Istanbul Startups List
Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Istanbul.
Özgür (Oscar) Bayraktar
Investor
Bayraktar & Partners, Forbes, Harvard Business Review.
Elbruz Yilmaz
Galata Business Angels, Founder Institute, @boatbookings-com, BTS, @inventis
Mert Giray ILHAN
Strategy Consultant - advising top management of private equity and pharmaceutical firms
Nick Avedesian
CEO of The Vantage Group | Founder of Avedesian Enterprises
Mohsen Malayeri
Investor
Startup Enthusiast. Founder & CEO @Khavarzamin. Organizer of Startup Weekend Tehran. Local Instructor of Startup Weekend Next.
Emre Ersahin
Investor
CMO @sahibindencom • Investor @tinypay & @bebemoss. Idea loving strategist, creative generalist, former entrepreneur, dad of 2. Worked at @the-coca-cola-company , @turkcell, @bbdo
http://www.emreersahin.com
Mehmet Subasi
Investor
Marketing strategist, speaker with 20 years of management consultancy experience in strategy & marketing
http://RadicalMarketer.com
Cem Baydar
Investor
Strategy and Management Consulting Executive with 15 years of experience, Advisory Board Member of Endeavor, Member of Keiretsu Forum, ex-Accenture and comScore executive.
Matthias Metternich
Co-founder of @believe-in & @brave-is, formerly Client Partner @akqa, Managing Partner @poke-istanbul
http://matthiasmetternich.com
Ihsan Tayfun Uslu
Investor
Founder @sefamerve • Investor @crew, @boni • Advisor at @sailturbine • Studied at @cornell-university, @rochester-institute-of-technology, blog at tauslu.com
http://www.tauslu.com
Burak AYDIK
Founder @dooing
Mehmet Akgun
Investor
Worked at @trendyol, @amazon, @accenture • Partner at @trendyol • Investor & Advisor @annelutfen, @modasor • Studied at @university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill, @bogazici-university
Sam Onat Yilmaz
Investor
Managing Partner @dapps-fund-i
Board Member @mastercoin-foundation
ED @bitangels
Triple Major('10) & MS Engineering ('12) @johns-hopkins-university
Heather R Morgan
Economist, Writer & Globetrotter. Cold emails are my superpower. @500startups
http://hongkongandbeyond.com
Andre Rabanea
Founder & Creative Ideator at TORKE+CC (creative agency), Founder at Billy The Group (venture capital)
http://www.billythegroup.com
Arda Kutsal
Investor
Founder @webrazzi, Ventures.co • Investor @naytev @rigetti-quantum-computing-1 @ginkgo-bioworks
http://www.webrazzi.com
Can Serter
Investor
Superangel, Hardcore Geek, Technology Connoisseur.. Chef, Fisherman, Film and TV Fanatic, Photographer. @duke grad, turn of the century.
Celik Oren
Founder @benimmagazam, ininal • Worked at @esas-holding-esasli-as, @obacay-pazarlama-a
Hilal Koc
Worked at @credit-suisse @google @accenture • Studied at @emory-university @university-of-michigan-ross-school-of-business-1
Hakan Ozcan
Investor
Worked for over 10 years in finance and business dev in New York, Beijing & Istanbul. Invests in disruptive business models backed with innovative technologies.
