Where does Emir Dereli work?

Emir Dereli is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Pentas Ventures.

What check size does Emir Dereli write?

Emir Dereli typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Emir Dereli go to school?

Emir Dereli studied at Babson College (Bachelor of Science - BS, Entrepreneurship & Economy); Harvard Business School Online (Financial Accounting).

Emir Dereli

Investor

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Pentas Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Experience

Pentas VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — present
Marti TechnologiesFounding Investorcurrent2018 — presentIstanbul, Turkey
Fort PartnersLimited Partnercurrent2010 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
Federal-Mogul PowertrainRotational Business Development2013 — 2015Southfield, Michigan, United States

Colleagues at Pentas Ventures

Bobby Maylack

Venture Partner at Pentas Ventures

Emir Talu

General Partner at Pentas Ventures

Ömer Gürsoy

Investor at Pentas Ventures

Samuel Green

Director at Pentas Ventures

Usman S. Nabi

Director at Pentas Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Emir Dereli?: Managing Partner at Pentas Ventures
Where does Emir Dereli work?: Emir Dereli is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Pentas Ventures.
What check size does Emir Dereli write?: Emir Dereli typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Emir Dereli go to school?: Emir Dereli studied at Babson College (Bachelor of Science - BS, Entrepreneurship & Economy); Harvard Business School Online (Financial Accounting).

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Also attended Babson College321

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Also attended Harvard Business School Online288

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Shared employers

Also worked at Marti Technologies1

Kemal KayaChief Executive Officer and Director at Marti

Also worked at Federal-Mogul Powertrain10

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