TRVC16: Merve Zabcı on Data-Driven Investing and Building Metis Ventures

TRVC16: Merve Zabcı on Data-Driven Investing and Building Metis Ventures

In this episode of TRVC – The Turkish VC Podcast, host Yunus Celebiler sits down with Merve Zabcı, General Partner at Metis Ventures, one of Turkey’s pioneering data-driven venture capital firms.

Merve shares her journey from engineering to venture capital, and how her career path through investment banking, PE, and family office investing prepared her to launch and lead Metis Ventures.

Topics Covered:

  • The origin story of Metis Ventures and its differentiated data-first approach
  • Why Turkey and the broader region present untapped opportunities for VC
  • Insights into how data and structured processes can drive early-stage investing
  • How Metis Ventures is building not just a fund, but a long-term platform from pre-seed to IPO


Metis is a rising star VC firm in Turkey and the region. Don't miss this inside peak into how they are building and growing.


⏱️ Chapters

  • Introduction
  • Merve’s background and early career
  • From family office investing to launching Metis Ventures
  • The thesis behind a data-driven VC firm
  • Trends in Turkish and regional startup ecosystems
  • Advice to founders on working with data-centric investors
  • The future of Metis Ventures and regional VC


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