Vispera raises $500K investment from APY Ventures Bilişim Vadisi VC Fund

APY Ventures invested $500K in Vispera, a Turkish artificial intelligence technology company serving in more than 50 countries worldwide.

APY Ventures invested $500K in Vispera, a Turkish AI technology company operating in over 50 countries globally. With this investment, the company’s valuation reached $46.2 million.

Founded in 2014 by Aytül Erçil and Ceyhun Burak Akgül with a team of six and 100% Turkish capital, Vispera now continues its journey with a team of 120 people. Established with the goal of perfecting in-store execution, monitoring, and auditing processes in the retail sector, Vispera provides retail execution and auditing solutions that are much faster, more reliable, and cost-efficient than traditional human-based and error-prone methods, thanks to its proprietary computer vision and machine learning technologies.

Aytül Erçil, Co-CEO of Vispera, made the following statement:

“Ten years ago, when we started this journey as a startup with my partner Ceyhun Burak Akgül, today we have become a global brand serving a wide geographical area. Thanks to our high-tech and AI-based solutions, we have made significant contributions to the transformation of the retail sector. The investment we received from APY Ventures is very valuable for us. With the strength we gain from this, I believe our successful work will continue to grow.”

Mustafa Keçeli, Fund Manager at APY Ventures, stated the following regarding the Vispera investment:

“With our Bilişim Vadisi fund, Vispera, which we have invested in, has been playing a pioneering role in the retail sector since its establishment. As APY Ventures, we are pleased to invest in a successful company with high-tech solutions and global growth ambitions. With this investment, we reinforce our belief that Vispera’s successful work will continue to strengthen, and we wish them continued success.”