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212 (venture capital)

212 (venture capital)

212 is a venture capital firm based in Luxembourg that is focused on internet, communication and technology companies.

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212.vc
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Investor
Investor
Venture capital firm
Venture capital firm
Organization
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Company
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Industry
Finance
Finance
Investment management
Investment management
Consulting industry
Consulting industry
Technology
Technology
Location
Istanbul
Istanbul
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Istanbul Province
Istanbul Province
Doha
Doha
Founder
Ali Karabey
Ali Karabey
Gary Numan
Gary Numan
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AngelList URL
angel.co/212-1
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212 (venture capital)
212 (venture capital)
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Competitors
Qualcomm Ventures
Qualcomm Ventures
Wellfound ID
212-1

Venture Capital Firm attributes

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Flow48
Chooch AI
Chooch AI
FazlaGıda
FazlaGıda
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Insider
Insider
ODC Business Solutions
ODC Business Solutions
The Hub21
The Hub21
marTi
marTi
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Vaultus Mobile
Vaultus Mobile
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Company Operating Status
Active
Medium URL
medium.com/212vc

212 is a venture capital firm specializing in early venture, mid venture, and late venture investments. The firm focuses on investments in internet, communication, and technology companies with a focus on software, social gaming, eCommerce, mobile, social media, and the cloud. It seeks to invest in Turkey, the CEE region, and the Middle East countries. 212 was founded in 2011 and is based in Luxembourg, Istanbul and Doha .

History

212 was founded on Dec 2, 2011, by Ali Karabey and Numan Numan with the vision of investing in Turkey and its region. The headquarters are located in Luxembourg with two additional offices in Istanbul , Turkey and Doha, Qatar. Numan was previously a banker at Goldman Sachs, New York and Karabey worked for Morgan Stanley, New York.

Investments

212 invests in B2B technology startups. The firm invests between $0.5 million and $3 million in its portfolio companies. It prefers to take a minority stake in its companies. 212 has made 16 investments. On Jan 19, 2017, they invested $12M in iyzico. 212 has raised a total of $64.4M across 2 funds. The 212 Regional Fund II was announced on Oct 18, 2018, and raised a total of €30M.

The firm is focused on “companies that are ready to sell internationally and are already selling”. 212 has launched four companies as of 2019. One of the companies is Lyzico, a payment processing business in Turkey and another is Insider, an e-commerce enables platform in focused in southeast Asia. As of 2019 the firm’s portfolio companies were generating half their revenues outside the Turkish market.

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Further Resources

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17 Şubat 2012 - Etohum Kampı Antalya / Ali Karabey+

https://vimeo.com/37586814

28 February 2012

Ali Karabey: Why not an accelerator?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAUNsMsUoZg

Gaziantep Zirve Üniversitesi Etkili Özgeçmiş Oluşturma ve Mülakat Semineri | Kariyer Rehberi

Editor

https://www.kariyer.net/kariyer-rehberi/19-aralikta-gaziantep-zirve-universitesindeyiz/

Web

Kolektif House Explore | Ali Karabey - Managing Director at 212

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=okqLWCQEEpQ

Meet Maher Hakim, 212's Newest Partner - 212.vc - Medium

Numan Numan

https://medium.com/212vc/meet-maher-hakim-212s-newest-partner-4a310d8cd7b4

Web

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