Etohum 2012 announces 40 start-ups to grow
One Comment by Fırat Demirel on February 25, 2012
Etohum is the most popular incubation program among start-ups in Turkey, and it has been the most active year for Etohum, organizing dozens of events in 12 months. Founder Burak Büyükdemir has announced 40 start-ups selected at Etohum Start-up Summit. We have had the opportunity to know 40 start-ups of Etohum, which has an increasing [...]
Online Banking Visitors Increases By 26 percent in 1 year in Turkey
No Comment by Fırat Demirel on February 24, 2012
While banking is among the fields of interests for internet users, we still cannot say there is a large usage average. We had previously learned about some details from comScore’s study on banking in the US. What about banking websites in Turkey, how commonly are they visited? comScore report, created in accordance with the number of [...]
Etohum Yatirim A.Ş. Makes First Investment to Biacayip.com
No Comment by Fırat Demirel on February 23, 2012
We had previously learnt that Etohum A.Ş. would make investment to some of Etohum 40 start-ups and the news of the first investment of this company, which has many familiar names among its partners, has come. Etohum made its first official investment in biacayip.com. The start-up operates in etrading with a large range of products. [...]
212 Capital Partners to Invest in Balerin.com
No Comment by Arda Kutsal on February 22, 2012
212 Capital Partners is a new company, but it has not waited long to make investments. Today we have learned that it has made its 2nd investment. Following the company’s first investment Butigo.com, the second investment went to Balerin.com. Balerin.com is an e-commerce website focused on cosmetics. It received its first investment from Emre Kurttepeli, who [...]
41? 29!’s majority shares acquired by WPP
No Comment by Fırat Demirel on February 21, 2012
There has been a lot of talking about the growth of Turkish internet industry at DLD 12 and we heard from many major players of the sector that the market will get more investment, but we did think we would receive news this fast. Majority stake of 41? 29!, digital media agency which attended in [...]
DLD Turkey session ends with “Digital Bosphorus”
One Comment by Noyan Ayan on February 9, 2012
Held every year in Germany Munich and accepting participants with invitations, DLD conference today hosts exclusive Turkey session. The session named “Digital Bosphorus” will start at TSI 11:10 and the speakers are well known by Webrazzi readers. Alemşah Öztürk (41? 29!), Cenk Bayrakdar (Turkcell), Nevzat Aydın (Yemeksepeti), Sidar Şahin (Peak Games) and Sina Afra (Markafoni) will be speaking at the session and it will [...]
212 Capital Partners Makes First Investment in Butigo.com
One Comment by Ali Altuğ KOCA on February 8, 2012
We had 212 Capital Partners into our radar first with its founders’s individual investments in Hazinem.com. The partnership just announced they have made their first investment as a company in Butigo.com. Started by Gizem Yasa, Harun Güner and Berk Alevi, Butigo.com is a e-commerce site selling shoes, bags and accessories to fashion enthusiasts. Press release contained no data on the amount of investment or [...]
Limango steps in cosmetics and personal care vertical with Limango Pink
No Comment by Fırat Demirel on February 6, 2012
The pieces are falling into place in Turkish private shopping market and vertical websites become the new area where competition is getting hot. Otto Group’s Turkish private shopping platform Limango prefers to compete by making new parts of its initial website, instead of launching new websites. The new part focuses on cosmetics and personal care [...]
Turkey’s broadband nearly makes it in the internet global ranking
No Comment by Ahmet Can Şit on February 2, 2012
Another study on the number of broadband internet subscriptions has been published. The study reveals that total number of broadband internet subscribers in the world has shown a slight increase, reaching as high as 600 million. Turkey is not in the top 10 list, but Information Technologies and Communications Foundation (BTK) figures show that Turkey [...]
Webrazzi Conferences Announced!
No Comment by Arda Kutsal on February 1, 2012
Following Webrazzi Summit in 19 October 2011, we were mostly asked about our conferences in 2012. We have been working as hard as we can, but we can share the details of Webrazzi Conferences with you now. We have made great effort moving to our new office, making our new friends feel home in our team, [...]