Where does Çiğdem Toraman work?

Çiğdem Toraman is General Partner at Treeo VC.

Where did Çiğdem Toraman go to school?

Çiğdem Toraman studied at Harvard Business School (Harvard Business School Executive Education, Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital); Yeditepe University (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); Istanbul University (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Engineering).

Çiğdem Toraman

Investor

General Partner at Treeo VC

New York, New York, United States

About

General Partner at Treeo VC with cross-sector experience across technology, finance, media, retail, and venture capital. Previously Managing Partner at StartersHub and Startupbootcamp Scale, she has made over 100 investments and supported 45 startups scaling in the U.S.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

c•••@treeo.vcreveal

Experience

Treeo VCGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — presentMiami, New York, San Francisco
SeamflowInvestorcurrent2025 — presentLondon, San Francisco
BuyBuddyStrategic Advisor, Investorcurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
Global Turks FoundationNew York Chapter Startup Ecosystem & Entrepreneurship Leadcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
National Venture Capital AssociationMembercurrent2024 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
Decktopus AIStrategic Advisor2020 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
StartersHubStartersHub US Founder and CEO2018 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
StartersHubManaging Director2013 — 2018Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
StartupbootcampStartupbootcamp Scale Managing Director2018 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
MimiqAdvisory Board Member, Investor2018 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
KimolaExecutive Board Member2017 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
SegmentifyExecutive Board Member2016 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Poltio.comAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
PulpoARAdvisory Board Member2016 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
InnogateAdvisor2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
FlixierStrategic Advisor2019 — 2021Romania
Thread In MotionAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
MeditopiaAdvisory Board Member2016 — 2021Berlin, Berlin, Germany
KnowtStrategic Advisor2019 — 2020New York, United States
PhormTR Managing Director2012 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
Dogan Online (Daybuyday.com, Hepsiburada)General Manager2011 — 2012
DEMIROREN GAZETECILIK AS (Dogan Gazetecilik)Digital Media Sales, Marketing and Technology Group Director2003 — 2011
Dogan Online DOLPortal Development Director2002 — 2003
Turkuvaz Media Digital (Turkport)Assistant General Manager (CTO)1999 — 2001
Boyner Buyuk Magazacilik A.S.Systems Architecture and Internal Audit Group Manager1999
Karma InternationalResearch and Development Manager1996 — 1999
Borsa İstanbulCapital Markets Trading Systems Leader1992 — 1996
LCL (Le Credit Lyonnais)Systems Analyst1991 — 1992
TEB (Biltim A.S.)Programmer1989 — 1991Istanbul, Türkiye

Skills & more

Strategic Planning21E-commerce99Digital Media97Online Marketing88Digital Marketing49Business Development41Product Management38New Business Development29Social Media Marketing29Start-ups48Digital Strategy26Content Management18

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EntrepreneurshipEmail MarketingMobile ApplicationsSEOMarketingMarketing ManagementProject ManagementMobile MarketingGoogle AnalyticsGoogle AdwordsSaaSWeb Applications

Languages English · Spanish

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Colleagues at Treeo VC

Arzu Tekir

General Partner at Treeo VC

Didem Altop

General Partner at Treeo VC

Mine Dedekoca

Venture Partner at Treeo VC

Network3

Charlie SonghurstScout

Sr. Venture Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)

Mario GötzeScout

Investor at Unknown Ventures

Tom BlomfieldScout

Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Çiğdem Toraman?: General Partner at Treeo VC with cross-sector experience across technology, finance, media, retail, and venture capital. Previously Managing Partner at StartersHub and Startupbootcamp Scale, she has made over 100 investments and supported 45 startups scaling in the U.S.
Where does Çiğdem Toraman work?: Çiğdem Toraman is General Partner at Treeo VC.
Where did Çiğdem Toraman go to school?: Çiğdem Toraman studied at Harvard Business School (Harvard Business School Executive Education, Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital); Yeditepe University (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); Istanbul University (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Engineering).