Top Quartile VC Returns*: Made in Türkiye
Earlier in my career at Morgan Stanley Capital International, I learned to pay close attention to where capital flows — and where it doesn’t. One number still jumps off the page: Türkiye trades at 5x forward earnings. Compare that with Indonesia at 9.6x, Korea at 7.6x, Taiwan at 11.8x, China at 10x, Brazil at 7.3x, India at 20.3x, […]
From Surviving to Outperforming in Emerging Markets
They say the world is becoming more volatile. We say: welcome. When markets swing, currencies crash, or governments shift overnight, most investors freeze. But for those of us who’ve lived and invested through coups, currency shocks, and political chaos, this isn’t the end of the world. It’s Tuesday. As a close friend put it: “The world is starting […]
The Frankenstein Effect: When Founders Are Destroyed by Their Own Creations
“You are my creator, but I am your master; obey!” Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Entrepreneurs create companies with an obsessive drive, pushing forward where others hesitate. But what happens when their own creation turns against them? What happens when the very instincts that made them successful become the reason they fail? The Founder’s Curse: What Got You Here […]
The Illusion of Objectivity: Why Venture Capitalists Should Reject Third-Party Valuations
In the business of venture capital, judgment is the product. It is what we are paid for, and what we are ultimately held accountable to. Yet in some corners of the industry — especially in younger ecosystems like Turkey — there is a tendency to outsource that judgment to third-party valuation firms. This is not just a misstep. It […]
Zero Optionality: Why Emerging Markets Demand Total Commitment
In Silicon Valley, failure is a rite of passage. Founders pivot, investors write off losses, and another round of funding is always within reach. In emerging markets, the calculus is different. Capital is scarcer, exits take longer, and macro volatility is a given. Here, the most successful entrepreneurs operate under a simple principle: zero optionality. Jason […]
Failure is Boring
Success is unpredictable. You can’t plan for it, map it out, or foresee it in any meaningful way. If you look at the stories of successful entrepreneurs, you’ll see only one pattern — not of perfect planning, but of constant movement. They pivot, they fail, they get up, they try again. And then, sometimes almost magically, success happens. […]
Simya VC’s New Investment: The Future of AI Solutions with Eluvium
As digital transformation accelerates in the technology world, the importance of innovative investments continues to grow. At Simya VC, we are excited to take our vision one step further by investing in a startup that will shape the future of AI technologies: Eluvium. Eluvium’s AI-Driven Revolutionary Solution Manufacturers heavily rely on emails and spreadsheets to […]
Simya’s New Investment Khenda Leads the Digital Transformation in Manufacturing Efficiency
The Drive to Reinvent Manufacturing EfficiencyWe are excited to announce our last investment of the year! Post-pandemic, one of the most discussed topics in manufacturing has been the need to achieve efficiency. Inefficient manufacturing procedures, rising labor costs, and the challenges brought by manual data collection are leading to significant issues. Manufacturers seek innovative, efficient […]
New Investment Alert! Simya VC Has Invested in Blok-Z
We’re excited to share our new investment announcement, especially as this marks our transition to double digits in our portfolio. Renewable energy is at the heart of the global energy transition and is critical in achieving sustainability goals. Energy providers struggle to prove the origin of renewable energy sources transparently, making it difficult to meet […]
Newsletter : Sep’18
Newsletter : Sep’18 Turkey’s economy dominated global headlines for much of August. The country’s currency, the Turkish Lira, lost value, a lot of value, in the course of two weeks. It, along with Turkey’s economy, had been struggling all year. Inflation has become a beast in Turkey. Trump’s comments about raising steel and aluminum tariffs on Turkey […]