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Can Erol

Investor

Operations | Venture Fellow at 212

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

About

Can Erol is an undergraduate at Yale University pursuing a double major in Physics and Mathematics. He supports early-stage startups and deal sourcing across the US ecosystem, and works as a researcher at the Yale APOLLO Lab on neural network architectures and control policies for robotics. He was previously a Research Science Institute (RSI) Scholar, conducting astrophysics research at MIT.

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Experience

  1. microagiMember of Technical Staffcurrent2026 — presentEurope
  2. 212Venture Fellowcurrent2025 — present
  3. Yale School of Engineering & Applied ScienceResearchercurrent2025 — present
  4. Yale International Students'​ OrganizationEvents Directorcurrent2024 — present
  5. Yale International Students'​ OrganizationCounselor2025
  6. Yale University Physics DepartmentTeaching Assistant2026
  7. Yale Model United NationsAssistant Secretary-General2024 — 2025
  8. Research Science Institute (RSI)Researcher2023 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  9. Kadir Has UniversityResearch Assistant2022 — 2023
  10. Kadir Has UniversityTeaching Assistant2022 — 2023
  11. Koç UniversityResearch Assistant2022

Education

  1. Yale UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics + Physics2024 — 2028
  2. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Summer School2025
  3. American Collegiate Institute (ACI) / Özel İzmir Amerikan KolejiHigh School Diploma2019 — 2024

Skills & more

Languages English · Spanish · Turkish

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Also attended Yale University521

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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)830

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Also attended American Collegiate Institute (ACI) / Özel İzmir Amerikan Koleji3

Enis HulliInvestor at 500 Emerging EuropeYasemin AvcıInvestment Manager at FinbergYigit IhlamurGeneral Partner at Vela Partners

Shared employers

Also worked at microagi3

Naseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneSebastian BeckerGeneral Partner at redalpineRichard CrosfieldDirector at Presidio Ventures

Also worked at Research Science Institute (RSI)6

Leigh Marie BraswellPartner at KPCBDavid YinPartner at Informed Ventures Advisors, LlcClaire BurchResearch Associate at ContraryJason CuiFounder at JemiAditya SoodFounder at ContrarioAziz HanafiFounder at Degla Inc

Also worked at Kadir Has University1

Burak EvrenSustainability & Cleantech Advisor at Alacrity Canada

Also worked at Koç University4

Gizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersFaruk OztokOperations | Venture Fellow at 212Dilan SisuInvestor at 500 Emerging EuropeZeynep GungorTalent Associate at e2vc

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