About
Baran Özkan is co-founder and CEO of Flagright, a compliance and fraud prevention platform for financial institutions. He brings experience across healthcare, marketing, e-commerce, logistics, and fintech, and holds a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) credential.
Founder at FlagrightYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Baran went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Flagright's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Baran can intro founders to Flagright's investors below.
Flagright's investors · 4
Co-founders at Flagright
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Madhu G. NadigFounder
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Madhu G NadigFounder
Experience
- FlagrightCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco | Singapore
- Saturn AIAngel Investorcurrent2024 — present
- xPayAngel Investorcurrent2024 — present
- VavitaBoard Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- Polo (YC W23)Angel Investorcurrent2023 — present
- Berry (YC W23)Angel Investorcurrent2023 — present
- Women Go TechMentor2021 — 2023
- TransferGoDirector of Product - Financial Crime Compliance2020 — 2021Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
- TransferGoSenior Product Manager - Compliance & Fincrime2020Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
- FortoSenior Product Manager2018 — 2020Berlin Area, Germany
- AudiotapCo-Founder & CEO2018 — 2019Berlin Area, Germany
- Zalando SEProduct Manager2017 — 2018Berlin Area, Germany
- Florida BlueProduct Manager2015 — 2017Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Skills & more
Risk Assessment3Fraud Prevention3Anti-Money Laundering3Financial Crimes InvestigationsTransaction Monitoring1Product Management25Product Development26Project Management28User Experience (UX)1Business Process Improvement20Entrepreneurship7Business Development4
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Business IntelligenceBusiness AnalysisUser Experience DesignContinuous ImprovementData VisualizationRequirements AnalysisLean Six SigmaSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)RallyLeadershipStrategyStrategic Planning- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) — ACAMS
- Service Design — University of the Arts London
- Startup School Future Founders — Y Combinator
- Post-Crisis Leadership — University of South Florida Muma College of Business
- Finance for Non-Financial Professionals — Coursera
- FinTech Security and Regulation — Coursera
- Topline KPIs: Sales Waterfall — Zalando
- Data Science Professional Program — Microsoft
- Technology Change Management — University of South Florida
- Total Quality Management (TQM) — University of South Florida
From Baran's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Baran Özkan?
- Baran Özkan is co-founder and CEO of Flagright, a compliance and fraud prevention platform for financial institutions. He brings experience across healthcare, marketing, e-commerce, logistics, and fintech, and holds a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) credential.
- Where does Baran Özkan work?
- Baran Özkan is Founder of Flagright.
- What companies did Baran Özkan found?
- Baran Özkan founded Flagright.
- Where did Baran Özkan go to school?
- Baran Özkan studied at Y Combinator (W22); University of South Florida (Engineering); Bilkent University (Engineering).
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Bilkent University mafia8
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Forto mafia7
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Fabian HeilemannCo-Founder (Chairman of the Board 2016 - 2020)Founded AenuFerry HeilemannCo-Founder | Board ObserverFounded AenuMadhu G. NadigFull Stack EngineerFounded FlagrightAdrian ZieglerProduct DevelopmentFounded CloudCruiseChia-Lun WuSoftware EngineerFounded HeraMike WaxCo-Founder | CEOFounded KONUX
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Shared employers
Also worked at TransferGo1
Also worked at Forto17
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Also worked at Zalando SE31
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