CVC Bosphorus Summit 2025 Recap & What the Numbers Say About Türkiye’s Future
Türkiye doesn’t just build companies. It builds momentum. At this year’s CVC Bosphorus Summit—hosted by Girişimci Kurumlar Platformu and backed by Fiba Group and Özyeğin University—that momentum took centre stage. The ballroom was packed. The names were ambitious.
Oleka Capital stood at the intersection of insight and action. We sponsored the State of CVC in Türkiye 2025 report, crafted from Startups.watch data. Our Managing Partner, Emrah Silav, delivered the keynote on its findings. And our other Managing Partner, İhsan Elgin hosted the evening.
What followed was less celebration, more signal to where we should be headed.
The 36% Signal
In 2024, 36% of all startup deals in Türkiye involved a corporate venture investor. Ninety-two active CVCs now operate in Türkiye. Some are running acceleration funds. Others are doubling as LPs in VC vehicles. The average fund size? $30M—small by global standards, but growing with every boardroom FOMO.
There’s a clear arc: from pilot project to strategic imperative.
Where Capital Meets Conviction
CVCs in Türkiye are not just hunting returns. They’re deploying distribution. Forging go-to-market alliances. Offering proof-of-concept pipelines that venture capital alone can’t match.
The hottest sectors? AI, cloud software, fintech. These are not moonshots. They’re maps of where Türkiye already leads and where it could scale fast across the region.
This alignment of capital and corporate edge is no accident. It’s the playbook.
What We’re Betting On
At Oleka, we invest where traction meets ambition. And we back founders who treat geography not as a boundary, but a blueprint.
We believe Türkiye isn’t just a startup hub. It’s a growth corridor. East to West. Local to global.
Events like CVC Bosphorus make that belief tangible. They bring strategy to life, put capital in motion, and remind us why we do what we do.