Okulyo Raises $700K Seed to Centralize School Operations

Okulyo Secures $700K Seed Round

Okulyo, a digital platform that centralizes school operations, has raised $700,000 in seed funding. The round was led by Halil Erdoğmuş, with participation from Insha Ventures.

What Okulyo Does

Okulyo provides schools with a single platform to manage day-to-day operations. According to the company, its capabilities span:

• Attendance tracking
• Parent communication
• Student registration
• Event management
• Announcements
• Cafeteria and transportation payments
• Turnstile-based secure access
• Prepaid card solutions

The breadth of the platform positions Okulyo as an operating layer for schools rather than a point solution. By consolidating attendance, communication, payments, and physical access into one system, the company targets the fragmented tooling that many institutions currently rely on.

Funding Details

• Round type: Seed
• Amount raised: $700,000 USD
• Announced: October 7, 2026
• Lead investor: Halil Erdoğmuş
• Participating investors: Insha Ventures, Halil Erdoğmuş

The presence of both an institutional fund and a named lead investor suggests early conviction in the school-operations category.

Why This Matters for the Market

School operations software sits at the intersection of administration, payments, and family engagement. Platforms that own multiple workflows tend to deepen their moat as adoption grows, because switching costs rise once attendance, payments, and access control are tied together.

For acquirers in education technology, fintech infrastructure, or payments, Okulyo represents a potential consolidation target: a seed-stage platform with a multi-module footprint and a clear wedge into recurring institutional relationships.

What to Watch

• Expansion of the platform's module set or geographic reach
• Adoption metrics across schools
• Whether the payments and prepaid card components attract strategic interest from fintech players

Okulyo is based at okulyo.com.