Early-stage investment
The people who've built it, backing the ones who will.
helo.ventures brings together founders, operators, and executives who have built and scaled companies from nothing, investing early in the people shaping AI, gaming, fintech, and the industries beyond.
Founders who back founders
The full network →
Şeyhmus Ölker
Co-founder & CEO, Mega Fortuna
Burak Göncü
Co-founder & CEO, Mega Fortuna
Efe Baysal
Founder & CEO, Moment Games
Murat Ödemiş
Co-founder & CEO, Univenn
Gökhan Akar
Serial founder & angel investor
The biggest companies of the next decade are being started right now, by founders almost no one has heard of. The people who believe first shape what they become. We built helo.ventures to be those people.
Backed by people who have sat in your chair
A network of founders, operators, and executives who have built, scaled, and sold companies of their own. They back you early, make the introductions that move the needle, and stay close long after the check clears.
Meet the network →A $5M fund, decided fast
The first institutional check, written when the round is hardest to raise. We move in weeks, and bring a network of co-investors to help fill the rest.
Explore the fund →$5M
Internal fund
30+
Companies backed
120+
Angels in the network
50K+
Startups in our pipeline
We follow the founder, wherever they lead.
We'll back an exceptional founder in any category. These four are simply where we go deepest, and where we can help the most.
AI
Where one person starts doing the work of ten.
Gaming
Worlds people build their lives around.
Fintech
The money rails that still need building.
Vertical
Software deep enough to own an industry.
The companies we've backed so far.
Where founders meet investors.
Private gatherings where our founders, investor network, and co-investors come together, online and in İstanbul.
Every company we back plugs into the wider Helo ecosystem, from growth and fundraising to investment management.