Istanbul
Metro area · Türkiye · Pop. 15.8M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Istanbul
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Istanbul-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Istanbul - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Istanbul
VC investment into Istanbul-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Location comparison
How Istanbul stacks up
Compare Istanbul with peers from the same country (Türkiye) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
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What we don't show on this page (yet)
Sector breakdowns, founder origins, AI-talent leaderboards and live deal flow are gated to logged-in Dealroom users. Book a demo to access the full Istanbul dataset — or see a sample on the Dealroom app.
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.