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Arya Ventures

Türkiye’s first and only gender-diversity focused VC fund invests in bold, tech-driven companies with scalable business models and global ambition, prioritizing gender-balanced founding teams. Operating as a sector-agnostic, gender-lens VC fund, its preferred sectors from public sources include AI, fintech, biotech/health, e-commerce technologies, agritech/foodtech, logistics, cleantech/climatetech, cybertech, edtech, and femtech. The fund invests at the Seed to Series A stages and is primarily Türkiye-based with selective global exposure. Beyond capital, it supports portfolio companies with mentorship, hands-on strategic support, and ecosystem access through a gender-lens approach.

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What they back

Gender-lens VC fund focusing on scalable, tech-driven startups and prioritizing gender-balanced founding teams; invests Seed–Series A and supports companies with mentorship and ecosystem access. Preferred sectors (public sources): AI, fintech, biotech/health, e-commerce technologies, agritech/foodtech, logistics, cleantech/climatetech, cybertech, edtech, femtech.

Türkiye's first gender-balanced VC, born out of Arya Women Investment Platform and İşbank. Early-stage and Series A checks for female-founded and gender-balanced startups across femtech, fintech, mobility and life sciences.

Sectors
AI / Data InfrastructureFintechBioTechE-commerceAgriTechClimateTechCyber SecurityEdTechHealtTech
Geography
DACHMiddle EastEuropeUS
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The people behind the fund

Selin Çelikel

Associate

Oğuzhan Akbaş

Associate

Melisa Güvenç

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$150K–750K
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