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Bora Savas

Former Venture Partner at Idacapital

Tokyo

Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $200K

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About

Bora Savas is Global Head of Venture Strategy at Niterra Ventures. Over the past 17 years, he has founded multiple startups across the B2B, B2C, C2C, FinTech, and marketing sectors, and has worked as an investment partner. He also advises early-stage startups.

Experience

  1. Niterra VenturesGlobal Head of Venture Strategycurrent2024 — presentTokyo, Berlin, Santa Clara
  2. Niterra VenturesHead of Venture Lab Tokyo2024Tokyo, Japan
  3. BeeBI Consulting GmbHAdvisory Board Member2022 — 2024Germany
  4. Minato VenturesManaging Partner2021 — 2024Tokyo, Japan
  5. idacapitalVenture Partner2022 — 2024Istanbul, Turkey
  6. Zebramo Inc.Founder & CEO2014 — 2022Istanbul, Turkey
  7. PrezzieCo-Founder2021 — 2022Istanbul, Turkey
  8. CosmeClubCo-Founder2019 — 2021Istanbul, Turkey
  9. BEENOSInvestment partner2013 — 2014Tokyo, Japan
  10. BEENOSVenture Builder2012 — 2014Tokyo, Japan
  11. AucfanBoard Advisor2012 — 2013Tokyo, Japan
  12. Open Network LabEntrepreneur in Residence2012 — 2013Tokyo, Japan
  13. Cloudoq Inc.CEO & Co-Founder2008 — 2012Osaka, Japan
  14. Osaka UniversitySpecially Appointed Researcher2009 — 2012Osaka, Japan
  15. Doshisha UniversityLecturer in Computer Science2009 — 2010Kyoto, Japan
  16. Toyota Motor Manufacturing TurkeyGeneral Affairs Division2004 — 2005Istanbul

Skills & more

Energy2Healthcare1Mobility1Corporate Venture CapitalNew Business DevelopmentCommunity BuildingOnline MarketplaceC2CPaymentsTwo-sided MarketplaceMarketingViral Marketing
+12 moreMobile GamesSocial GamesUser acquisitionCustomer RetentionInvestment ManagementVenture DevelopmentTeam BuildingNew Venture DevelopmentDue DiligenceValue InvestingValue CreationGrowth Strategies

Languages English · Japanese · Turkish

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Who is Bora Savas?
Bora Savas is Global Head of Venture Strategy at Niterra Ventures. Over the past 17 years, he has founded multiple startups across the B2B, B2C, C2C, FinTech, and marketing sectors, and has worked as an investment partner. He also advises early-stage startups.
What check size does Bora Savas write?
Bora Savas typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
Where did Bora Savas go to school?
Bora Savas studied at The University of Osaka (Ph.D (Drop-out), Natural Language Processing); The University of Osaka (Master's degree, Natural Language Processing).

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