TRVC09: How Endeavor Scaled Turkey’s Startup Ecosystem with Global Impact – Aslı Kurul Türkmen
Aslı Kurul Türkmen, Head of Endeavor Turkey shares her journey into the startup ecosystem, the mission of Endeavor, and how it's helped shape high-impact entrepreneurship in Turkey. Aslı shares valuab...
7 Mai 202542min
TRVC #08: Sina Afra's take on the Turkish VC scene with 55 Angel Investments, 12 Exits, 1 Big Vision
Sina Afra — serial entrepreneur, investor, and one of the most influential figures in Turkey’s startup ecosystem, from founding Markafoni, to making 55 angel investments and achieving 12 exits. Sina s...
29 Apr 202545min
TRVC #07: Ida Capital's Cem Baytok on Building in Emerging Markets
Cem Baytok, co-founder and GP of Ida Capital joins TRVC to talk about what it really takes to build a venture firm from the ground up in Turkey — and why he’s betting big on fintech, emerging markets,...
25 Apr 202535min
TRVC #06: Mine Dedekoca-Treeo VC Venture Partner on Turkish startups succeeding in the US
Mine Dedekoca, Venture Partner at Treeo VC, a US based fund focused on Turkish entrepreneurs growing their business in the US, and founder of Startist. We explore her journey from launching her own st...
16 Apr 202535min
TRVC #05: Bulent Celebi, founder of Airties, angel investor and LP with some straight talk on the state of the Turkish venture ecosystem
Bulent Celebi, seasoned entrepreneur and angel investor with deep roots in the Turkish tech ecosystem, shares his journey from growing up abroad to returning to Turkey in 2004 to found Airties, a pion...
8 Apr 202534min
TRVC #04: Enis Hulli from e2vc and why emerging Europe offers an opportunity no other ecosystem does
Enis Hulli, GP and founder of e2vc, joins us as they raise Fund III. This episode is packed with insights: Enis's view on choosing (or not) sectors. Why Turkey and Emerging Europe offer a stronger VC ...
31 Mar 202547min
TRVC #03: Ali Karabey from 212 on the early days of VC in Turkey, and raising fund 3
Ali Karabey, founder of 212, one of Turkey's first venture capital firms, sheds light on Ali's journey from being a banker and consultant to pioneering venture capital in Turkey. The conversation span...
25 Mar 202538min
TRVC #02: Baran Kilicer of Yildiz Univ VC Trust on University Technology parks in Turkey
Baran Kılıçer, of Yıldız Technical University technology park venture capital trust, gives us a deep dive into a particularity of the Turkish startup ecosystem: the universtiy technology parks.Baran h...
3 Mar 202535min
