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Most funds give you capital. We give you a multiplier.
Capital is where we start, not where we stop. The X in ScaleX is a formula: conviction, operators, founders, and shared carry, each one compounding the others over a decade. That is how an early check becomes a lasting advantage.
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The multiplier, in three parts.
We back your vision and write the first check when others wait for proof.
Operators and founders who have already done it, on call for your hardest problems.
We share the wins with you. Our incentives are built into yours.
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Built from the founder side of the table.
Enduring companies are built on long-term partnership, operational trust, and conviction before the market agrees. These are the four commitments we make to every founder we back.
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We show up
Calls answered fast. Weeks that start early. Rounds that end with us still in the room. The work between board meetings is where most of our time goes.
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We trust your instinct
You see what the market hasn't. Our proudest investments looked unconventional early. The marquee funds and acquirers arrived on those cap tables after we did.
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We build your global network
We plan teams, customers, and capital across markets from day one. Every plan reaches beyond the first market. Operators, customers, and introductions follow you wherever the next move takes you.
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We share the upside
Through Shared Carry, part of our fund profits go to the founders we back. When one founder wins, the others share in it. The network compounds with every exit.
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Practical answers for founders.
A few thoughts on how we invest, work with founders, and think about building enduring technology companies.
How We Invest
What stage do you invest in?
We primarily invest at Pre-Seed and Seed, often partnering with founders before there is market validation. We are most helpful during the earliest stages of company building, where conviction, speed, and close collaboration matter most.
What kinds of companies do you back?
We back frontier technology companies across AI, deep tech, and other technically ambitious fields. We look for founders building defensible technology with the potential to scale globally.
Do you lead rounds?
Yes. We are comfortable leading or co-leading Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, and we are just as happy to follow alongside strong partners when that is the right fit.
Do you reserve capital for follow-ons?
Yes. We set aside a meaningful part of the fund to keep backing our strongest companies as they grow.
Do you only invest in founders from specific geographies?
No. We have deep roots in Turkey and the Turkish diaspora, but we back globally ambitious founders wherever they are building.
How quickly do you make investment decisions?
Quickly, and with transparency. Founders get a clear answer fast instead of waiting through a long, drawn out process.
Who We Back
What do you look for in founders?
Technically strong founders with deep insight into their problem, the resilience to push through hard stretches, and the ambition to build a category defining company.
What kind of founders tend to work best with ScaleX?
Founders who want an engaged early investor with an operator's perspective, building at the frontier of AI and deep tech.
How do you think about founder relationships?
As long term partnerships rather than transactions. We stay close and hands on when you need us, and out of the way when you do not.
How We Support Founders
How involved are you after investing?
Actively involved without being intrusive. We help with hiring, go to market, fundraising, and strategy, scaled to what each founder actually needs.
What does “operator-led support” actually mean?
The people backing you have built and scaled companies themselves. Our support comes from real operating experience, not theory or capital alone.
What Makes Us Different
What makes ScaleX different?
ScaleX is a fund established by founders, for founders. We combine deep operator experience with a frontier tech focus, the speed and conviction to back founders early, and a tight community standing behind every company we invest in.
What is the Founders Collective?
The Founders Collective is the network behind ScaleX: our founders alongside a group of world class operators who have built and scaled companies themselves. It gives every ScaleX-backed founder direct access to people who have solved the same problems before, whether that means warm introductions, hiring help, hands on advice, or peer support across the portfolio.
