Mentorship & know-how
Our board brings more than 90 years of combined business and technical experience, and puts it to work for your seed-stage company.
Corporate venture capitalSeed stageEst. 2015
We back the teams building the next wave of Telecom and IoT.
Nexus invests in scalable, profitable seed-stage ventures. More than that, we invest in teams with the passion and vision to change how things work, and we stay with them through mentorship, know-how, network and capital.
- startups backed
- 21
- portfolio companies earning most of their revenue from exports
- 8
- portfolio companies with foreign investors
- 6
- years of combined board experience in business and technology
- 90+
Approach
Change follows those who pursue innovation. We want to be part of it.
Network
Our team has worked across Türkiye and many other countries. The people we know become your buyers, distributors, partners and future hires.
Capital
Seed-stage startups need a little more. We invest as co-visionaries and fund you at the point you need it most.
- Focus
- Telecommunications and the Internet of Things, without being limited to them
- Stage
- Seed, with follow-on support in later rounds
- We look for
- Scalable, profitable models led by teams with passion and vision
Portfolio
Connected products, built in Türkiye and sold worldwide.
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11Sight
Enterprise AI voice agents and an AI-enhanced call centre platform that answer calls, book appointments and qualify leads for dealerships, hotels and other service businesses.
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BuyBuddy
AI merchandiser for large retailers: shelf compliance, stock transfers, forecasting and dynamic pricing.
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Evreka
Software and sensors that digitise waste collection and recycling, from fleet to recovery facility.
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Pubinno
AI-controlled smart taps, automated line cleaning and analytics for draft beer venues.
+17
more startups backed since 2015
IoT & Telco Labs
An accelerator for telecom and IoT founders.
IoT & Telco Labs is the acceleration programme we run with Istanbul Startup Angels. It is built for startups in the telecom and IoT verticals and gives each cohort mentorship, capital and access to our network.
Beyond the programme, Nexus is an investor in Istanbul Startup Angels, an angel investor network, and in Startupfon, an equity crowdfunding platform. Both widen the pool of co-investors our founders can reach.
- 2016First cohortTelecom and IoT startups, run with Istanbul Startup Angels
- 2017Second cohortMentorship, capital and network support
Contact
Building in telecom or IoT? Tell us about it.
Send a one-page summary covering your team, your product and the traction so far. We read every submission from seed-stage founders.
- Team
- Product
- Market
- Traction
- Funding need