Dilek Dayinlarli
InvestorGeneral Partner at ScaleX Ventures
Istanbul, Türkiye
Writes $500K – $1M checks
About
Dilek Dayinlarli is a General Partner at seed fund ScaleX Ventures, and has invested as an angel and served as a chairwoman since 2017, backing companies including Picus Security, DataRow (acquired by AWS), Genomize, and Genialis. She was previously an investor at 212, an early-stage technology VC in Istanbul, where her investments included the payments company iyzico and marketing automation firm Insider. Earlier in her career she was Director of Strategy at Groupon and a management consultant at Accenture, after starting out in project management roles in the United States.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechCloud ComputingConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFoodTechFuture of WorkGamingGovTechHardwareHealthtechInsurTechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentMedical DevicesMobility & TransportationPropTechRoboticsSaaSSocialSpace TechTravel & Hospitality
Experience
- ScaleX VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2019 — present
- Periodic LabsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Hilbert's AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- MeditopiaInvestor and Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- KuzuInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- OpnovaInvestorcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- UbicloudInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- HyperbeeAIInvestorcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Icosa ComputingInvestorcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- FlowlaInvestorcurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Finch NetworkInvestorcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- UpstashInvestorcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Atlas RoboticsInvestor and Board Membercurrent2022 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- KonduktoBoard Member & Investorcurrent2022 — present
- VC3 DAOGenesis Membercurrent2022 — present
- PeakaInvestor & Board Membercurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- ResmoInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- LocomationInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- HipporelloInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- InvidyoInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- European CommissionJudge at Horizon2020current2018 — present
- Kauffman Fellows ProgramClass 18current2013 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Picus Security Inc.Investor & Board Membercurrent2017 — present
- GenialisInvestorcurrent2017 — presentGreater Boston Area
- TeamSQLInvestorcurrent2017 — presentUnited States
- HürriyetColumnist2017 — 2019
- 212VC at 212 Venture Capital2012 — 2016Istanbul, Turkey
- iyzicoInvestor & Board Observer2014 — 2016
- HotelRunnerInvestor & Board Observer2012 — 2016
- GrouponDirector of Strategy & Analysis2011 — 2012Istanbul, Turkey
- AccentureSenior Management Consultant, Communications & High Technology2010 — 2011
- Koc.netBusiness Development2008 — 2010
- Monarch Industries- RI,USAProject Manager2006 — 2007
Skills & more
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MarketingTelecommunicationsFinancial ModelingFinanceCoachingFranchisingCustomer ServiceCustomer ManagementProduct MarketingSegmentationMarketing StrategyLeadershipFrom Dilek's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
DatarowGenialisGenomizeInsiderIyziCoLocomationPicus CapitalPicus SecurityThundra
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at ScaleX Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dilek Dayinlarli?
- Dilek Dayinlarli is a General Partner at seed fund ScaleX Ventures, and has invested as an angel and served as a chairwoman since 2017, backing companies including Picus Security, DataRow (acquired by AWS), Genomize, and Genialis. She was previously an investor at 212, an early-stage technology VC in Istanbul, where her investments included the payments company iyzico and marketing automation firm Insider. Earlier in her career she was Director of Strategy at Groupon and a management consultant at Accenture, after starting out in project management roles in the United States.
- Where does Dilek Dayinlarli work?
- Dilek Dayinlarli is General Partner at ScaleX Ventures.
- What does Dilek Dayinlarli invest in?
- Dilek Dayinlarli invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Future of Work, Gaming, GovTech, Hardware, Healthtech, InsurTech, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS, Social, Space Tech, Travel & Hospitality.
- What check size does Dilek Dayinlarli write?
- Dilek Dayinlarli typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
- What companies has Dilek Dayinlarli invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Datarow, Genialis, Genomize, Insider, IyziCo, Locomation, Picus Capital, Picus Security, Thundra.
- Where did Dilek Dayinlarli go to school?
- Dilek Dayinlarli studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Guest Lecturer, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Johnson & Wales University (MBA, Corporate Strategy); Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi (B.S., Mechanical Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384
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Also attended Johnson & Wales University2
Also attended Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi6
Shared employers
Also worked at Opnova1
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows Program382
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Also worked at Accenture736
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