's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	19
High Tech	7
Retail	7
Consumer	5
FinTech	5
Others	34

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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StartersHub has made most investments in Turkey (15), followed by United States where it has made 6 investments.

Here are StartersHub's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Turkey	15
United States	6
Bulgaria	2
Estonia	2
Germany	1
Others	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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StartersHub has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by StartersHub:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Aug 02, 2024	Delivers AI	Turkey	Seed	1642	Japan Post Capital [+9]
Apr 30, 2024	Heybooster	Estonia	Series A	7435	Akportfoy [+3]
Apr 19, 2024	PulpoAR	United States	Seed	5687	-
Feb 21, 2024	Idenfit	Turkey	Seed	1757	Pragma [+4]
Jan 29, 2024	Cubtale	United States	Seed	8959	Esat Sibay

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4 companies from StartersHub's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Udentify in Oct 2023 by Rem Vision Lab.

Here are StartersHub's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Udentify	Oct 17, 2023	Feb 19, 2020	Seed	6239
Tridi	Mar 03, 2023	Dec 29, 2021	Seed	5858
Paymes	Dec 12, 2022	Jun 01, 2017	Seed	9272
DeviantArt	Feb 23, 2017	-	-	4268

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StartersHub has a team of 3 members including 2 Partners located in Turkey. StartersHub's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

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Over the past 11 years, 97 investors have co-invested in StartersHub's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before StartersHub: Startupbootcamp, Y Combinator and 17 others have invested in rounds before StartersHub. There are 2 companies where Startupbootcamp has invested before StartersHub and 1 company where Y Combinator has invested before StartersHub.
Top Co-investors of StartersHub: 34 investors entered a company along with StartersHub. These include investors like TechOne Venture Capital (2 companies).
Invested after StartersHub: A total of 44 investors have invested in StartersHub's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include ITU ARI Teknokent (2 companies) and ACT (2 companies).