TURUNÇ has advised Horizon Air Freight, a U.S.-based provider of specialized global marine logistics services and a portfolio company of ICV Partners, on its merger with Swift Marine, a Netherlands-based provider of marine logistics and forwarding services for the shipping industry. The combined company will offer marine logistics and port agency services in North America,...

TURUNÇ is proud to announce the launch of UP Tel Aviv, an acceleration program designed by TURUNÇ, Boğaziçi Ventures, GN-Z11 and Reichman University, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services. This groundbreaking initiative is the first and only acceleration program focused on opening up Turkish startups to global markets through the Israeli and U.S. ecosystems. The...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Lexology Getting the Deal Through’s Data Protection & Privacy (2023) title. The contributing lawyers were Esin Çamlıbel, Beste Yıldızili Ergül, Naz Esen and Canberk Taze. The publication is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to data protection and privacy in 33 jurisdictions. In addition to Turkey, the jurisdictions covered by...

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in New Direction Gaming (NDG Studio), a hyper casual games-focused game development studio. 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, Gözde Kıran, Beste Yıldızili Ergül, Selay...

TURUNÇ client Netcad has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of its shares on Borsa Istanbul, Turkey’s national stock exchange. Turkey’s Capital Markets Board and Borsa Istanbul must both approve the IPO. Netcad is a software development company specializing in geographical information systems (GIS) and computer aided design (CAD). TURUNÇ is advising Netcad and...

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Fiber Games, a hyper casual games-focused game development studio. 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 Kerestecioğlu, Beste Yıldızili Ergül, Selay Berfin Turgut and...

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Riders.ai, a coding platform developed by Acrome, a provider of hands-on robotic experiments and education with hardware, software and an integrated courseware for academia. Ak Portföy, one of the largest asset management companies, also joined the round. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated...

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Tarentum, a developer of solutions to critical business needs using machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies. 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 Kerestecioğlu,...