StartupCentrum Alpha Fund Invests 10 Million TL in Karavan at Pre-Seed Stage

StartupCentrum Alpha GSYF, established through a partnership between StartupCentrum and Arz Portföy, has made a 10 million TL pre-seed investment in Karavan, the end-to-end digital trade and logistics platform for cross-border commerce.

İstanbul, Türkiye – 4 May 2026 – StartupCentrum Alpha GSYF, the venture fund established through a partnership between StartupCentrum and Arz Portföy, has completed a 10 million TL pre-seed investment in Karavan — a next-generation digital trade and logistics infrastructure that consolidates trade, logistics, finance, and customs operations on a single platform.

Signing Ceremony

The investment signing ceremony was hosted by Adem Kula, Secretary-General of the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Turkish States (TCCI), and attended by İslam Shakhbandarov (CEO and Co-Founder of Karavan), Memiş Yetim (Co-Founder of Karavan), and Müge Bezgin and Nizamettin Sami Harputlu (Co-Founders of StartupCentrum).

About Karavan

Karavan is a next-generation digital trade and logistics platform that brings together trade, logistics, finance, and customs operations for export-oriented companies on a single platform. The company aims to enable SMEs to access international markets faster, more transparently, and at lower cost.

Early Traction

During its closed beta phase, Karavan completed its first export transaction valued at $510,000 with Bolçi — a concrete demonstration of the platform's operational capability and market readiness.

Regional Ambition

Karavan aims to play a central role in achieving the target of raising the trade volume between Türkiye and the Turkic States to 100 billion USD. The company has signed cooperation agreements with TCCI and the Turkic World Logisticians Alliance.

Solution Partners

Karavan's ecosystem is built on a strong network of solution partners:

• Evrim Yazılım — customs and foreign trade software

• Param — payment infrastructure

• Stripe — global payment processing

• Asset Global Logistics — freight forwarding

• Navlungo — digital freight marketplace

• ShipEntegra — multi-carrier shipping integration