Aykut S.

Investor / Producer

📍 Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2018𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Turkey
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15y
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Executive Board Member
Jun 2018
MenaPay stands for connecting consumers with the digital economy focusing on the unbanked population. MenaPay is the first, fully backed and blockchain based non-bank mobile payment solution and Super Application in the Middle East & Africa region digitalizing cash through a network of offline & online resellers. MenaPay focuses on becoming the digital bank of the region with the vision of connecting new potential consumers with the digital economy. Established in Dubai-UAE by well-known business leaders, MenaPay creates a gateway for the merchants all over the world to onboard the potential consumers in the MENA region. MenaPay offers mobile payment solution with a stable cryptocurrency and SuperApp including different financial instruments and entertainment solutions all in one application for both payment and non-payment purposes as well. MenaPay Platform digitalizes cash with a stable cryptocurrency called MenaCash which has the opportunity to become most commonly used digital currency across the region. The platform on a blockchain caters perfectly well to a society who does not use banks but at the same time opts for a multi- financial solution which is compliant to the Islamic Finance rules. Furthermore, MenaPay creates a fully transparent structure through a perfect use of blockchain technology to serve more than 400 million people across 18 countries, as their primary payment method.
Investor
Aug 2016
Starelya®, Türk mühendisleri tarafından geliştirilen Ultraclear3D® teknolojisi ile oluşturulan, 3 boyutlu görüntüleme, artırılmış gerçeklik (augmented reality) ve 3 boyutlu baskı tekniklerinde uzmanlaşmış bir teknoloji stüdyosudur. Starelya® ile istediğiniz pozda, isterseniz tek başınıza, isterseniz sevdiklerinizle beraber, yüksek detaylı ve koleksiyon değerine sahip 3D figürünüzü oluşturabilirsiniz. Bir Türk girişimi olarak Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe ve Galatasaray Spor Kulüplerinin 3D Print sporcu ve taraftar figürlerinin üretim lisansını almayı başaran Starelya 3D, yine markasına ait olan bu üç kulübün ilgili ürünlerinin Türkiye ve Dünya'daki satış haklarına da sahiptir. Siz, eşiniz, sevdikleriniz, evcil hayvanınız, favori futbolcunuz, evlilik gününüz, çocuğunuzun mezuniyeti... Bunlar gibi sayısız an, yaratıcılığınızla belirlediğiniz pozlarda, UltraClear3D® teknolojimiz ile kaydedilir ve işlenir. Mevcut en güncel 3D Print teknolojisi ile elle tutulur hale getirilir. Fotoğraf kalitesindeki 3D Print Biblonuz, size bir ömür boyu eşlik etmek üzere teslim edilir!
Investor
Apr 2011
HUGENT Human Resources and Consulting provides recruitment services and career opportunities on a local, regional and global level. Established its first office in 2011 in Istanbul on the Asian continent, then expanded with the opening of its first branch in 2013 in Bursa and in 2015 in Izmir to bring a fresh approach and flexible solutions to recruitment needs of organisations along with being a trusted professional partner for candidates. Specialized recruitment of middle to senior and Executive Management level and setting up of HR systems in companies. Hugent Consulting has 10 areas of expertise including Sales & Marketing, Engineering, IT, Finance& Accouting, HR and Support & Operational Functions roles. Hugent provides customizable HR consulting solutions that helps the organization to gain cost reduction and recover valuable time & helps get work done more effectively as well. This also helps in the management & standardization of HR process. Our expert consultants provide solutions for organizations in: -Create and develop customized employee handbooks, -HR Forms set up and compliance, -Audit of HR policies, procedures, forms, systems, -Orientation, Training & Development, -Wage & Salary Review, -Employee Relations, -Job description process, -Coaching System, -Performance management systems, -Termination process, -Employee Satisfaction & Retention.
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2024
Founder
Mar 2024
SNR İnteractive, FMV (Full Motion Video) tipi interaktif filmleri oyun platformlarına sunan yenilikçi bir oyun şirketidir. Amacımız, insanlara eğlenceli ve etkileyici deneyimler sunarak, dijital dünyada unutulmaz anlar yaratmaktır. Yaratıcı hikayelerimiz ve interaktif çözümlerimizle, oyunseverlere benzersiz ve sürükleyici bir eğlence sunuyoruz. Ürün ve Hizmetlerimiz: FMV Oyunlar: Hikaye odaklı, oyuncu kararlarına dayalı etkileşimli oyun deneyimleri. Dijital Platformlar: Oyunlarımızı çeşitli dijital platformlarda erişilebilir kılarak geniş bir kitleye ulaşıyoruz. Yaratıcı İçerikler: Sürekli olarak yeni ve özgün hikayeler geliştirerek oyunculara sürekli yenilik sunuyoruz. SNR İnteractive olarak, dijital eğlencede fark yaratmayı ve oyuncularımıza eşsiz deneyimler sunmayı hedefliyoruz. "İnteraktif Hikayeler, Sınırsız Eğlence" sloganımızla, her anı unutulmaz kılıyoruz.
early stageComputer Games
2018
Executive Board Member
Jun 2018
MenaPay stands for connecting consumers with the digital economy focusing on the unbanked population. MenaPay is the first, fully backed and blockchain based non-bank mobile payment solution and Super Application in the Middle East & Africa region digitalizing cash through a network of offline & online resellers. MenaPay focuses on becoming the digital bank of the region with the vision of connecting new potential consumers with the digital economy. Established in Dubai-UAE by well-known business leaders, MenaPay creates a gateway for the merchants all over the world to onboard the potential consumers in the MENA region. MenaPay offers mobile payment solution with a stable cryptocurrency and SuperApp including different financial instruments and entertainment solutions all in one application for both payment and non-payment purposes as well. MenaPay Platform digitalizes cash with a stable cryptocurrency called MenaCash which has the opportunity to become most commonly used digital currency across the region. The platform on a blockchain caters perfectly well to a society who does not use banks but at the same time opts for a multi- financial solution which is compliant to the Islamic Finance rules. Furthermore, MenaPay creates a fully transparent structure through a perfect use of blockchain technology to serve more than 400 million people across 18 countries, as their primary payment method.
2017
Funding Partner
Jun 2017
Our careers have been built as technology entrepreneurs. After successfully building and selling our companies, we decided to invest in technology ventures and help them to reach their ultimate dream. We do financial investment and provide top-level support for international growth through our investment funds. Our aim is combine the power and experience of traditional capital with the disruptive and talented technology ventures. Both sides need each other and Boğaziçi Ventures plays a key role to moderate the long-term relationship. Each of our fund has its own target focused technology vertical, investment strategy and dedicated management team. Investors can build bridges with technology companies through Boğaziçi Ventures while enjoying the benefit of high financial return of the tech industry. Boğaziçi Ventures aims at investing in tech-ventures which are willing to bring down the traditional industries and capable of developing evolutionary technologies, and engaging investors into these fields to make the ecosystem in our region grow sturdily and survive. We believe that Eastern Europe, Turkey and the MENA region are ideal geographies to develop the technology. Accordingly, we aspire the talents and capabilities in these regions to set good examples similar to our previous global success stories with proper financial and in-kind support, contribute to this geography and provide superior returns to our investors by enhancing these examples. By investing in disruptive future technologies such as blockchain, machine learning, artificial intelligence, internet of things in the fields from health to security, digital games etc.
2016
Investor
Aug 2016
Starelya®, Türk mühendisleri tarafından geliştirilen Ultraclear3D® teknolojisi ile oluşturulan, 3 boyutlu görüntüleme, artırılmış gerçeklik (augmented reality) ve 3 boyutlu baskı tekniklerinde uzmanlaşmış bir teknoloji stüdyosudur. Starelya® ile istediğiniz pozda, isterseniz tek başınıza, isterseniz sevdiklerinizle beraber, yüksek detaylı ve koleksiyon değerine sahip 3D figürünüzü oluşturabilirsiniz. Bir Türk girişimi olarak Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe ve Galatasaray Spor Kulüplerinin 3D Print sporcu ve taraftar figürlerinin üretim lisansını almayı başaran Starelya 3D, yine markasına ait olan bu üç kulübün ilgili ürünlerinin Türkiye ve Dünya'daki satış haklarına da sahiptir. Siz, eşiniz, sevdikleriniz, evcil hayvanınız, favori futbolcunuz, evlilik gününüz, çocuğunuzun mezuniyeti... Bunlar gibi sayısız an, yaratıcılığınızla belirlediğiniz pozlarda, UltraClear3D® teknolojimiz ile kaydedilir ve işlenir. Mevcut en güncel 3D Print teknolojisi ile elle tutulur hale getirilir. Fotoğraf kalitesindeki 3D Print Biblonuz, size bir ömür boyu eşlik etmek üzere teslim edilir!
2015
Founder
Nov 2015
Established in 2015, Mavi Baykus is an ambitious new production studio that uses state-of-the-art technology to produce high quality content for TV, Cinema, Video-sharing Platforms, Interactive Games and Social Media. Our goal is to tell awesome stories and create entertaining and educational productions that inspire the imagination and creativity of our audiences. With the ever increasing influence that media has on a child’s development in their early years, we understand the importance of establishing positive role models for our audiences. We aim to deliver productions that reflect a strong social and environmental awareness, and are proud to develop content that can be trusted by families and broadcasters around the world. We wish to begin new explorations, tell awesome stories, set the creativity of our audience in motion by inspiring them while entertaining them, and be among the first choices of happy families.
early stageAnimation
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