The fund that we are raising for Turkey is called "“Golden Horn Ventures Fund” (GHV). GHV is looking to raise a new $50-million Turkey fund, to invest it, $1 million to $6 million per deal, in early to pre-expansion-stage startups.
Our focus is on software companies that are
What we believe is that to “innovative”, to “dare” and to “experiment” needs to be highly appreciated and valued, especially in markets that change fast such as information technology (IT). We also believe that companies, which "innovate" and "dare" will yield high returns, if nothing else will be valued highly for the experience and the know-how for the market that is ever changing.
We believe in working with entrepreneurs from idea inception to funding to company building and internationalizing. We want to be involved in; - as an advisor, not as a driver of the company -
Partnerships, business modeling, funding, etc.
Sales and Marketing
Patent, copyright, etc.
GHV - Markets to Invest In
The markets GHV invests in are mostly what is new and promising, what is risky and potentially rewarding (80%). We would like to invest a small percentage on what is widely invested, hot and popular now! That will make up around 20% of our investments.
Here is a list of areas of our interests:
We want to applaud the thrill of innovation and to encourage financing it. Our goal is to be ahead of the curve instead of riding it!
The criteria for selecting companies for the portfolio companies are:
We also believe that:
I will try to talk about some of the companies in Turkey that are examples to portfolio companies that we would like to invest in in the next posts.
Mae Ozkan
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