The private markets platform for Europe, MENA and the UK.
One platform where founders raise and grow their company, and investors find and back the region's strongest companies. Built by operators who have raised, invested and scaled here, and open to everyone doing it now.
The region has the founders and it has the capital. What connects them still runs on introductions and inboxes.
We have raised, invested and scaled here. helo.land is the infrastructure we needed. We back founders early and see them through.
One group. The whole private-market stack.
Helo Ventures runs the capital, the platforms and the growth engine a modern private market needs, end to end.
Built, scaled and exited. Now backing those who do.
The people behind helo.land have started companies, grown them and seen through exits, running the journey end to end. And they have backed many more as angels and investors, across the region and every stage.
Orhan Bayram
A Graduate of Gebze Technical University in Electronic Engineering, entrepreneur, and investor who co-founded helo! to provide services to startups and venture companies. His career includes roles at Turkcell, StartersHub, Mentor Effect, Boğaziçi Ventures, hiVC GSYO, and serving as the founding CEO of Angel Effect.
Ayşe Sarı
An Economics and Sociology student at Koç University who works as an intern at helo!. She focuses on finance, entrepreneurship, business development, market research, and startup ecosystem projects.
Melisa Özkapı
A business development and investment professional with experience at Angel Effect, HiVC, and Startup Borsa since 2021. Working at helo! for three years, she takes roles in platform development, business development, market research, event organizations, and investor relations.
Burak Göncü
The Co-Founder and CTO of Mega Fortuna with over 10 years of experience in mobile game development and Android technologies. He previously co-founded Pow Games as CTO and founded BGNmobi as CEO, following his early career at General Mobile.
E. Doğuş Kuran
A CxO Advisor at G42 and Venture Partner at ENA Venture Capital with over 25 years of international management experience. His career includes senior leadership positions at companies such as SabancıDx, Turkcell, Accenture, Microsoft, Cisco, and Ericsson.
Efe Baysal
The CEO and Co-Founder of Gybe Games who graduated from Boğaziçi University in Business Administration. He has over 7 years of experience in video games, game technologies, and investments, with a career background in investment banking at Pragma and Union Bancaire Privée.
Eren Kopuz
A tech business person and angel investor holding Electrical-Electronics Engineering and MBA degrees from Imperial College London and Cambridge University. Having worked on AI and machine learning processors at Arm in the UK, he manages angel investment activities and digital transformation at Kopuzlar Group.
Hakan Erten
The Founder of Nova Nora Consulting and an early-stage investor with over 20 years of experience in finance, accounting, strategy, corporate governance, M&A, IPO, and innovation management. Formerly a Partner and Innovation Leader at Deloitte Turkey, he pursues his PhD on the scalability of ventures.
Murat Ödemiş
The Founder of Univenn Startup Studio and an academician at Yaşar University with over 15 years of experience in AI, entrepreneurship, and software technologies. Holding a PhD in Computer Science, he is part of the founding or executive teams of UniverList, HrPanda, Goodsted, and KitUP.
Şeyhmus Ölker
The CEO and Co-Founder of Pow Games and a Board Member at Bacchus Games with over 15 years of experience in mobile growth and user acquisition. He was part of the founding teams of tech ventures including App Samurai, Storyly, and Interceptd.
Onur Abdioğlu
The Co-Founder of Gybe Games and a former Investment Banking Analyst at Pragma. He has worked on the development of mobile games reaching over 180 million users and participated in game exit processes to Take-Two Interactive and Zynga.
Gökhan Akar
The Founder and CEO of Onicorn Technology and a graduate of Marmara University in Business Administration with over 20 years of experience. He is the co-founder of Tempo Call Center and Angel Effect, a tech consultant at Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality, and a program moderator at TGRT EU.
Engin Yurdakul
The Founder of ENG Business Development & Investment who completed a Marketing MBA at Başkent University. He previously worked in sales, channel management, and brand positioning at companies including Eczacıbaşı Intema, Ideal Standard, and Dornbracht.
Cankat Şir
A Partner at Karaçam & Şir and a technology and venture-focused attorney. He supports founders, venture capital funds, angel networks, and corporate investors on fundraising, SAFE, convertible structures, equity setups, and IP strategy.
Seval Üçler
An Executive Board Member at helo!, Program Lead at YenidenBiz Women’s Entrepreneurship School, and a mentor at İTÜ Çekirdek. Her management background includes corporate experience in technology, telecom, and digital transformation at companies including Ericsson, Turkcell, Samsung, and Demirören Ventures.
Sercan Alıcı
A growth and analytics executive with over 12 years of experience across consumer technology, marketplaces, mobility, and digital businesses. He has held leadership roles at Digital Zone, Washmen, Aster, KingMakers, and FREE NOW, and is an angel investor in startups including Bluedot, DogGO, and Missafir.
Bring your company. Or your capital.
Founders raise and grow on helo.land. Investors find and back the region's best. Both start free.