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314 people in our graph share verified history with Çiğdem — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Nick WashburnunlockedÇiğdem: together at National Venture Capital Association (2024–2025)
×2Çiğdem: together at Seamflow
×4Çiğdem: together at National Venture Capital Association
×2Çiğdem: together at Harvard Business School
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
Experience
- Treeo VCGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — presentMiami, New York, San Francisco
- All RaisePartner Cohort Membercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Global Turks FoundationNew York Chapter Startup Ecosystem & Entrepreneurship Leadcurrent2025 — presentNew York, NY
- SeamflowInvestorcurrent2025 — presentLondon, San Francisco
- buybuddyStrategic Advisor, Investorcurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- 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, Turkey
- 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 — 2023London, United Kingdom
- Poltio.comAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2022Greater New York City 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 Area, Germany
- KnowtStrategic Advisor2019 — 2020New York, United States
- PhormTR Managing Director2012 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
E-commerceDigital Media97Online Marketing88Digital Marketing49Business Development41Product Management38New Business Development29Social Media Marketing29Start-ups48Digital Strategy26Content Management18Entrepreneurship26
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Strategic PlanningEmail MarketingMobile ApplicationsSEOMarketingMarketing ManagementProject ManagementMobile MarketingLanguages English · Spanish
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Investments
Investor
each::labsGenerality, IncHexem BioRankaiSeamflowSentezTamarind BioZavo
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues 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.
Investors connected to Çiğdem in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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.
- What companies has Çiğdem Toraman invested in?
- Investments tracked here include each::labs, Generality, Inc, Hexem Bio, Rankai, Seamflow, Sentez, Tamarind Bio, Zavo.
- 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, General); Istanbul University (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesHristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of PayhawkVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Also attended Yeditepe University13
Ezel CAYGARACommunity Manager at DOMiNO VenturesBora KoçyiğitInvestor at twozero VenturesEmre TokChief Growth Officer at Disrupt.comAndersonTeam Strategist at LPI FinanceDamla KüçükOffice Manager at Diffusion Capital PartnersŞevval KoçakSenior Expert, ITU Cekirdek Sectoral Programs and Investor Relations at ITU Cekirdek
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Also attended Istanbul University36
Özge Gizem YerlikayaGeneral Counsel at IdacapitalEbru Elmas GursesOperations | Finance at 212Murat CanogluExperts | Venture Partner at 212Onur TuranOperations | Finance at 212Isabell GollmerInvestment Manager at Seed+SpeedTheodor SchultePrincipal at EnBW New Ventures GmbH
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Shared employers
Also worked at Seamflow6
Naseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shiftsDominik EsenPrincipal at NorthzoneAbdul LyInvestor at Initialized CapitalKonstantin KlinglerCEO at SeamflowYusufhan KırçovaCTO at SeamflowCigdem ToramanGeneral Partner at Treeo VC
Also worked at buybuddy1
Also worked at National Venture Capital Association71
Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Tiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo VenturesAdam D'AugelliInvestor at True VenturesWill PriceInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalAziz GilaniAssociate at Mercury Fund
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Also worked at Innogate5
Selma BahcivanogluInvestment | Simya VC at 212Stefano PorroChief External Relations & Institutional Affairs Officer at Edizione S.p.A.Sevgi TüreExpert, Acceleration Program at ITU CekirdekNigar ZulfugarovaSenior Expert, Marketing Communications at ITU CekirdekCigdem ToramanGeneral Partner at Treeo VC
