Turkey-based Good Job Games, which develops Match-3 games like the popular Match Villains, raised a $60M Series A, after raising a $23M seed six months ago
With $83 million raised in six months, the Turkish mobile game developer is emerging as a new force in global gaming.
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Istanbul-based fintech Sipay, which bills itself as “Stripe for emerging markets”, raised a $78M Series B at an $875M valuation to expand outside of Turkey
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Midas, which lets users in Turkey invest in US and Turkish equities, raised a $45M Series A, after a $11M seed in 2022, and plans crypto trading and more
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Uber plans to let users in Turkey's touristic Cappadocia region buy a €150 air balloon ride; ~10% of Turkey's 44.6M visitors in 2022 stayed in the region
it's started offering hot air balloons in Turkey Sophie Dickinson / Telegraph : You can now flag a hot air balloon with Uber Kai Xiang Teo / Insider : You can now book an Uber hot-air balloon in Turke...
Sources: Turkey-based grocery delivery startup Getir is raising $500M from Mubadala, Michael Moritz, and others at a $2.5B valuation, vs. $11.8B in March 2022
Istanbul-based grocery app company, which had been valued at nearly $12bn in early 2022, raises $500mn
Banking and insurance startup Papara became Turkey's first fintech unicorn after its Beka Finance deal; startups.watch: Turkish startups raised $111M in H1 2023
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Trendyol, a Turkey-based e-commerce marketplace and “superapp”, raises $1.5B at a $16.5B valuation, up from $9.4B in April, to become Turkey's first decacorn
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Hepsiburada.com, one of Turkey's largest online shopping services, raises $470M in its Nasdaq IPO at a $3.9B valuation
- E-commerce platform gets $738 million from IPO of 20% stake — Franklin Resources still backs the firm even as it cuts stake — Hepsiburada.com was valued …
Turkey-based Dream Games, which makes the popular mobile game Royal Match, raises $155M Series B co-led by Index Ventures and Makers Fund at a $1B valuation
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