String Ventures

String Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm co-founded by Can Saracoglu in 2014, with offices in San Francisco, California and Istanbul, Turkey. Its philosophy is to 'Believe in Founders and Makers,' on the conviction that 'Great Products Create Markets,' and it was built to accelerate entrepreneurial growth through the application of AI and exponential technologies. The firm invests at the pre-seed, seed and seed-plus stages with check sizes typically ranging from $100K to $1M, generally as a co-investor. It invests across sectors including AI, healthcare, SaaS, fintech, edtech, agtech and commerce, managing a portfolio of more than 20 companies. String supports founders through the String Ventures Operating System (SVOS), a seven-pillar framework covering AI transformation, team and culture, go-to-market strategy, product development, capital, operations support and interim leadership, often embedding its team within portfolio companies. Leadership includes Founding Partner Can Saracoglu and Managing Partner Zachary Hacias, alongside additional partners and operators. String Ventures has a strong exit track record: FriendlyData, a natural-language enterprise-search company, was acquired by ServiceNow in 2018; Crypto Facilities, a crypto-derivatives exchange, was acquired by Kraken in 2019; and Flight Recorder, a mobile-analytics business, was acquired by Clicktale in 2016. Other portfolio companies include Ariel, Gameflip, Spin and eBrandValue. By combining a transatlantic footprint with a structured operating playbook, String Ventures backs product-focused founders applying AI to build category-defining companies.