Backing the bold,
before consensus.

ScaleX backs founders building frontier technology from day one. We invest early, stay close, and help ambitious teams scale globally — long after the round closes.

Convictions

our ethos

[01]

Philosophy

The best founders look
unconventional early.

Some are too technical. Some are too early. Some are building in categories the market hasn't named yet. We back them before consensus forms, on conviction, when it's the only thing to go on.

We don't make founders exceptional. They already are. Our job is to multiply what's there.

That's the × in ScaleX. A network of operators and founders who've built before, multiplying what you build. And we share our carry with the founders who earn it, so our success only compounds when yours does. Why? Because we'd rather win together than alone.

Most funds go quiet after the wire. We get to work.

You bring the breakthrough. We're the

People sitting and standing around a coffee table in a modern living room setting.

[02]

Built by founders and operators who've been in your seat.

We're the engineers, founders, investors and operators who've already built what you're building. So when we show up on hiring, GTM, or fundraising, it's experience, not advice.

Meet The Team

[03]

Outliers we believed in early.

We wrote the first check. The marquee names came later.

Autonomous AI scientists for materials discovery.

Open cloud infrastructure built for developers.

Autonomous systems for industrial operations.

AI growth infrastructure for consumer brands.

Native commerce layer for product-led growth.

Graph database technology for the enterprise.

Identity governance and administration platform.

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Our Convictions

ALIGNMENT

TRUST

PARTNERSHIP

[04]

We share
the upside.

The part most funds keep to themselves is the carry. We share ours: part of our fund profits go to the founders we back, so when one wins, the others share in it.

We share part of our carry with  the founders who help build the ScaleX portfolio.

Support

Founders actively help each other with customers, hiring, fundraising, and market access.

Source

They bring the best founders around them, turning the portfolio into a proprietary deal engine.

[05]

Notes from the frontier

Our perspectives on the technology, markets, and founders we're betting on early.

Convictions

The Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Has a New Bottleneck. We Backed the Company Closing It.

Here is the contrarian thing I believe. The hard problem in software development is no longer writing code. It is trusting it.

ScaleX Inside

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[06]

Founders backing founders.

We're only as good as the founders we back. Our network runs deeper than our convictions. It's the operators and founders who've built at scale, and the founders who reinvested to back the next ones. Built by founders, for founders. Our Multiplier model opens real doors: customers, your next hire, the round after this one.

Talent

Customers

Fundraising

Founder & operator connections

←→

“When I was deciding whether to pivot, they put me on the phone with a founder who'd made the same call. That conversation changed the company.”

Testimonial Name

Testimonial Role

Hande Çilingir

Co-founder & CEO, Insider One

There are VCs who operate in ecosystems, and VCs who build them. That’s what I’ve always appreciated about ScaleX. They don’t just find great companies, they help build them. Great entrepreneurs do the same, turning potential into something exceptional.

Arjun Sethi

Partner, Tribe Capital

Not all investments are equal. ScaleX is a marathon-runner type of VC that stays there for you, even when things go off track.

Çetin Meriçli

CEO & Co-founder, Locomation

From the minute we met, ScaleX has been an amazing support. Beyond having some of the sharpest minds with impeccable observations, the team constantly and proactively looks for ways to help us become the best version of ourselves through every up and down. We feel privileged to have teamed up.

Semih Salihoglu

Co-Founder & CEO, Kùzu (Exited)

We partnered with ScaleX in our earliest stages, regularly brainstorming with Dilek and Berkay. Some meetings led to introductions with founders who had deep expertise in what we were exploring, and those talks were invaluable. The team is also resourceful on routine matters, like navigating SOC 2 certification.

Ismail Sebe

Director of Engineering, Google

In 10+ years as a tech executive in Silicon Valley, I've met many VCs and angel investors. What sets ScaleX apart is their rejection of 'spray and pray' in favor of deeply vetting each investment. They act as an extension of the team, guiding founders to succeed.

Evren Eryurek

Former Director of Product Management, Google.

ScaleX's real strength is its ecosystem paired with hands-on, strategic guidance. Being part of this network means direct access to seasoned operators, practical knowledge-sharing, and momentum at the moments that matter most. They don't just invest capital, they build your growth trajectory alongside you.

Cansen Başaran-Symes

Chairman of the Board, Allianz Sigorta A.Ş.

Growth is the oxygen of any organization and elevates ambitions and inspires a sense of purpose. I am very excited to join Scalex as an LP and adviser to support their growth and impactful value creation vision in the face of unexpected challenges around the world.

[07]

Global by origin, not by aspiration

The best founders can be built anywhere, so we go to them. From Istanbul to San Francisco to the places most funds never look, we travel to meet outliers where they are. Our founders are global from day one. So are we: our partners are always on the move, and our LPs span Australia, Brazil, and the US. Global isn't something we aspire to. It's where we began.