Asteks, Türkiye’s industrial powerhouse, and Nexrone, an emerging European tech innovator, have jointly founded Westure Ventures, a Netherlands-based investment company aiming to invest over USD 30 million in the next five years. Westure Ventures will focus on transformative sectors such as financial technologies (fintech), artificial intelligence (AI), manufacturing technologies, deeptech, space and aviation, and health technologies, emphasising “Goodness Technologies” that generate tangible societal and environmental benefits.
With nearly 50 years of experience, Asteks is one of the top three manufacturers in production technologies globally, while Nexrone brings rapid growth and innovative entrepreneurship expertise from its partnerships with billion-dollar companies in Europe. The collaboration aims to follow a “smart money” approach, providing not only capital but also strategic global market access, partnerships, and technical know-how.
Westure Ventures plans to support startups at various funding stages from early-stage to Series A and beyond, prioritising ventures that demonstrate positive impacts on humanity and sustainability. Co-founders Emre Akman (Asteks) and Ersoy Soyer (Nexrone) emphasised their focus on technologies that improve human lives and offer hope for the future, beyond mere financial returns.
The venture will soon announce its first investment portfolio, with plans to offer startups commercialisation support, strategic collaboration opportunities, and access to global networks to scale across multiple markets.
This initiative marks a significant step in supporting high-impact global technology innovations with a social and environmental value-driven investment model.