HeyJaredTRVC - The Turkish VC podcast
All about the Turkish VC and startup ecosystem. Hosted by seasoned startup operator and Stanford & INSEAD alumn Yunus Celebiler, we bring you unfiltered conversations with the investors and ecosystem players at the heart of a thriving tech ecosystem in Turkey and beyond.
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Inside Turkey’s $Billion Gaming Boom | Görkem Türk, Laton Ventures (TRVC 36) (opens the original)
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Görkem is unequivocal about this: Turkey has the biggest mobile gaming ecosystem in the world. In this episode of TRVC, I sit down with Görkem Türk, Founding Partner of Laton Ventures, to explore how Turkey built its extraordinary gaming ecosystem — and why global investors are paying attention. More than just paying attention: this year so far 75% of all VC investments in gaming companies happened in the Turkish ecosystem.Görkem had a front-row seat to the rise of Turkish gaming during his year
Why Global Investors Are Coming to Istanbul | Şan Yalman, Istanbul Slush’d (TRVC 35) (opens the original)
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Why are global investors paying more attention to Istanbul and Turkey’s startup ecosystem?In this episode of TRVC, I sit down with Şan Yalman, Investment Associate at Intera and co-founder of Istanbul Slush’d, to talk about investing, venture capital, and what it takes to connect Turkey’s founders with the global technology and investment ecosystem.Şan began his journey into venture capital at StartersHub in Istanbul before moving to London, where he joined Intera as its first employee. Today, h
From Turkey to the US: Helping Founders Who Make the Leap | Didem Altop, Treeo VC (TRVC 34) (opens the original)
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What does it take for a founder from Turkey — or elsewhere in the world — to make the leap into the US startup ecosystem?In this episode of TRVC, I speak with Didem Altop, General Partner at Treeo VC, an early-stage US venture capital fund investing primarily in AI-native B2B companies and selected deep-tech opportunities with global founders who are building in the United States. A significant part of its portfolio have Turkish co-founders.Didem brings a particularly interesting perspective to
From e2vc to Skybound: Building a European Deep Tech Fund | Tarık Dutkuner | TRVC #33 (opens the original)
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My guest is Tarık Dutkuner, Partner at Skybound Capital, a new €40M venture fund investing in deep tech startups across Europe. Before joining Skybound, Tarık was an investor at e2vc, where he worked with founders across Turkey and Eastern Europe. In this conversation, we discuss his journey into venture capital, why he decided to join Skybound, and why he believes Europe is entering a new era for deep tech investing. We also explore what makes deep tech companies different from traditional soft
Hackquarters'tan Tenity'ye: Hızlandırıcı, Kurumsal İnovasyon ve VC | Kaan Akın - TRVC 32 (opens the original)
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Türkiye girişimcilik ekosisteminin tanınmış isimlerinden biri olan Kaan Akın bu bölümde TRVC'ye konuk oluyor.Kaan, Hackquarters'ı nasıl kurduğunu, kurumsal inovasyon programlarının nasıl ortaya çıktığını ve bugün Tenity çatısı altında hızlandırıcı programları, kurumsal inovasyon ve venture capital'i nasıl bir araya getirdiklerini anlatıyor.Sohbet boyunca ayrıca:- Hackquarters'ın kuruluş hikayesi- Kurumsal inovasyonun Türkiye'deki gelişimi- Tenity'nin yatırım stratejisi ve fon yapısı- Avrupa ve İ
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