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Borusan Ventures

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Our mission is to partner with visionary entrepreneurs who are shaping the future.

Borusan Group is a prominent industrial group active in the U.S, Europe and CIS region generating more than $6.5 billion consolidated revenues.

We invest in the US and Europe with a focus on early stage tech companies across Mobility, Supply Chain & Logistics, Energy & Climate and Enterprise & Industrial sectors.

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