Midas
Midas is a Turkish investment platform that offers trading in Istanbul and US stock exchanges plus cryptocurrencies, with over 1,000 employees. It raised $137M in a Series B round in August 2025, though headcount growth data is unavailable.
The growth story
Midas grew from 169 to 1,001 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $137M along the way, most recently a Series B in August 2025.
About
Midas provides a single app for Turks to trade local and US stocks alongside crypto assets. The platform targets retail investors seeking diversified market access in a country with historically limited investment options.
The company reached unicorn-scale funding with its 2025 Series B, though its exact valuation isn't disclosed. With 340 public professional profiles analyzed, its engineering team (129 people) dominates the org structure.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up nearly 13% of the 1,001-person workforce. The company draws leadership from Turkish fintech and e-commerce giants, with no single executive dominating public profiles.
The Midas org chart
Egem Eraslan (Founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 181 (+29% YoY), Operations 149 (+15% YoY), Sales 70 (+17% YoY), Customer Success and Support 61 (+9% YoY), Information Technology 52 (+30% YoY), Business Development 51 (+11% YoY).
Talent flow
Midas recruits heavily from Trendyol (45 hires) and Getir (29), Turkey's two largest tech employers. Alumni frequently launch startups (14 founder alumni) or join fintech peers like wamo (6) and Paribu (4).
Most common previous employers of Midas staff: Trendyol (45), Getir (29), Commencis (18), Papara (13), Koç University (12), QNB Türkiye (11). Former Midas employees most often moved to wamo (6), Trendyol (5), Paribu (4), Stablex (3), Insider One (3), Dream Games (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Midas mafia
Fourteen alumni-founded companies exist, including Teachfluence (8 employees total) and Studio Scale (4 employees). Most ventures are early-stage with fewer than 10 staff.
14Ahmet Uysal, was Software Engineer until 2022Sevginur Ak Parlak, was User Experience Designer until 2022Füsun Çetin Öztan, was Product Designer until 2025Ozlem Oktay, was Senior Talent Business Partner, Growth & Business until 2025Zahid Maqbool . (FCMA, FCIS, AIBP, M. Com, SBP, OCP), was Chief Financial Officer until 2016Bilginer Sarı, was Product Analyst until 2025
Zeki Gencer, was Product Intern until 2023
Ugurcan Yildirim, was Mobile Tech Lead until 2023
Ege Can Deniz, was Product Designer until 2022
Gurhan CAM, was Board Member until 2024
Berk Engin, was Product & CS @Midas until 2026
Ozan Yeniceri, CDAA, was Head of Crypto until 2024
Mert Abay, was Intern until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 36% direct, 59% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Midas: Python (Programming Language) (137), Java (128), English (110), SQL (109), Teamwork (104), Microsoft Excel (101), Microsoft Office (101), Communication (93).
Where the team actually sits
Midas people are concentrated in Istanbul, Türkiye (248), Türkiye (42), Ankara, Türkiye (22), İzmir, Türkiye (7).
Search footprint
Midas attracts about 1,168 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 966 ranking keywords and lost 618 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Midas has 1,001 employees as of September 2026.
Midas has raised $137M in total, most recently a Series B round in August 2025.
Midas was founded in 2021 by Egem Eraslan.
Egem Eraslan (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Midas's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Midas staff are Trendyol (45 people), Getir (29 people), Commencis (18 people).
Former Midas employees most often move to wamo (6), Trendyol (5), Paribu (4).
At least 14 companies have a founder who previously worked at Midas, including Teachfluence, Studio Scale, Octo Studio.
Midas attracts about 1,168 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Midas staff are Python (Programming Language), Java, English, SQL, Teamwork.
Midas staff are concentrated in Istanbul, Türkiye (248), Türkiye (42), Ankara, Türkiye (22).
Midas has about 181 people in Engineering, up 29% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Midas has about 149 people in Operations, up 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 340 current and 225 former Midas profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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