Bora Kocyigit

Senior Executive | Sports, Media & Gaming

📍 Istanbul, Turkey🔄 Updated September 2026💼 9 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2023𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Turkey
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SuperMassive CEO (Esports Investment)
Aug 2023
Born and raised in Istanbul, we kicked off our journey in 2015, setting out to free everyone from traditional systems and create a world where financial freedom is not just a dream but a reality. Our dynamic and inclusive team of 1000+ talented Paparunners make financial services fast, simple, affordable, and enjoyable. Prioritizing user experience above all, were not just reinventing banking – were creating the future of finance, one disruption at a time. Our community is 20 million strong and growing, making us one of the most trusted and well-loved finance apps on both the AppStore and Google Playstore, boasting an impressive average user rating of 4.8. This acclaim recognizes Papara as a leader in the fintech sector, even earning us a spot in the Global Fintech100 by KPMG and the title of Best Fintech Start-up by VISA. At Papara, were here to build a brighter financial future for our users by introducing groundbreaking products and services. If our mission resonates with you, we invite you to join us on this daring journey. Together, we disrupt, we include everyone, and we redefine the future of finance.
Investor
Jan 2023
Refabric specializes in offering generative AI tools that are tailored to meet the needs of fashion designers and brands. Our premium offering, Refabric Pro, provides brands and designers the opportunity to curate their own fashion libraries. Gain insights into trending styles, capitalize on data from best-selling products, and utilize AI-assisted design features for your exclusive collections. For those just starting their creative journey or looking for a platform to explore unique fashion designs, Refabric Basic has you covered. This user-friendly platform is trained in fashion design, allowing users to create, explore, and even shop for designs that mirror their own creative ideas. Additionally, we are expanding our offerings to include production, e-commerce and content marketing solutions to further assist brands and designers in achieving their business goals.
Investor
Nov 2020
Ace Games is a mobile gaming company with a vision to make games that are played by everyone around the world. In the heart of Istanbul, the capital of mobile gaming, we are set to build genre-defining games. To achieve our goal, we keep building a young, talented, dedicated team and creating the best environment to realize its potential.
Angel Investor
Jan 2020
This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.
Investor / Board Member
Jan 2020
At Hero Concept we develop visionary reimaginations of the timeless classics of arcade gaming. We are ardent students of games and we study the histories of the ever-present classics in order to carry them into the 21st century–with panache. We do this in an impossibly lean manner: with a tight-knit team, low overhead, and budgets that defy the norms of the industry. We release on all major platforms and take care of our community of players. We enjoy developing new skill-sets as we venture into new genres and new audiences. We aim to make every next game deeper and grander then the previous one while creating more inventive, immersive, and indelible worlds within them.
Investor
Oct 2019
Anibera is an animation studio with the creative and production capabilities to create animated feature films, TV series and other related products.
Investor
Jul 2018
Lidyana.com is a celebrity endorsed fashion e-commerce site, a leading online department store offering exclusive brands. With its strong management team, reputable shareholders and smoothly executed unique business model, Lidyana.com stands out as a young successful company. Lidyana.com offers a brand collection of local and global designer apparel, shoes, jewelry and accessories to suit every style and occasion. Lidyana.com was selected as one of the hottest 100 Start-ups in Europe (#1 in Turkey) in the September 2012 issue of Wired Magazine.
late stageRetail
Board Member
May 2018
Türkiye E-Spor Federasyonu
early stageUtilities
Experience · 17 entries
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2024
Co-Founder
Jan 2024
SmartIR is a leading AI-based computer vision company that develops driver monitoring and mobility solutions. Our proprietary driver monitoring system uses human physiological signals (heart rate, blood pressure, and heart rate variability) to predict driver alertness, fatigue, and drowsiness. We utilize unique motion compensation methods and remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) signals to perform remote detection (non-invasive) of these vital signs, eliminating the need for wearable devices or electrodes. Our driver monitoring system includes classic DMS modules such as object detection modules that can detect whether the driver is smoking, using a cell phone, or wearing a seat belt. These features ensure that drivers comply with safety regulations and reduces distracting elements during driving. At SmartIR, we are committed to using the latest technologies to increase road safety and empower solutions for mobility. We are proud to provide our stakeholders with innovative solutions that ensure the safety and well-being of drivers and other road users.
2023
SuperMassive CEO (Esports Investment)
Aug 2023
Born and raised in Istanbul, we kicked off our journey in 2015, setting out to free everyone from traditional systems and create a world where financial freedom is not just a dream but a reality. Our dynamic and inclusive team of 1000+ talented Paparunners make financial services fast, simple, affordable, and enjoyable. Prioritizing user experience above all, were not just reinventing banking – were creating the future of finance, one disruption at a time. Our community is 20 million strong and growing, making us one of the most trusted and well-loved finance apps on both the AppStore and Google Playstore, boasting an impressive average user rating of 4.8. This acclaim recognizes Papara as a leader in the fintech sector, even earning us a spot in the Global Fintech100 by KPMG and the title of Best Fintech Start-up by VISA. At Papara, were here to build a brighter financial future for our users by introducing groundbreaking products and services. If our mission resonates with you, we invite you to join us on this daring journey. Together, we disrupt, we include everyone, and we redefine the future of finance.
Investor
Jan 2023
Refabric specializes in offering generative AI tools that are tailored to meet the needs of fashion designers and brands. Our premium offering, Refabric Pro, provides brands and designers the opportunity to curate their own fashion libraries. Gain insights into trending styles, capitalize on data from best-selling products, and utilize AI-assisted design features for your exclusive collections. For those just starting their creative journey or looking for a platform to explore unique fashion designs, Refabric Basic has you covered. This user-friendly platform is trained in fashion design, allowing users to create, explore, and even shop for designs that mirror their own creative ideas. Additionally, we are expanding our offerings to include production, e-commerce and content marketing solutions to further assist brands and designers in achieving their business goals.
2021
Board Member, Galatasaray Digital AS
Jul 2021
Galatasaray Sports Club is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbuls European side, most notable for its association football section. It also fields branches in Women’s Football, Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball, Volleyball, Esports, Water Polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrianism and Tennis. Galatasaray S.K. is one of the most important members of the Galatasaray Community together with Galatasaray University and Galatasaray High School. The football team of the club is the only European cup winner team in Turkey, holding the highest number of Turkish League cups, TSYD Cup, Turkish Super Cup as well as Turkish Cups. Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 2000.
Co-Founder
Jun 2021
Papara SuperMassive, Türkiye'nin önde gelen espor takımlarındandır. Takımın hedefi; zaman içerisinde gelişerek yalnızca Türkiye’de değil, uluslararası arenada da başarılar elde etmektir. Takım Sponsorları Papara | Yemeksepeti | Logitech | Sosyal Medya Hesapları www.twitter.com/supmass www.instagram.com/supesports #SUPWIN
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