National economies can grow and develop depending on the development, application and export of innovative technology. Innovative technologies can emerge as a result of the evaluation of new ideas. The financing required by entrepreneurs in the process of transforming new ideas into a tangible product and obtaining a technological output can be provided through venture capital. Venture capital is a form of financing that refers to providing funds to entrepreneurs with a new idea but not sufficient financial resources, using equity or foreign resources. While venture capital contributes to the growth and development of entrepreneurial companies with an innovative technology product idea, it also contributes to economic development by accelerating the production and export of technological products. Venture capital funds and Venture Capital Investment Trusts are of great importance in encouraging venture capital. Venture Capital Investment Trusts are partnerships that make venture capital investments to a large extent together with capital market instruments and contribute to the growth of entrepreneurial companies. This study aims to evaluate the financial performance of Venture Capital Investment Trusts operating in Turkey and whose shares are traded in Istanbul Stock Exchange. In this context, the current ratio, asset turnover rate, financial leverage ratio, return on asset and return on equity ratios of six Venture Capital Investment Trusts, whose data were available for the 2019 - 2023 period, were calculated and analysed using CRITIC and TOPSIS methods. The findings obtained as a result of the analysis show that the current ratio is the most important and the profitability ratios are less important for Venture Capital Investment Trusts. However, findings were obtained in the study that the financial performance of Hedef and Verusatürk Venture Capital Investment s was better. In order to improve the financial performance of Venture Capital Investment Trusts, it may be beneficial to increase liquid assets, benefit from financial leverage and increase the equity level.
Venture Capital Investment Trust, CRITIC, TOPSIS