EKA Global · Arif Akdağ

1 unicorn
51 investments, as of Oct 31
12 new investments in 2026
8 countries
14 inactive companies

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Uses AI to help brands reach every customer on the right channel, at the right moment.$3 billionValuation, 2026

Meets travellers at the airport or port with a trusted local driver.374Destinations

Makes a smart cane that helps blind and partially sighted people find their way.60+Countries in use

Gives retailers an AI engine that decides the next best move for each customer.$2.5 millionPre-seed round, April 2026

Runs energy, equipment and field teams from one connected system.2 GW+Renewable capacity managed

Gets brands into the answer when people ask ChatGPT, Google or Claude.$1.8 millionFunding round, March 2026

Turns a website or Instagram handle into ready-to-run ads with AI.50+AI models it orchestrates

Teaches children English through games they want to play again and again.1,000+Learning games

Makes story-driven games, starting with the tactical RPG Unknown Darkness.

Uses AI to fix software bugs and open tested pull requests for engineering teams.$5 millionValuation, June 2026

Reaches teams who never sit at a desk by text message, with no app to install.200+HRIS and payroll integrations

Builds the infrastructure for compliant digital capital markets.August 2026Public launch, Toronto

Makes special-education, speech-therapy and communication apps for children with autism.1.5 millionUsers

Matches UK pet owners with trusted, insured carers for walking, sitting and boarding.300,000+Pet owners served

Shows students what a career is really like, told by the people doing it.250,000Monthly unique users, 2016

Moves a company's purchasing into the cloud, and also goes by Team Procure.₺2 millionValuation, 2017

Designs at every scale, from interiors and public spaces to apps and virtual reality.2011Founded in Istanbul

Sells selected homes and commercial property in Istanbul and Sapanca.7Properties for sale, Oct 2026

Brings founders together with experienced angel investors.$12 millionInvested in total, by 2022

Builds web and mobile solutions, and runs the careers platform Anlatsın.2011Founded

Offered brands and companies one-stop marketing services.Inactive

Gathered products from many brands and designers in one social shopping showcase.Inactive100,000Products on offer, 2013

Ran a Turkish Q&A platform where people shared their knowledge and experience.Inactive180,000Monthly unique visitors, 2013

Connected people planning an event with venues and event suppliers.Inactive$30,000Startup Labs funding, 2012

Sent natural, healthy snacks to homes and offices on a regular schedule.Inactive50+Snacks on the menu

Connected travellers with locals who showed them their city.Inactive€70,000Funding round, 2015

Took on home and office renovations from start to finish, with a guarantee.Inactive₺200,000Funding round, 2012

Translated documents online, quoting a price within seconds.Inactive3.5 millionWords translated, 2014

Showed ads on digital screens in café and restaurant chains.Inactive243Screens, 2012

Built Comic Spoon, a social network where artists shared cartoons and comic strips.Inactive2013Founded

Brought building managers and residents together in one app.Inactive$30,000Startup Labs funding

Used AI to find trusted business content and send it as topic newsletters.Inactive2018Series A round

Set out to make sending money by phone as simple as handing over cash.Inactive

Arif Akdağ

Founder

Founder of EKA Global and an angel investor with Galata Business Angels. He graduated from Robert College in 1988, then spent six years from 1992 with an international audit firm in Moscow and Almaty. For more than a decade he has invested in early-stage companies. In a founder he looks for sincerity and a good team, and he stays with founders when things get hard. He chairs the board of the Robert College Alumni Association as a volunteer.

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