TRVC12: Ali Çebi on Democratizing Startup Funding in Turkey — Fongogo
🎙 TRVC #12 — Ali Çebi: Crowdfunding, Startups & VC in TurkeyIn this episode, Yunus Çelebiler sits down with Ali Çebi, the co-founder of Fongogo, Turkey’s pioneering crowdfunding platform that has evo...
12 Kesä 202533min
TRVC11: Dilek Dayınlarlı From Istanbul to Silicon Valley: The ScaleX Vision
Yunus Çelebiler sits down with Dilek Dayınlarlı, Founding Partner of ScaleX Ventures, one of the first Turkish VC funds dedicated to helping enterprise software startups scale globally from day one. W...
28 Touko 202543min
TRVC10: From Yonja.com to Solar Disruption | Kerim Baran’s Journey through Tech & Clean Energy
Legendary Turkish-American entrepreneur Kerim Baran, the founder of Yonja—Turkey’s pioneering social network—and co-founder of CivicSolar, a U.S.-based solar distribution company that scaled to $60M i...
15 Touko 202546min
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 Touko 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 Huhti 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 Huhti 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 Huhti 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 Huhti 202534min
