Merve Akgün is a Partner at Diffusion Capital Partners who connects deep-tech founders and scientists across emerging Europe, with a focus on fields like AI/ML, cybersecurity, life sciences, advanced materials, energy, and agriculture. Based in Istanbul, she is a visible presence in founder-facing programs like KWORKS and Ege D-Tech and in forums like the EIC Scaling Club Ambition Forum, reflecting her interest in science and technology as drivers of impact.
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Diffusion Capital Partners
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Deeptech / Hardware, Biotech, Climate, Robotics, Materials
Rounds
Seed - Series A
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€500K; Follow-on €1M–€2M
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Diffusion Capital Partners is Turkey's first venture capital fund focused on deep tech, based at the Arı Teknokent technopark on İTÜ's campus, and it typically invests using a staged approach—starting with checks under €500K and reserving up to €1–2M for follow-on funding in science- and engineering-heavy startups. Its portfolio includes applied industrial and agriculture technology, such as leading the funding round for agtech company Doktar, and it serves as the official venture capital partner of The Deeptech Demo Day 2025, connecting it directly with new deep-tech founders in Turkey.
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