We Build
AI Ventures
for the Real Economy.
We don't invest in hype.
We invest robust business models that are built to last.
VLABS34 isn't a VC firm; it's a company builder. We create ventures in sectors we already know, with partners we already trust.
VC Model
Standard Studio
VLABS34 Model
Hit-or-miss model
Execution risk
Pre-validated demand
VC Model
The Focus
Methodology
Risk Profile
Hit-or-miss model
The Result
Standard Studio
The Focus
Methodology
Risk Profile
Execution risk
The Result
VLABS34 Model
The Focus
Methodology
Risk Profile
Pre-validated demand
The Result
SYNERGY MATRIX
Cross-Sector Intelligence
One core, many industries. VLABS34 builds the technology once and every venture puts it to work in its own sector.
Built once in the core, used across every venture
Sector
The Output
Venture Portfolio.
What it does
An engineering, automation and manufacturing company that pairs half a century of traditional pipe-fabrication experience with AI-driven robotics, solving shipyards' high costs, human error and lost time.
Traction
$3.4M sales order secured before launch.
Stage
Breakthrough
Autonomous fabrication for shipyards using AI & Computer Vision.
Built on the VLABS34 core
Leadership
- Özgür BektaşShipbuilding Expert
- Aliihsan KocaTechnical Manager
Sector Focus
Industry + AI + Robotics
References
ECOSYSTEM
Our Network
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Full Value
Stack.
We are the inventors, not administrators.
Shared Infrastructure
Our ventures share proven AI components, data pipelines, and technical talent.
AI Engines & IP
VLABS34 builds on its own AI engines, robotics IP, and in-house technical talent.
Scale & Defensibility
Proprietary tech and repeatable GTM playbooks give every spin-out higher equity.
Data Advantage
Powering every neural network we deploy.
The Pipeline.
From opportunity discovery to global scale—our systematic approach to venture creation.
Opportunity Discovery
Actively identifying unmet opportunities in operating markets where we have deep access.
- Market Gap Analysis
- Industry Partner Validation
- Problem Definition
Co-Founder Match
Pairing the right technical talent with deep domain expertise to form the founding team.
- Talent Recruitment
- Domain Expert Matching
- Team Formation
Rapid MVP Dev
Integrating proven technologies to build prototypes. No R&D betting, just engineering.
- Proven Tech Integration
- Rapid Prototyping
- MVP Launch
PMF Validation
The Turing Point. 2 of 4 ventures reached PMF in VLABS34's first year.
- Pilot Programs
- Commercial Traction
- User Feedback Loop
Spin-out & Scale
Launching for global impact. We spin out independent entities ready for scale.
- Entity Formation
- Seed Funding
- Global Expansion
Sector
Expertise.
Deep roots in real-economy industries where we have direct access.
Shipbuilding
Direct partnerships with leading shipyards globally.
Smart Factory
Industrial operations network for automation and manufacturing.
Banking & Trade
Direct connections with banks for trade and compliance pilots.
Leadership
The Board.
Founders and board members of VLABS34.
Co-Founder & CEO
Venture builder with 20+ years building technology companies across Türkiye, MENA and the US: eight startups, four exits. Now leads VLABS34, growing the studio and its ventures to scale.
Co-Founder & Board Member
Former head of corporate innovation and projects at a global flag-carrier airline, where he led its award-winning intrapreneurship programme. Now builds VLABS34 full-time, scaling its innovation engine and ventures.
Co-Founder & Board Member
CFO of a venture capital portfolio management company, Certified Internal Auditor and CPA (SMMM), METU graduate. Brings his finance, audit and investment expertise to VLABS34, structuring its ventures for growth and funding.
The Builders
The Team.
The minds behind the machine.
CTO
Venture CTO of VLABS34, leading product strategy, technical architecture and venture incubation across the portfolio. Co-founder and CEO of Aiten and co-founder of Docsfra.
Business Development
Venture builder at VLABS34, turning ideas into scalable ventures through new business development, business analysis and technology transfer.
Operations Support
Operations and procurement specialist at VLABS34. Previously founded and ran his own natural-products e-commerce business end to end, from suppliers and pricing to logistics.
Venture Development Coordinator
Venture Development Coordinator at VLABS34 and customer and operations coordinator at TradeComplize, bringing nine years of research experience as a university research assistant.
Brand & Creative Operations Lead
Leads brand and creative operations across VLABS34, TradeComplize and Impact4U. Graphic designer with a background in digital media agencies and sustainability-focused entrepreneurship programmes.
Technical Lead
Venture tech lead at VLABS34 and co-founder & CTO of Aiten. Full-stack product engineer who also co-founded a social event discovery platform, owning its mobile, serverless and real-time stack.
Venture Product Engineer
Venture product engineer at VLABS34, building products with AI. Previously a business analyst in e-commerce, turning operations, logistics and field-team needs into Agile delivery.
AI Engineer
AI engineer at VLABS34 and co-founder of infliq. Builds AI systems end to end, from on-prem GPU clusters and cloud infrastructure to LLM and agent pipelines and LLMOps.
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR TALENT
Join the TeamVisionaries
Our Magician Founders.
Domain experts who co-founded our ventures with VLABS34.
Co-Founder & General Manager
General Manager of RoboShipTech. Brings the shipyard know-how of 200+ new builds to its AI-driven robotic pipe fabrication.
Founder & CEO
Founder and CEO of AYTU and faculty member at İTÜ Mechanical Engineering. 17 years in R&D: 40+ projects funded by national and international programmes, about $7M of R&D budget led, 60+ publications and 5 patent applications.
CTO
CTO of AYTU. Engineering doctorate from RWTH Aachen on autonomous construction machinery, developed with a global equipment maker; leads AYTU's mechatronics, embedded systems and machine-vision work.
Co-Founder & CFO
Co-founder and CFO of Aiten. Founder of his own data analytics firm and former enterprise performance management consultant, bringing data intelligence and decision support to Aiten.
Co-Founder & CPO
Co-founder and CPO of Aiten. Product-minded frontend engineer (React, Next.js, TypeScript) who took his own workforce-management SaaS from idea to the App Store and Google Play, now used by businesses.
CEO & Co-Founder
CEO and co-founder of TradeComplize. 20+ years in trade finance at participation banks, the last 11 leading letter-of-credit and guarantee operations as a senior foreign trade manager.
Head of Foreign Trade
Head of Foreign Trade at TradeComplize. MBA with CDCS and GAFTA certifications, bringing hands-on documentary credit and trade operations expertise to the platform's examination rules.
Co-Founder
Co-founder of Docsfra and managing partner of a software company. Full-stack engineer (Java, Spring Boot, React) who also leads product at TradeComplize.
Co-Founder
Co-founder of Docsfra and founder of a software company. Former expert developer on billing systems for a leading telecom operator and a pay-TV broadcaster; also heads technology at TradeComplize.
Founder & CEO
Founder and CEO of SeriAI. Former software engineer in retail and software companies; took SeriAI from a university incubation programme to a technopark R&D base.
Co-Founder
Co-founder of SeriAI. MBA and project manager who has delivered IT, fintech and SaaS products for 20+ brands with Agile teams.
Let's Build the Future.
Whether you are a founder looking for a studio, or an investor seeking deep tech deal flow.
Operational Bases
HQ - Startup Builder
HQLitus İstanbul, Üsküdar - İstanbul / TURKEY
R&D - AI Models
R1İTÜ Teknopark, Ayazağa - İstanbul / TURKEY
Robotics Lab
LBİMES OSB, Tuzla - İstanbul / TURKEY