Istanbul Startups List
Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Istanbul.
Mert Giray ILHAN
Strategy Consultant - advising top management of private equity and pharmaceutical firms
Celik Oren
Founder @benimmagazam, ininal • Worked at @esas-holding-esasli-as, @obacay-pazarlama-a
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
Mohsen Malayeri
Investor
Startup Enthusiast. Founder & CEO @Khavarzamin. Organizer of Startup Weekend Tehran. Local Instructor of Startup Weekend Next.
Heather R Morgan
Economist, Writer & Globetrotter. Cold emails are my superpower. @500startups
http://hongkongandbeyond.com
Can Serter
Investor
Superangel, Hardcore Geek, Technology Connoisseur.. Chef, Fisherman, Film and TV Fanatic, Photographer. @duke grad, turn of the century.
Matthias Metternich
Co-founder of @believe-in & @brave-is, formerly Client Partner @akqa, Managing Partner @poke-istanbul
http://matthiasmetternich.com
Özgür (Oscar) Bayraktar
Investor
Bayraktar & Partners, Forbes, Harvard Business Review.
Burak AYDIK
Founder @dooing
Mehmet Subasi
Investor
Marketing strategist, speaker with 20 years of management consultancy experience in strategy & marketing
http://RadicalMarketer.com
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.
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.
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
Sam Onat Yilmaz
Investor
Managing Partner @dapps-fund-i
Board Member @mastercoin-foundation
ED @bitangels
Triple Major('10) & MS Engineering ('12) @johns-hopkins-university
Arda Kutsal
Investor
Founder @webrazzi, Ventures.co • Investor @naytev @rigetti-quantum-computing-1 @ginkgo-bioworks
http://www.webrazzi.com
Nick Avedesian
CEO of The Vantage Group | Founder of Avedesian Enterprises
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
Andre Rabanea
Founder & Creative Ideator at TORKE+CC (creative agency), Founder at Billy The Group (venture capital)
http://www.billythegroup.com
Elbruz Yilmaz
Galata Business Angels, Founder Institute, @boatbookings-com, BTS, @inventis
Hilal Koc
Worked at @credit-suisse @google @accenture • Studied at @emory-university @university-of-michigan-ross-school-of-business-1