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Diffusion Capital Partners (DCP) is Turkey’s leading Venture Capital fund manager with a focus on frontier technology opportunities. DCP team started operations in 2007, making it one of the most experienced VC fund managers in the market.
Our Investment Model
We seek opportunities with a deep-technology driven competitive edge and match their value proposition with the needs in the market to build high impact companies.
Our Approach
We closely work with founders and leverage our network to hit technical, financial and product deployment targets. With over 70 years of cumulative experience, we provide our portfolio companies with technology, business development, legal, financial and operational know-how.
Our Investment Model
We seek opportunities with a deep-technology driven competitive edge and match their value proposition with the needs in the market to build high impact companies.
Our Approach
We closely work with founders and leverage our network to hit technical, financial and product deployment targets. With over 70 years of cumulative experience, we provide our portfolio companies with technology, business development, legal, financial and operational know-how.
Overview
Location
Turkey, Marmara Region, Istanbul
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2015
Mentions in press and media 9
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| Apr 5, 2024 | Mixer Games has completed its bridge round at a valuation of $5M | Turkish Mixer Games has received investment at a valuation of $5M from Diffusion Capital Partners, WePlay Ventures and angel investors for its new app Fundle. Mixer was founded in 2021 by Alican Karaman and Eren Erenoğlu. Developers working... |
| Nov 23, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Matsmart-Motatos grabs $43m to save food waste, RED Horticulture bags $18m, TômTex makes leather from fish | This week, Matsmart-Motatos scored new funding for its e-commerce business that sells overstock dry goods to stop food waste. RED Horticulture raised capital for its LED greenhouse lighting tech, and alternative leather startup TômTex bagge... |
| Apr 14, 2020 | SwissDeCode selected by European Innovation Council for Covid-19 pitching event | SwissDeCode developed DNAFoil technology, a portable, self-administered, on-site DNA detection kit, which combines both food safety and compliance with regulatory bodies in a single tool. |
| Apr 14, 2020 | SwissDeCode selected by European Innovation Council for Covid-19 pitching event | |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Turkish cybersecurity startup ATAR Labs raises €2.5 million seed round | ATAR Labs, an Istanbul-based cybersecurity startup, has raised €2.5m in a seed funding round led by Diffusion Capital Partners. ATAR Labs was built by Innovera, a Turkish cybersecurity consulting firm, and has now been spun off as an indepe... |
| Nov 29, 2016 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, November 29 | Today in Fallen Unicorns Two shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against Theranos, accusing the company of fraud and negligence. I believe it’s not terribly common to see private companies involved in class action shareholder law... |
| Nov 24, 2016 | Turkish financial SaaS company Paraşüt secures $2 million Series B round | Turkey’s Paraşüt, a SaaS bookkeeping startup, has raised $2 million in a series B round from Diffusion Capital Partners, 500 Startups, and previous investors Revo Capital and Ribbit Capital. Istanbul-based Paraşüt, or Parachute, develops a ... |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Startup Turkey, in its 8th year, reveals a vibrant Turkish startup ecosystem | Elmira Bayrasli Contributor Elmira Bayrasli is the co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted and the author of From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places. More posts by this contributor With a €20 million ... |
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FAQ about Diffusion Capital Partners
When was Diffusion Capital Partners founded?
Diffusion Capital Partners was founded in 2015.
What has the press written about Diffusion Capital Partners?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning Diffusion Capital Partners, among them “Mixer Games has completed its bridge round at a valuation of $5M” (Apr 5, 2024) and “The Week in AgriFoodTech: Matsmart-Motatos grabs $43m to save food waste, RED Horticulture bags $18m, TômTex makes leather from fish” (Nov 23, 2023).
Is Diffusion Capital Partners still active?
Yes, Diffusion Capital Partners is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 8, 2025.