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Founder Institute Mentors

Ankara - Turkey 2025

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Ankara program below.

Mentors

Abdulrahman

Abdulrahman Aljiffry

Partner, 500 Global
Adam

Adam Matalon

Founder & CEO, Message HQ
Adam

Adam Berk

Manager, Lean Startup Co.
Adil

Adil Oran

Assoc. Prof. , Abdullah Gül University
Ahmet

Ahmet Batı

Co-founder, Innology
Ahmet

Ahmet Saraçoğlu

FI Mentor
Ahmet

Ahmet Bahadır Özdemir

Co-Founder, Airalo
Ali

Ali Halabi

CEO, Volt Lines
Ali

Ali Hilli

Head of CER, Zain Iraq
Ali Rıza

Ali Rıza Ersoy

Founder, ION Academy
Alperen Zeki

Alperen Zeki Gokmen

Product Pioneer, The Brutally Honest
Altan

Altan Küçükçınar

Partner, Diffusion Capital Partners
Amal

Amal Dokhan

Partner MENA, 500 Startups
Amal

Amal Dokhan

CEO , Global Entrepreneurship Network GEN Saudi at GEN Global
Amin

Amin Shanaa

Founder, Startups
Amin

Amin Shanaa

FI Mentor
Aral Barkın

Aral Barkın Arak

General Secretary, TÜGİM - Tüm Girişimci ve İş Mentorları Derneği
Aras

Aras Bilgen

UX Consultant / Trainer, Aras Bilgen
Arda

Arda Askin

Managing Director, StartersHub
Arın

Arın Özkula

General Partner, 500 Startups
Artun

Artun Sukan

Investment Manager, IP Group
Ata

Ata Gür

Co-Founder, Frizbit
Atil

Atil Erken

General Partner, Collective Spark
Aurelie

Aurelie Guerrieri

CMO, Open Systems
Aydın

Aydın Öztunalı

Cofounder, KFD Investment Consulting
Aykut

Aykut Hocaoglu

Head of Entrepreneurship Programs and Ecosystem Development, Arcelik Garage
Aylin

Aylin Şahin

CEO, Igniters Tech Consulting
Ayşe

Ayşe Şen

Entrepreneurship Expert, RTTP, Yaşar University
Ayşegül

Ayşegül Özkavukcu

Business Development Manager, Migros Ticaret A.Ş.
Aysun

Aysun Demirdogen

Managing Partner, Technology Transfer Professional, Cevelyn
Aziz

Aziz Dostgül

Investment Associate, TechONE VC
Baldan

Baldan Colak

Founder, Miel PR
Barış

Barış Okur

Co-founder, Quin
Başak

Başak Özcan

General Manager, Garaj X TEKMER
Bastian

Bastian Best

CEO, BESTPATENT
Batuhan

Batuhan Baybali

Startup program leader , FARK LABS
Beliz

Beliz Sinan

FI Mentor
Beliz

Beliz Bediz Sinan

Partner, The Brutally Honest
Berc

Berc Cubukciyan

Senior Manager, Maven Insights and Solutions
Beril

Beril Karabulut

Design Lead, Quin
Berkay

Berkay Mollamustafaoglu

General Partner, ScaleX Ventures
Berna

Berna Aksoy

Growth Lead, Talentmelon
Beybin

Beybin Esen

COO, Kimola
Billur Buse

Billur Buse Elmas

Partner, Elmas Consulting
Birce

Birce Ciravoğlu

CEO Office Director, Papara
Bora

Bora Yılmaz

FI Mentor
Bora

Bora Sürmeli

Senior Agricultural Finance Specialist, The World Bank
Bulent

Bulent Yilmaz

Founder, Liberro
Bulent

Bulent Buyuksayar

Managing Director , SmartStarts
Bülent

Bülent Çaka

Vice President, ScaleX
Burak

Burak Çevik

Co-Founder / UX Designer, ITUX - Atölye
Burak

Burak Keskik

Technology Transfer Office Manager, Teknopark Istanbul
Burak

Burak Dayioglu

FI Mentor
Burcu Coşkun

Burcu Coşkun Şengül

Co-founder, Kuixo
Buryan

Buryan Turan

CEO, SIMULARGE
Çağrı

Çağrı Yüzbaşıoğlü

Founder, ISSD
Can

Can Algül

Co-Founder & CEO, Pubinno
Carla

Carla Tanas

Owner, Industry Disruptors - Game Changers
Carlo

Carlo Asta

Business Designer, H-Farm
Cedric

Cedric Tawil

FI Mentor
Celal

Celal Vatansever

Head of Open Innovation, Arcelik Garage
Ceren Sungu

Ceren Sungu Kalpaklıoğlu

Founder, Pabbler
Demirhan

Demirhan Buyukozcu

Co-Founder, V-count
Demirhan

Demirhan Erim

Co-Founder & CEO, ulouder
Denis

Denis Oakley

Director, Denis Oakley & Co
Deniz

Deniz Satiroglu

VC Associate, StartersHub
Dilek

Dilek Dayinlarli

Founder, Scale-x
Dinçer

Dinçer Sözütok

Cofounder, Onlock
Dogan

Dogan Taskent

Innovation Manager, Atabay Ilac
Don

Don Samoil

Managing Partner, Trusted Scale
Dr. Semih

Dr. Semih Kumluk

AI Leader, PwC
Dr. Ismail

Dr. Ismail Arı

Director of TTO and Entrepreneurship Center, Özyegin University
Duran

Duran Cesur

Investor, Vinci Venture Capital
Duygu

Duygu Kutluoğlu Kılıç

Co-Founder, CEO, FineDine
Ebin

Ebin Elavathingal

Director, MERSTRA Foundation / Next Market
Elena

Elena Pallotta

Strategy and Innovation Culture , H-Farm
Elif

Elif Gedikli

Portfolio Manager, Teknoloji Yatırım
Emin

Emin Okutan

Co-Founder and CEO, Viveka
Emir

Emir Uzunoglu

Manager, Responsible Solutions Limited
Emre

Emre Fadıllıoğlu

Co-founder and CEO, App Samurai
Emre

Emre Taş

CEO, Alictus
Enad

Enad Kanaan

Co-Founder, The BrainChain
Erdem

Erdem Lafçı

Cofounder , Apps
Eren

Eren Bali

Chairman & Co-founder, Udemy
Eren

Eren Bali

Founder, Udemy, Carbon Health
Eren

Eren Merzeci

Business Development Manager, Çalık Enerji A.Ş.
Erhan

Erhan Ertan

Cofounder, Neurocess
Evren

Evren Bükülmez

Manager, TTGV
Ferdi

Ferdi Cildiz

Senior Product Designer, Community Gaming
Ferhat

Ferhat Demir

QGroup, QGroup
Fevzi

Fevzi Gökaliler

Export Marketing Manager, Pınar
Franklin

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
Gonca

Gonca Gulser

Co-founder, Quin AI
Gülcan

Gülcan Ergün

Co-founder, GESPRO
Gülce

Gülce Horatacı

Investment Manager, StartersHub
GULSAH

GULSAH CAKIR

Founder, X Mind Studio
Gülşah

Gülşah Gulser

Co-Founder, Quin AI
Gunce

Gunce Onur

Founder, The New Rising
Gurol

Gurol Uzenc

Manager, Cube Incubation
Hakan

Hakan Boğazpınar

Co-founder, VENN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CONSULTANCY
Hakan

Hakan Erten

Founder, Nova Nora Danışmanlık A.Ş.
Hakan

Hakan Cetinkaya

Founder, 112 Company
Halime Dilan

Halime Dilan Akbaş

Chief Innovation & Culture Officer, Viveka
Hasan Basri

Hasan Basri Tosun

Cofounder, Sensgreen
Hicham

Hicham Lamrani

Founder, You are in
Hilal

Hilal Kara

Co-founder, PATENT EFFECT
Hüseyin

Hüseyin Aslan

Co-founder, Kapsam Denetim
Hüseyin

Hüseyin Güler

Innovation Orchestrator, KEAS
Ibrahim

Ibrahim Faza

GM, JordanStart
İffet

İffet İyigün Meydanlı

FOUNDER, M2I CONSULTANCY
İlker

İlker Köksal

Author, Founder's FAQ
İlknur İlkyaz

İlknur İlkyaz Gül

General Manager, Driventure
Jimmy J.P.

Jimmy J.P. Snoek

Co-Founder & CEO, Tykn
Kaan

Kaan Eren

Investment Manager, 500 Startups
Kadir

Kadir Ceran

Founder & Managing Director, KiRi Advanced Research & Consultancy
Kamer

Kamer Kemerkaya

FI Mentor
Kemal

Kemal Apaydın

FI Mentor
Kemal

Kemal Aygör

Senior Licensing Manager, VESTEL
Kerem

Kerem Erikçi

FI Mentor
Kerem

Kerem Çalışkan

FI Mentor
Kerem

Kerem Gürbilek

Venture Capital Senior Analyst, Logo Ventures
Khalid

Khalid Maliki

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Tykn
Koray

Koray Bahar

Founder & CEO, FigoPara
Kuntay

Kuntay Aktaş

CEO, BTech
Kutlu

Kutlu Kazanci

FI Mentor
Kutluhan

Kutluhan Hakan

Founder, TicketO Mobility
Leyla

Leyla Taghizade

Founder, Reseptron
Mark

Mark Searle

Lecturer and Industry Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
Mehmet

Mehmet Akgün

Founder, Mobixa
Mehmet

Mehmet Gulez

Innovation Leader - Associated Partner, EY
Mehmet

Mehmet Memecan

Founder & CEO, Tarfin
Mehru

Mehru Ozturk

General Manager, Entrepreneurship Foundation
Melda

Melda Polat

Co-Founder, M2I Danışmanlık
Merih Alphan

Merih Alphan Karadeniz

FI Mentor
M. Erşad

M. Erşad Zor

Head of Data, StartupCentrum
Merthan

Merthan Öztürk

FI Mentor
Mert Hilmi

Mert Hilmi Iseri

Board Member, Academy for Global Citizenship
Merve

Merve Akgün

Vice President, Diffusion Capital Partners
Mike

Mike Vladimer

Mentor, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business & Alchemist Accelerator
Miraç

Miraç Bal

CEO, Talentmondo
Misa

Misa Nikolic

CEO, Resonator – Creative Tech Hub
Mohammad

Mohammad Kilany

Co-founder, MindRockets
Murat

Murat Tortopoğlu

Consultant, yaraticiyikim.com
Murat

Murat Topçu

FI Mentor
Mustafa

Mustafa Dalci

Founder, Userspots
Mustafa

Mustafa Üşenmez

FI Mentor
Mustafa

Mustafa Savaş

Founder, Kimola
Mustafa

Mustafa Cakir

Co-founder, PATENT EFFECT
Mustafa

Mustafa Tamer

Manager, Treet Buba
Mustafa

Mustafa Tamer

CEO, BUBA Treet
Nadine

Nadine Badreddine

Program Business Advisor, Modus Capital
Neslihan

Neslihan Burgaz

Head of Business Development, Trendyol
Nicat

Nicat Manafov

E-Commerce Professional and Consultant, Etib.org.az
Nidal

Nidal Qanadilo

Managing Partner, ARC Capital
Okan

Okan Arıcan

Senior Counsel, BTS&Partners
Omer

Omer Dogan Dincer

Head of Finance, KolayIK
Onur

Onur Yurtsever

Founder & CEO, Smart Advice
Oren

Oren Simanian

Founder and General Partner, Colosseum Sport
Orkhan

Orkhan Rzayev

Founder & CEO, Eleven Kings Game
Orkun

Orkun Ozbatur

Director & Founder, FI Benelux & Concio
Osman Ertürk

Osman Ertürk ÖZEL

Founder, Manager, ÖZEL Attorney Consultancy
Ozan

Ozan Sonmez

Partner, The Brutally Honest
Özge Görür

Özge Görür Orbay

Founder, Ideacoaching
Özgür Deniz

Özgür Deniz Önür

Founder, Invidyo
Özgür Mutlu

Özgür Mutlu Oz

Manager - UX/UI Design, Arçelik Group
Prof. Dr. Ayhan

Prof. Dr. Ayhan Olcay

Co-founder, InnowayRG
Prof. Dr. Zehra

Prof. Dr. Zehra Çataltepe

CEO, TAZI AI
Reine

Reine Abbas

Founder & CEO, Spica Tech S.A.L
Rosen

Rosen Dimov

CEO, Phasegrowth
Sahar

Sahar El Zaloua

Consultant in Entrepreneurship , Founder Institute - Turkey
Sahin

Sahin Boydas

Sahin Boydas - CEO, MovieLaLa (Istanbul FI), Gusto
Sahin

Sahin Caglayan

CEO, Reengen
Samican

Samican Tandoğdu

Co-Founder, Synnada
Sarp

Sarp Bilecen

FI Mentor
Sarp

Sarp UZER

Founder, Sarp
Sarper

Sarper Celenk

Managing Director, Vegas Food Project
Selcuk

Selcuk Alimdar

General Manager, Founding Partner , bindHR
Selen

Selen Senturk

Studio Manager, SHERPA
Selim

Selim Satıcı

FI Mentor
Selim

Selim Cenkel

Founder, Marsel Delights
Selin

Selin Orçunsel

FI Mentor
Selma

Selma Bahcivanoglu

Managing Director, Simya VC
Semi

Semi Hakim

CEO, Kok Projekt
Serdal

Serdal Temel

Co-founder, SORANUS
Sertaç

Sertaç Yakın

Investor, Connected2.me
Shashank

Shashank Aiisvari

Founder, Aiisvari
Shirley

Shirley Kaston

Co-Founder & CFO, Kok Projekt
Sure Köse

Sure Köse Ulutaş

Founder, Talentmelon
Tarkan

Tarkan Anlar

Founder, CEO, Scotty
Tuğçe

Tuğçe Akbulut

Conscious Designer & Curator, Cross Change
Tuna

Tuna Orbay

Cofounder, BarakaTech
Ufuk

Ufuk Polat

Founder, Deplike
Umutcan

Umutcan Duman

Co-founder, Evreka
Vladimir

Vladimir Pletyukhin

Founder and Creative Director, Launch Deck
Volkan

Volkan Erturk

FI Mentor
Yağmur

Yağmur Çubukçu

Venture Capital Analyst, Maxis
Yashar

Yashar Kardar

Business Development, Quin
Yilmaz

Yilmaz Odaci

Project Manager , Habitat
Zafer

Zafer Elcik

Co-founder, Otsimo
Zeynep

Zeynep Derece

Founder, DRC Company

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