212 Updates #205 | Oct 26th With Webrazzi Summit and Go!Global Türkiye behind us, we have wrapped up a busy October filled with events. This week will be a shorter one, as we are extending the October 29 national holiday into a long weekend... numan.substack.com/p/212-upd…

212 Updates #204 | Oct 19th We wrapped up another busy week of events, and the momentum continues with Webrazzi Summit and GoGlobal Türkiye coming up this week. We also have two board meetings on the agenda. Early last week, we attended Slush’D Istanbul... numan.substack.com/p/212-upd…

212 Updates #203 | Oct 12th Last Thursday, we attended the GlobalTurk Capital event. It was very well attended, and we had the chance to meet and reconnect with many of the key players in the ecosystem. The event calendar continues to fill up. Next week... numan.substack.com/p/212-upd…

212 Updates #202 | Oct 5th October is already here. Autumn is making its mark with more rain and leaves changing color. For us, October also signals that year-end is not far behind, bringing with it the familiar preparations for annual reports, audits... numan.substack.com/p/212-upd…

212 Updates #201 | Sep 28th Last week, we attended the opening ceremony of Terminal Istanbul. Almost the entire ecosystem was there, which made it a great opportunity to reconnect with investors, corporates, and other stakeholders... numan.substack.com/p/212-upd… @terminal_ist

212 Updates #200 | Sep 21st Welcome to the 200th issue of 212 Updates. Four years and 200 updates. I started 212 Updates on August 8, 2022, with a simple idea: to share more openly what we do at 212 and how we work. Over time, the topics naturally... numan.substack.com/p/212-upd…

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... numan.substack.com/p/212-upd…

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... numan.substack.com/p/212-upd…

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… open.substack.com/pub/numan/…

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... open.substack.com/pub/numan/…

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... open.substack.com/pub/numan/…

RT @AttilaKoksal: Ülkemizin başarılı girişim fonlarından 212’nin 15. Yılı için düzenlenen yatırımcı gününde kuruculardan Ali Karabey @akara…

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… open.substack.com/pub/numan/…

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… open.substack.com/pub/numan/…

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... open.substack.com/pub/numan/…

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... open.substack.com/pub/numan/…

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… open.substack.com/pub/numan/…

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... open.substack.com/pub/numan/…

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... open.substack.com/pub/numan/…

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... open.substack.com/pub/numan/…