October 27, 2026
What does Loops AI do, which raised $3.5 million in funding?
- Investment: $3.5 million
- Round: Seed
- Investors: a16z Speedrun, NTT DOCOMO, Connecticut Innovations, Monday Capital, Alumni Ventures
- Founders: İlker Selim Zorluoğlu, Ari Nazir, Yusuf Bahadır
- Website: loopsai.com
What does Loops AI do?
Founded in 2025 by İlker Selim Zorluoğlu, Ari Nazir, and Yusuf Bahadır.
It develops AI-powered search and shopping solutions for e-commerce companies.
Instead of keywords and filters, users find products by describing their needs in everyday language.
The system evaluates the request along with the brand's product catalog, product information, and business rules.
Solutions include a shopping assistant, product information enrichment, virtual try-on, and voice AI.
The company's current scale
It works with brands in Turkey such as Mavi, Boyner, A101 Ekstra, and Petrol Ofisi.
According to data shared by the company, the purchase conversion rate for customers interacting with the product discovery solution at A101 Ekstra was 83 percent higher.
Angel investors from Netflix and Google also participated in the round.
Investment round
Loops AI raised $3.5 million from a16z Speedrun and 4 other investors. The round took place at the seed stage.
Where is Loops AI heading?
- Three founders
- AI for e-commerce
- Mavi, Boyner, A101 Ekstra
- Petrol Ofisi
- Then Germany and Europe
- Southeast Asia
Startup Doctor's commentary
Adding a chatbot to a search bar is easy in theory. The challenge arises when the bot needs to know the brand's inventory, pricing rules, and campaigns. What this company sells is not a chat interface, but a matching layer that simultaneously reads the catalog and business rules.
This model is open to collaboration with any sector featuring large catalogs: fashion, grocery, home improvement, electronics. The reason is simple: as the number of products grows, customers get lost in filters, and those who can't find what they are looking for abandon their carts. The company itself plans to bring the same infrastructure to financial services and energy.
The real lesson is in the client list. The company walked in front of the investor with a measured conversion difference demonstrated at major retailers. The source also notes that the details of the measurement period and the comparison group were not shared. In other words, the evidence is a strong signal, but not yet a full experimental report.
If you are also selling AI products to companies, set up an experiment with a control group on a single customer this month. Separate those who use your product from those who don't, measure the difference, and write down your method. In an investor meeting, that table is worth much more than a product demo.
Source: webrazzi — Loops AI raises $3.5 million in a round joined by a16z Speedrun and NTT
Frequently asked questions
Who are the founders of Loops AI?
Loops AI was founded in 2025 by İlker Selim Zorluoğlu, Ari Nazir, and Yusuf Bahadır.
What does Loops AI do?
It develops an infrastructure that allows users on e-commerce sites to find products by describing their needs in everyday language instead of using keywords and filters. For example, instead of searching for a specific product name, a user can say they want a shirt they can wear with navy trousers for a business dinner.
Which brands does Loops AI work with?
It works with brands in Turkey such as Mavi, Boyner, A101 Ekstra, and Petrol Ofisi.
Which investors participated in Loops AI's round?
The round was joined by a16z Speedrun, NTT DOCOMO, Connecticut Innovations, Monday Capital, and Alumni Ventures, as well as angel investors from Netflix and Google.
What will Loops AI use the investment for?
To expand the product development and engineering team, deploy their solutions to more customers, and expand into international markets. The primary target market is Japan, followed by Europe, notably Germany, and Southeast Asia.
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