About Kayacan Ventures
Kayacan Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2024. It is primarily based out of Istanbul, Turkey. As of Nov 2025, Kayacan Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 7 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Turkey based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Gaming. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Bucked Games A lot of funds co-invest with Kayacan Ventures, with names like APY Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Kayacan Ventures has team of 2 people.Key Metrics
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Kayacan Ventures' List of Top Investments
Kayacan Ventures has a portfolio of 7 companies. Their most notable investments include Minted Connect and Bucked Games.Their portfolio spans across Turkey, United Kingdom and Estonia. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Gaming and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Kayacan Ventures:Platform offering precious metal investment solutions. It offers buying, selling, and storage of precious metals, offering a seamless integration process through its API-driven service. The company provides a vast array of features and tools for its clients, simplifying the experience of working with precious metals.
Key facts about Minted Connect
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 12 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: APY Ventures, Tmob and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 07, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Bucked Games
Key facts about Bucked Games
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Beyoglu (Turkey)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $500K
- Employee Count: 12 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Kayacan Ventures and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 04, 2025, $*****
3. Voiser
Provider of artificial intelligence tools for voice and video generation. This platform offers text-to-speech synthesis, speech-to-text transcription, and automated video creation capabilities. Users can generate synthetic voiceovers in multiple languages, clone existing voices, and produce video content from text inputs. The software includes features for speaker identification, video dubbing, and simultaneous translation. These tools assist in the production of media content for educational, commercial, and communication purposes.
Key facts about Voiser
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Istanbul (Turkey)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 15 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Kayacan Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 23, 2025, $*****
AI-based music composer platform. The platform composes soundtracks according to user storytelling. It enables users to create and compose songs according to presets and influences, and download themes generated on the Music Engine in MIDI. Monetizes through monthly and yearly subscription plans.
Key facts about Aiva Technologies
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $2.48M
- Employee Count: 9 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Techstars, NetEase Games and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 04, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Viseur
Provider of AI-assisted digital pathology and smart radiology solutions. The platform integrates radiology imaging and pathology data for comprehensive diagnoses. It offers tools for medical image interpretation, abnormality detection, and treatment planning. The platform also provides data anonymization, secure storage, and integration with healthcare IT systems.
Key facts about Viseur
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Ankara (Turkey)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 14 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Kayacan Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 22, 2024, $*****
Kayacan Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 4 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Bucked Games.Kayacan Ventures' Investments by Stage
Kayacan Ventures has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $324K and 1 investment in Series A stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kayacan Ventures' Investments by Sector
Kayacan Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, FinTech and Gaming. Notably, it has invested in 7 Tech companies, 6 Software companies, 5 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
High Tech | 2 |
Consumer | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Gaming | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kayacan Ventures' Investments by Geography
Kayacan Ventures has made most investments in Turkey (4), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Turkey | 4 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Estonia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kayacan Ventures' recent investments
Kayacan Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Kayacan Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Nov 04, 2025 | Turkey | Seed | 9985 | [+1] | |
Aug 25, 2025 | Turkey | Seed | 9456 | - | |
May 23, 2025 | Turkey | Seed | 5266 | - | |
Jan 07, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6241 | [+3] | |
Dec 10, 2024 | Estonia | Seed | 4334 | - |
Team profile of Kayacan Ventures
Kayacan Ventures has a team of 2 members including 2 Principals located in Turkey. Kayacan Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Kayacan Ventures
Over the past 2 years, 11 investors have co-invested in Kayacan Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Kayacan Ventures: Techstars, Kima Ventures and 3 others have invested in rounds before Kayacan Ventures. There is 1 company where Techstars has invested before Kayacan Ventures and 1 company where Kima Ventures has invested before Kayacan Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Kayacan Ventures: 6 investors entered a company along with Kayacan Ventures. These include investors like APY Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Kayacan Ventures
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Bucked Games raises $500,000 investment led by Insha GSYFMobidictum•Nov 04, 2025•Kayacan Ventures, Bucked Games, insha Ventures, PlayGate Ventures
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Voiser Receives $10 Million Investment at $10 Million ValuationParadergi•May 23, 2025•Kayacan Ventures, Voiser
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Minted Connect raises funding at $10 million valuationFintechtime•Jan 07, 2025•Minted Connect, APY Ventures, insha Ventures, ForInvest and 4 others
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