Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Corporate VC |
Industries | PropTech • BioTech • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • DeepTech • Woman Focused |
Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre-seed |
Investing | United States • Israel • Europe |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Tekfen Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with a focus on financially-driven investments and leveraging the operational expertise of Tekfen Holding. They are based in New York City and are deeply integrated with Tekfen Holding, a publicly-traded industrial conglomerate founded in 1956. Tekfen Ventures invests in Series A and B rounds primarily, but their investment spectrum also includes Seed and Pre-seed stages with investments ranging from $100,000 to $5,000,000, with a sweet spot of around $1,500,000. They have a particular focus on legacy industries that are foundational to the global economy such as agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and real estate. In addition to financial capital, they provide their portfolio companies with the benefits of industry leadership, global reach, and their deep operating expertise. With over 18,000 employees working across 40 subsidiaries on three continents, Tekfen Ventures positions itself to leverage the scale and values of its parent organization to support visionary founders aiming to transform industries such as PropTech, BioTech, AgroTech, Hardware and Manufacturing, Energy, IoT and Wearables, CleanTech, A.I. and Big Data, Web Security and Privacy, Food and Beverage, Logistics and Distribution, Material Science, Robotics, Real Estate and Construction, and DeepTech. They have an additional emphasis on initiatives that are woman-focused. Tekfen Ventures aims to empower entrepreneurs with more than just capital by embodying their ethos of global scale and family values, ensuring they provide a true partnership to their investees.