TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Retter.io, a provider of products for faster backend development. Inveo Ventures also joined the round. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund focused primarily on fintech, health tech, retail tech and gaming. The TURUNÇ team included Kerem Turunç, Yasemin Erden, Beste...

In the first installment of our “Artificial Intelligence – 30+ Years Ago and Now” article series, we discussed a newspaper column authored by our founding partner Noyan Turunç thirty-two years ago. We noted that today’s discussions around artificial intelligence (AI) are consistent with his predictions in that column. Thirty-two years after that column, our managing...

There is another secret, in addition to the ones we’ve solved!There is another light, in addition to these lights.Do not settle for anything you’ve done, go beyond;There is another thing, in addition to all you’ve done.– Omar Khayyam With “artificial intelligence” hot on the agenda, we’ve recalled something. Almost thirty-two years ago, on December 18,...

TURUNÇ has advised Lightspeed Venture Partners, a U.S.-headquartered global venture capital fund, on its investment in Intenseye, an AI-powered workplace safety platform. The TURUNÇ team included Noyan Turunç, Kerem Turunç, Esin Çamlıbel, Beste Yıldızili Ergül and Naz Esen. Please see here for the press release.

TURUNÇ has advised Gelecek Etki Fonu (Future Impact Fund) on its investment in PhiTech, a provider of AI-powered, multi-omics based diagnostic decision support for precision medicine. Other venture capital funds and angel investors also joined the round. Gelecek Etki Fonu is a Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund managed jointly by Tacirler Asset Management, a...

Managing Partner Kerem Turunç will be one of the speakers at the 4th Annual Building Bridges Event organized by Revo Capital. The event, to be held on March 6, 2024 in Istanbul, will bring together participants from the Turkish entrepreneurship ecosystem and an international audience. Kerem Turunç will, together with Barış Özistek of Boğaziçi Ventures,...

“Yapay Zekâ – 30 Küsur Sene Önce, 30 Küsur Sene Sonra” yazı dizimizin 1. bölümünde, büromuzun kurucusu Noyan Turunç’un, otuz iki sene önce yazdığı bir köşe yazısından bahsetmiştik. Günümüzde yapay zekâ ile ilgili tartışmaların o yazıda öngörüldüğü biçimde şekillendiğini söylemiştik. O yazıdan otuz iki sene sonra, bu sefer de büromuzun yönetici ortağı Kerem Turunç, TÜSİAD...

Bir sır daha var, çözdüklerimizden başka!Bir ışık daha var, bu ışıklardan başka.Hiçbir yaptığınla yetinme, geç öteye;Bir şey daha var bütün yaptıklarından başka.– Ömer Hayyam Son günlerde ‘yapay zekâ’ gündeme gelince hatırladık. Büromuzun kurucusu Noyan Turunç’un, neredeyse otuz iki yıl önce, 18 Aralık 1992 tarihli Ticaret Gazetesi’ndeki köşe yazısı “Yapay Sinir Ağları” idi. O zamanlar ‘yapay...

Managing Partner Kerem Turunç will be one of the speakers at the Artificial Intelligence Summit organized by Boğaziçi Ventures. The event, which will be held on February 27, 2024 in Istanbul, will bring together industry experts, investors and entrepreneurs. The summit will boast panel discussions on the current state of artificial intelligence and related developments...