According to Startups.watch's “Turkish Startups Ecosystem 2022" report, USD 1,552 million were invested into Turkish startups in 294 investment rounds in 2021.
Compared to the previous year, there was a 948 percent growth in the deal volume and 47 percent in the deal number. Türkiye, which is among the top 10 European countries in terms of deal volume, has been promoted to the 'Super League'.
Getir and Dream Games received investments of USD 983 million and USD 205 million and became unicorns in 2021, while Trendyol became the first decacorn of Türkiye. Gaming sector attracted the highest interest last year with USD 265 million in 52 investment rounds.