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Elliot GeidtunlockedBarbaros: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2015)
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About
Barbaros Özbugutu is Head of Startups at ZOLLHOF – Tech Incubator, where he also serves on the investment committee for ZOHO.VC. His work includes supporting early-stage tech startups, mentoring students, collaborating with corporate innovators, and delivering workshops on topics such as lean startup methods, ideation, and design thinking.
Experience
- Donnerstag.aiCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- DeBa VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2023 — presentLuxembourg, Luxembourg
- DeBa Group S.A. SPFFoundercurrent2023 — presentLuxembourg, Luxembourg
- Endeavor TurkeyMember of the Boardcurrent2017 — presentTürkei
- iyzicoCo-Founder & Chairman of the Board2022 — 2023
- iyzicoCo-Founder & CEO iyzico2012 — 2022Istanbul
- Türkiye Ödeme ve Elektronik Para Kuruluşları BirliğiBoard Member2020 — 2022Istanbul, Turkey
- PayU TurkeyChief Executive Officer2019 — 2021Стамбул
- Klarna GmbHVice President of Sales Germany2010 — 2012Nürnberg / Köln
- TeleCash GmbHHead of Sales SME Accounts2010
- TeleCash GmbHHead of TeleSales, Commercial & Sales Services2008 — 2010
- First Data CorporationManager Call Center & Commercial Services2005 — 2008
- Telefònica o2 GermanyTeam Manager Busines Service Center1999 — 2005
Skills & more
Fintech Founder & CEO2AI in Finance / Financial Operations1CEOs9CEO Succession7Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)5PMIStart-ups ManagementProduct DevelopmentE-commerce84Strategy35Payments76Credit Cards37
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Mobile PaymentsPayment Card ProcessingElectronic PaymentsB2BBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentSales ManagementPayment GatewaysE-paymentsStrategic PartnershipsStart-upsManagementLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Türkisch
From Barbaros's professional profile.
Colleagues at DeBa Ventures
Barbaros Ozbugutu
Founding Partner at DeBa Ventures
Baris Yilmaz
Expert at DeBa Ventures
Burcu Cilingir
Partner at DeBa Ventures
Burhan Eliacik
Expert at DeBa Ventures
Ilkay Duzgun
Partner at DeBa Ventures
Kilian Thalhammer
Expert at DeBa Ventures
Martijn Holleman
Investment Associate at NUNC Capital
Orkun Saitoglu
Expert at DeBa Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Barbaros Özbugutu?
- Barbaros Özbugutu is Head of Startups at ZOLLHOF – Tech Incubator, where he also serves on the investment committee for ZOHO.VC. His work includes supporting early-stage tech startups, mentoring students, collaborating with corporate innovators, and delivering workshops on topics such as lean startup methods, ideation, and design thinking.
- Where does Barbaros Özbugutu work?
- Barbaros Özbugutu is Founding Partner at DeBa Ventures.
- Where did Barbaros Özbugutu go to school?
- Barbaros Özbugutu studied at Wirtschaft und Sozialakademie Bremen (European Economics, Fachwirt); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford-Endeavor Innovation & Growth Program, Business Administration and Management); Harvard Business School (Business Administration and Management, General).
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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