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About
Aylin Sahin is Chairwoman of Techstars Istanbul and a practicing lawyer with over 22 years of experience in technology law. She has worked with tech founders and investors on venture capital deals, mergers and acquisitions, legal structuring, and international expansion, and serves on the advisory boards of five companies and as a board member for three organizations. Sahin has also made personal investments in 13 technology companies and works with governments and multinational corporations on open innovation strategy.
Experience
- Techstars Istanbul, a Startup Community PartnershipChairwomancurrent2025 — present
- EndeavorMentorcurrent2024 — present
- Istanbul Bilgi UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2023 — presentIstanbul, Turkey
- Igniters Tech LawManaging Partner, Igniters Tech Lawcurrent2023 — presentIstanbul, Turkey
- Igniters Tech LawCEO, Founder, Igniters Tech Consulting2015 — 2022San Francisco, Bay Area, USA
- Founders InstituteMentorcurrent2022 — present
- HeaventuresCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentIstanbul, Turkey
- Aksan HukukOf Counsel2015 — 2020Istanbul, Turkey
- University of California, Berkeley - School of LawResearch Assistant2014 — 2016
- Electronic Frontier FoundationInternational Policy Team2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Max Planck Institute for Innovation and CompetitionVisiting Scholar2015Munich Area, Germany
- UC Berkeley Department of Political ScienceResearch Assistant2014 — 2015
- Yuksel Law FirmSenior Associate2005 — 2011Istanbul, Turkey
- Turkish ParliamentParliamentary Advisor2007 — 2011Ankara, Turkey
- Sabancı HoldingPart-Time Student Intern2003
- Cerrahoglu Law FirmSummer Intern2003
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- Who is Aylin Sahin?
- Aylin Sahin is Chairwoman of Techstars Istanbul and a practicing lawyer with over 22 years of experience in technology law. She has worked with tech founders and investors on venture capital deals, mergers and acquisitions, legal structuring, and international expansion, and serves on the advisory boards of five companies and as a board member for three organizations. Sahin has also made personal investments in 13 technology companies and works with governments and multinational corporations on open innovation strategy.
- Where does Aylin Sahin work?
- Aylin Sahin is Co-Founder, Ph.D. at Heaventures.
- Where did Aylin Sahin go to school?
- Aylin Sahin studied at University of California, Berkeley - School of Law (J.S.D/Ph.D (Doctor of Juridical Science), technology law); Istanbul University (Ph.D, Private International Law and IP); University of California, Berkeley (LL.M., international law).
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