Insider (Turkish company)
{{Short description|Turkish company}}Insider is a Turkish artificial intelligence company based in Singapore.{{Cite web|last=Devamı|first=Haberin|date=2022-03-02|title=Insider becomes 5th Turkish unicorn company - Latest News|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/insider-becomes-5th-turkish-unicorn-company-171895|access-date=2024-03-11|website=Hürriyet Daily News|language=en}} Founded in 2012 in Istanbul, the SaaS company is one of Turkey's first unicorn firms,{{Cite web|last=Yanık|first=Tolga|date=8 March 2022|title=Türkiye'nin 6'ncı "unicorn"u Insider, 28 ülkeye teknoloji ihraç ediyor|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/sirkethaberleri/finans/turkiyenin-6nci-unicornu-insider-28-ulkeye-teknoloji-ihrac-ediyor/671370|access-date=2024-03-11|website=www.aa.com.tr}} and is led by CEO Hande Çilingir.{{Cite web|last=Wibisono|first=Ardian|title=Singapore’s AI-Based Marketing Unicorn Raises $105 Million To Finance M&A|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ardianwibisono/2023/05/25/singapores-ai-based-marketing-unicorn-raises-105-million-to-finance-ma/|access-date=2024-03-11|website=Forbes|language=en}}
History
Insider was founded in Istanbul in 2012 by Arda Koterin, Hande Cilingir, Mehmet Sinan Toktay, Muharrem Derinkök, Okan Yedibela, and Serhat Soyuerel.{{Cite web|last=Divecha|first=Devina|date=2023-10-26|title=Making Waves: Hande Çilingir, Co-Founder And CEO, Insider|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-ae/marketing/making-waves-hande-cilingir-co-founder-and-ceo-insider/464272|access-date=2024-03-11|website=Entrepreneur|language=en}}
Between February 2021 and May 2023, the company raised 2 billion dollars in several funding rounds, 105 million of which came from the Qatar Investment Authority and Esas Private Equity.{{Cite web|last=Vaswani|first=Simran|title=Singapore Startup Joins Unicorn Club After Qatar Investment Authority-Led Funding|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simranvaswani/2022/03/07/singapore-startup-joins-unicorn-club-after-qatar-investment-authority-led-funding/|access-date=2024-03-11|website=Forbes|language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Ersoy |first=Ercan |last2=Amin |first2=Haslinda |date=2023-05-24 |title=Turkish AI-backed Startup Worth Almost $2 Billion in Funding |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-24/turkish-ai-backed-marketing-unicorn-insider-gets-more-funding-for-m-a |access-date=2024-03-11 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}
In January 2023, Insider acquired MindBehind.{{Cite news|last=Berktan|first=Hande|date=11 January 2023|title=Insider, diyalog bazlı mesajlaşma platformu MindBehind'i satın aldı|work=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberght.com/insider-diyalog-bazli-mesajlasma-platformu-mindbehind-i-satin-aldi-2323000|access-date=2024-03-11}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://useinsider.com}}
Category:2012 establishments in Turkey
Category:Companies established in 2012
Category:Software companies of Turkey