Ankara - Turkey 2025
Founder Institute Mentors
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.
Abdulrahman Aljiffry
Partner @ 500 Global
Adam Matalon
Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer @ ThermaGEL Innovations
Adam Berk
Manager @ Lean Startup Co.
Adil Oran
Assoc. Prof. @ Abdullah Gül University
Ahmet Batı
Co-founder @ Innology
Ahmet Saraçoğlu
Ahmet Bahadır Özdemir
Co-Founder @ Airalo
Ali Halabi
CEO @ Volt Lines
Ali Hilli
Head of CER @ Zain Iraq
Ali Rıza Ersoy
Founder @ ION Academy
Alperen Zeki Gokmen
Product Pioneer @ The Brutally Honest
Altan Küçükçınar
Partner @ Diffusion Capital Partners
Amal Dokhan
Partner MENA @ 500 Startups
Amal Dokhan
CEO @ Global Entrepreneurship Network GEN Saudi at GEN Global
Amin Shanaa
Founder @ Startups
Amin Shanaa
@ JWAR
Aral Barkın Arak
General Secretary @ TÜGİM - Tüm Girişimci ve İş Mentorları Derneği
Aras Bilgen
UX Consultant / Trainer @ Aras Bilgen
Arda Askin
Managing Director @ StartersHub
Arın Özkula
General Partner @ 500 Startups
Artun Sukan
Investment Manager @ IP Group
Ata Gür
Co-Founder @ Frizbit
Atil Erken
General Partner @ Collective Spark
Aurelie Guerrieri
CMO @ Open Systems
Aydın Öztunalı
Cofounder @ KFD Investment Consulting
Aykut Hocaoglu
Head of Entrepreneurship Programs and Ecosystem Development @ Arcelik Garage
Aylin Şahin
CEO @ Igniters Tech Consulting
Ayşe Şen
Entrepreneurship Expert, RTTP @ Yaşar University
Ayşegül Özkavukcu
Business Development Manager @ Migros Ticaret A.Ş.
Aysun Demirdogen
Managing Partner, Technology Transfer Professional @ Cevelyn
Aziz Dostgül
Investment Associate @ TechONE VC
Baldan Colak
Founder @ Miel PR
Barış Okur
Co-founder @ Quin
Başak Özcan
General Manager @ Garaj X TEKMER
Bastian Best
CEO @ BESTPATENT
Batuhan Baybali
Startup program leader @ FARK LABS
Beliz Sinan
Beliz Bediz Sinan
Partner @ The Brutally Honest
Berc Cubukciyan
Senior Manager @ Maven Insights and Solutions
Beril Karabulut
Design Lead @ Quin
Berkay Mollamustafaoglu
General Partner @ ScaleX Ventures
Berna Aksoy
Growth Lead @ Talentmelon
Beybin Esen
COO @ Kimola
Billur Buse Elmas
Partner @ Elmas Consulting
Birce Ciravoğlu
CEO Office Director @ Papara
Bora Yılmaz
Bora Sürmeli
Senior Agricultural Finance Specialist @ The World Bank
Bulent Yilmaz
Founder @ Liberro
Bulent Buyuksayar
Managing Director @ SmartStarts
Bülent Çaka
Vice President @ ScaleX
Burak Çevik
Co-Founder / UX Designer @ ITUX - Atölye
Burak Keskik
Technology Transfer Office Manager @ Teknopark Istanbul
Burak Dayioglu
Burcu Coşkun Şengül
Co-founder @ Kuixo
Buryan Turan
CEO @ SIMULARGE
Çağrı Yüzbaşıoğlü
Founder @ ISSD
Can Algül
Co-Founder & CEO @ Pubinno
Carla Tanas
Owner @ Industry Disruptors - Game Changers
Carlo Asta
Business Designer @ H-Farm
Cedric Tawil
@ Montreal International
Celal Vatansever
Head of Open Innovation @ Arcelik Garage
Ceren Sungu Kalpaklıoğlu
Founder @ Pabbler
Demirhan Buyukozcu
Co-Founder @ V-count
Demirhan Erim
Co-Founder & CEO @ ulouder
Denis Oakley
Director @ Denis Oakley & Co
Deniz Satiroglu
VC Associate @ StartersHub
Dilek Dayinlarli
Founder @ Scale-x
Dinçer Sözütok
Cofounder @ Onlock
Dogan Taskent
Innovation Manager @ Atabay Ilac
Don Samoil
Managing Partner @ Trusted Scale
Dr. Semih Kumluk
AI Leader @ PwC
Dr. Ismail Arı
Director of TTO and Entrepreneurship Center @ Özyegin University
Duran Cesur
Investor @ Vinci Venture Capital
Duygu Kutluoğlu Kılıç
Co-Founder, CEO @ FineDine
Ebin Elavathingal
Director @ MERSTRA Foundation / Next Market
Elena Pallotta
Strategy and Innovation Culture @ H-Farm
Elif Gedikli
Portfolio Manager @ Teknoloji Yatırım
Emin Okutan
Co-Founder and CEO @ Viveka
Emir Uzunoglu
Manager @ Responsible Solutions Limited
Emre Fadıllıoğlu
Co-founder and CEO @ App Samurai
Emre Taş
CEO @ Alictus
Enad Kanaan
Co-Founder @ The BrainChain
Erdem Lafçı
Cofounder @ Apps
Eren Bali
Chairman & Co-founder @ Udemy
Eren Bali
Founder @ Udemy, Carbon Health
Eren Merzeci
Business Development Manager @ Çalık Enerji A.Ş.
Erhan Ertan
Cofounder @ Neurocess
Evren Bükülmez
Manager @ TTGV
Ferdi Cildiz
Senior Product Designer @ Community Gaming
Ferhat Demir
QGroup @ QGroup
Fevzi Gökaliler
Export Marketing Manager @ Pınar
Franklin Kamnang Ngansop
Cofounder @ Vitamin C&S Coaching
Gonca Gulser
Co-founder @ Quin AI
Gülcan Ergün
Co-founder @ GESPRO
Gülce Horatacı
Investment Manager @ StartersHub
GULSAH CAKIR
Founder @ X Mind Studio
Gülşah Gulser
Co-Founder @ Quin AI
Gunce Onur
Founder @ The New Rising
Gurol Uzenc
Manager @ Cube Incubation
Hakan Boğazpınar
Co-founder @ VENN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CONSULTANCY
Hakan Erten
Founder @ Nova Nora Danışmanlık A.Ş.
Hakan Cetinkaya
Founder @ 112 Company
Halime Dilan Akbaş
Chief Innovation & Culture Officer @ Viveka
Hasan Basri Tosun
Cofounder @ Sensgreen
Hicham Lamrani
Founder @ You are in
Hilal Kara
Co-founder @ PATENT EFFECT
Hüseyin Aslan
Co-founder @ Kapsam Denetim
Hüseyin Güler
Innovation Orchestrator @ KEAS
Ibrahim Faza
GM @ JordanStart
İffet İyigün Meydanlı
FOUNDER @ M2I CONSULTANCY
İlker Köksal
Author @ Founder's FAQ
İlknur İlkyaz Gül
General Manager @ Driventure
Jimmy J.P. Snoek
Co-Founder & CEO @ Tykn
Kaan Eren
Investment Manager @ 500 Startups
Kadir Ceran
Founder & Managing Director @ KiRi Advanced Research & Consultancy
Kamer Kemerkaya
Kemal Apaydın
Kemal Aygör
Senior Licensing Manager @ VESTEL
Kerem Erikçi
Kerem Çalışkan
Kerem Gürbilek
Venture Capital Senior Analyst @ Logo Ventures
Khalid Maliki
Co-Founder & Managing Director @ Tykn
Koray Bahar
Founder & CEO @ FigoPara
Kuntay Aktaş
CEO @ BTech
Kutlu Kazanci
@ Creative Destruction Lab
Kutluhan Hakan
Founder @ TicketO Mobility
Leyla Taghizade
Founder @ Reseptron
Mark Searle
Lecturer and Industry Fellow @ University of California, Berkeley
Mehmet Akgün
Founder @ Mobixa
Mehmet Gulez
Innovation Leader - Associated Partner @ EY
Mehmet Memecan
Founder & CEO @ Tarfin
Mehru Ozturk
General Manager @ Entrepreneurship Foundation
Melda Polat
Co-Founder @ M2I Danışmanlık
Merih Alphan Karadeniz
M. Erşad Zor
Head of Data @ StartupCentrum
Merthan Öztürk
Mert Hilmi Iseri
Board Member @ Academy for Global Citizenship
Merve Akgün
Vice President @ Diffusion Capital Partners
Mike Vladimer
Mentor @ University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business & Alchemist Accelerator
Miraç Bal
CEO @ Talentmondo
Misa Nikolic
CEO @ Resonator – Creative Tech Hub
Mohammad Kilany
Co-founder @ MindRockets
Murat Tortopoğlu
Consultant @ yaraticiyikim.com
Murat Topçu
Mustafa Dalci
Founder @ Userspots
Mustafa Üşenmez
Mustafa Savaş
Founder @ Kimola
Mustafa Cakir
Co-founder @ PATENT EFFECT
Mustafa Tamer
Manager @ Treet Buba
Mustafa Tamer
CEO @ BUBA Treet
Nadine Badreddine
Program Business Advisor @ Modus Capital
Neslihan Burgaz
Head of Business Development @ Trendyol
Nicat Manafov
E-Commerce Professional and Consultant @ Etib.org.az
Nidal Qanadilo
Managing Partner @ ARC Capital
Okan Arıcan
Senior Counsel @ BTS&Partners
Omer Dogan Dincer
Head of Finance @ KolayIK
Onur Yurtsever
Founder & CEO @ Smart Advice
Oren Simanian
Founder and General Partner @ Colosseum Sport
Orkhan Rzayev
Founder & CEO @ Eleven Kings Game
Orkun Ozbatur
Director & Founder @ FI Benelux & Amazon
Osman Ertürk ÖZEL
Founder, Manager @ ÖZEL Attorney Consultancy
Ozan Sonmez
Partner @ The Brutally Honest
Özge Görür Orbay
Founder @ Ideacoaching
Özgür Deniz Önür
Founder @ Invidyo
Özgür Mutlu Oz
Manager - UX/UI Design @ Arçelik Group
Prof. Dr. Ayhan Olcay
Co-founder @ InnowayRG
Prof. Dr. Zehra Çataltepe
CEO @ TAZI AI
Reine Abbas
Founder & CEO @ Spica Tech S.A.L
Rosen Dimov
CEO @ Phasegrowth
Sahar El Zaloua
Consultant in Entrepreneurship @ Founder Institute - Turkey
Sahin Boydas
Sahin Boydas - CEO, MovieLaLa (Istanbul FI) @ Gusto
Sahin Caglayan
CEO @ Reengen
Samican Tandoğdu
Co-Founder @ Synnada
Sarp Bilecen
Sarp UZER
Founder @ Sarp
Sarper Celenk
Managing Director @ Vegas Food Project
Selcuk Alimdar
General Manager, Founding Partner @ bindHR
Selen Senturk
Studio Manager @ SHERPA
Selim Satıcı
Selim Cenkel
Founder @ Marsel Delights
Selin Orçunsel
Selma Bahcivanoglu
Managing Director @ Simya VC
Semi Hakim
CEO @ Kok Projekt
Serdal Temel
Co-founder @ SORANUS
Sertaç Yakın
Investor @ Connected2.me
Shashank Aiisvari
Founder @ Aiisvari
Shirley Kaston
Co-Founder & CFO @ Kok Projekt
Sure Köse Ulutaş
Founder @ Talentmelon
Tarkan Anlar
Founder, CEO @ Scotty
Tuğçe Akbulut
Conscious Designer & Curator @ Cross Change
Tuna Orbay
Cofounder @ BarakaTech
Ufuk Polat
Founder @ Deplike
Umutcan Duman
Co-founder @ Evreka
Vladimir Pletyukhin
Founder and Creative Director @ Launch Deck
Volkan Erturk
@ Picus Security
Yağmur Çubukçu
Venture Capital Analyst @ Maxis
Yashar Kardar
Business Development @ Quin
Yilmaz Odaci
Project Manager @ Habitat
Zafer Elcik
Co-founder @ Otsimo
Zeynep Derece
Founder @ DRC Company
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