Talp co-founder Baran Ataş announced that the company has secured backing from its first group of investors. The backers include Formus Capital, Aito Capital, Sunshine Lake, a16z Scout Fund, and angel investors including Juan Abundes and Kadir Danisman.
The company did not disclose the size or structure of the financing. Ataş described the announcement less as a traditional milestone and more as the selection of the first group of partners who will help support Talp’s long-term vision.
Talp is building technology focused on simulating human intent at scale. The company’s broader thesis is centered on simulating future outcomes of decisions, helping users better understand how choices may play out before they act.
The company was founded by Ataş and Abdulsamet Alan. Ataş said that when they started working on Talp, they understood they were building something expansive, with potential use cases and long-term implications they could not fully foresee at the beginning.
Talp’s investor base reflects support from a mix of venture funds, scout capital, and angel investors. Ataş emphasized that the company’s ambitions go beyond its current cap table, framing Talp as a company being built “piece by piece” toward a larger outcome.
The announcement also highlighted several early supporters who were involved before the current investor group came together. Ataş thanked Don Stalter, Baha Bilgin, Kadir Danisman, and founding operations team member Ömer for their conviction and support.
Stalter was described as being convinced at 2 a.m. WhatsApp call. Bilgin was credited with pushing the deal forward and staying closely involved, while Danisman was described as investing after a brief coffee meeting, before there was much formal structure in place around the company.
Ataş also highlighted Ömer’s early belief in the team and vision. According to the announcement, Ömer invested personal capital from the outset and helped build the company in a founding operations role.
The broader goal for Talp is to become a platform for decision-making, predictive simulation, and understanding of intent-driven outcomes. Ataş said the company will continue building until “Talp it” becomes a phrase with wider meaning.
For companies and users trying to make better decisions, Talp’s positioning suggests a focus on turning complex behavioral and intent signals into simulated future scenarios. The company’s early backers are now supporting that vision as Talp works to define a category around human intent simulation.
KEY QUOTES:
“We’re proud to announce the first believers in talp’s vision. When Abdulsamet Alan and I started working on it, we knew that we were creating something so vast we couldn’t even foresee where it was going to go. So, this isn’t a milestone, it’s not something to celebrate; all we did was select the first few parties we want to walk this path with us. Talp is bigger than us, bigger than our cap table. Carefully, piece by piece, we are building a home-run scenario for everyone who walks this path with us.”
“We simulate human intent, we simulate the future outcomes of decisions, AND you cannot predict the future without being one of the ones who are creating it. Great recognizes great.”
“Even now, using Talp is a no-brainer for those who want to win. But we won’t stop until everyone knows what it means to ‘Talp it’.”
Baran Ataş, Co-Founder of Talp
