Numan Numan

Co-founder @212vc - investor/tech lover.

[Numan Numan @numan]

212 Updates #199 | Sep 14th
Last week, when I mentioned the upcoming events and activities, a few people asked which events we would be attending. So, we decided to share the list more broadly.

The events are all taking place in Istanbul, and attract...
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212 Updates #197 | Sep 7th
We are back in the office. While the team was working remotely over the past few weeks, the pace certainly did not slow down. We stayed busy and completed two new investments, so let’s start there...
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212 Updates #195 | July 20th

I’ll be taking the late-night flight back to Istanbul from Tokyo tonight. I had the chance to travel around Japan and, most importantly, I got to spend quality time with my son. Every trip here reminds me how much…
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212 Updates #194 | July 6th
Last week, Derya, an AI-powered logistics platform, announced its investment round led by Regional Fund III, with participation from Y Combinator and Umur Cubukcu. We have been working closely with the Derya team for sometime...
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212 Updates #193 | June 29th
After spending ten days across Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, I’m back in Istanbul with an even deeper understanding and appreciation of the region’s startup ecosystem. I’d like to thank...
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RT @AttilaKoksal: Ülkemizin başarılı girişim fonlarından 212’nin 15. Yılı için düzenlenen yatırımcı gününde kuruculardan Ali Karabey @akara…

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212 Updates #189 | June 1st

After a week-long Eid break, it’s back to business. Well, almost. I’ve managed to squeeze in a couple of extra days and will return to the office on Wednesday.
The week before the holiday, RemotePass announced its $17.4m…

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212 Updates #188 | May 18th

Last week, Insider One announced the acquisition of Bluecore, a leading retail martech company serving more than 400 enterprise brands across the US. Since our first investment, Insider One has continued to execute with…

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212 Updates #187 | May 11th
Good morning from Muscat, Oman. I arrived early this morning on Turkish Airlines direct flight from Istanbul. Thanks to Turkish Airlines, almost all my flights over the last 16 years in Istanbul have been...

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212 Updates #186 | May 4th
Last week, Can and I were at Boğaziçi University for the ENVC Demo Day. I had a fireside chat with Orkun Oguz and followed it with a Q&A session with students. Once again, it reinforced why we do what we do. The level of...
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212 Updates #184 | Apr 20th
Greetings from the Big Apple. This week, both Ali and I are in New York visiting Kıvanc. Thanks to him, we have a fully packed schedule with meetings and events. If you’re in New York this week, please drop me a note. I’m sure…
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212 Updates #183 | Apr 13th
Another week, another new initiative. After co-hosting the Turkish Founders Summit at Stanford under Ozge’s leadership, we announced our support for YC AI Startup School attendees. Last year, we saw firsthand how impactful...
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212 Updates #182 | Apr 6th
Last week, we had our first “Reserved Round”, an intentionally curated breakfast that brought our friends together around a single question: How do we actually build with AI today? Mert Küçük, co-founder of Qrambo, shared...
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212 Updates #181 | Mar 30th
As we pass the one-quarter mark of 2026, our finance team has already completed two out of three fund audits with external auditors. A big kudos to their hard work and discipline. This is another element of our work that...

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212 Updates #180 | Mar 23rd
Last week, we attended the Invest Europe Investors’ Summit. This year’s attendance was noticeably lower than previous years, roughly half of its peak in 2022. Despite that, it was still valuable to hear perspectives on...
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212 Updates #179 | Mar 16th
I will be traveling over the next two weeks. This week, Idil and I are in Geneva attending the Invest Europe event, and next week we will be in Warsaw for the CEE VC Summit. These gatherings are always valuable opportunities...
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212 Updates #178 | Mar 9th
In our work as venture capital investors, we partner with founders who are building their dreams in environments filled with uncertainty. Startups naturally face many types of risk: product, team, market, and sometimes...
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212 Updates #176 | Feb 23rd
While it seemed like a relatively quiet week in terms of announcements, internally it was anything but. Every week, we sit across from founders who are building with courage and ambition. Listening to their stories, why they...
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212 Updates #176 | Feb 23rd
The last couple of weeks, including this week, have been heavily focused on operational work. Between year-end closings, board meetings, audits, and reporting, our teams have been spending a significant amount of time on...
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212 Updates #175 | Feb 16th
I've been in Ankara since last Thursday for a series of meetings. I will be back in Istanbul tomorrow after wrapping up today’s schedule. Istanbul, Türkiye’s largest city (home to nearly one-fifth of the country’s population)...
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