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Overview

Who we areN/A
Value addN/A
Firm typeVC
Global HQ

Eerste Weteringplantsoen 8, 1017 SK Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Thesis

Funding requirementsWe invest in globally-focused seed stage startups with teams in Turkey, Eastern Europe and the Baltics.
Funding stages2. Prototype3. Early Revenue
LeadN/A
Check size$150k to $1M
Target countries Turkey Poland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ukraine Romania Bulgaria Slovenia Greece Slovakia Hungary Croatia Bosnia-H Montenegro Albania Serbia North Macedonia USA UK

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Websitehttps://istanbul.500.co/

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