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Eren Bali

InvestorUnicorn founder

Cofounder at Udemy · Udemy at Roble Ventures

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedUdemy$3.3B

30 Under 30 2014 · Education

About

Turkish-born entrepreneur who founded Udemy while maintaining full-time employment to sustain his visa status in the United States. He won the Turkish National Mathematical Olympiad and placed second in the International Mathematical Olympiad before building one of the country's largest edtech companies.

Cofounder at Udemy

Intro paths

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In turn, Eren can intro founders to Udemy's investors below.

Udemy's investors · 12

Alpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checksChanger ClubMonaco · since 2014Founder Institute Australia & New ZealandSilicon Valley · since 2014Founder Institute BoliviaSanta Cruz · since 2014Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksLearn CapitalAustin · $100K – $20M checks · since 2014Manhattan Venture PartnersNew York · since 2014NewView CapitalBurlingameRoble VenturesLos Altos · $200K – $2M checks · since 2014StripesNew York · since 2014Verissimo VenturesBedford · since 2014Vershina CapitalNicosia · since 2014

Co-founders at Udemy

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Oktay CaglarExecutive Officer

Experience

  1. MonogramCofounder/CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Mateo County, California, United States
  2. Carbon HealthExecutive Chairmancurrent2024 — present
  3. Carbon HealthCo-founder, CEO2015 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. UdemyCo-founder, Member of Board of Directors2014 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. UdemyCo-Founder and CEO2010 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Self EmployedPublic Equity Investor2020 — 2022
  7. speeddate.comFounding Engineer2007 — 2010

Skills & more

Web 2.020jQuery7MySQL17PHP41JavaScript20HTML 510CSS10Entrepreneurship45Online Education4Product Design10Mobile Applications53Entrepreneur10
+1 moreE-Learning

Languages English · Turkish

From Eren's professional profile.

Colleagues at Roble Ventures

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Becky Flint
Investor at Roble Ventures
bethanye McKinney Blount
Compaas at Roble Ventures
David Pérez-Hernández
Partner at Roble Ventures
Emily Tierney
Tiny Comet at Roble Ventures
Greg Fant
Brand & Marketing at Roble Ventures
Jennifer Dulski
Investor at Roble Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Eren Bali?
Turkish-born entrepreneur who founded Udemy while maintaining full-time employment to sustain his visa status in the United States. He won the Turkish National Mathematical Olympiad and placed second in the International Mathematical Olympiad before building one of the country's largest edtech companies.
Where does Eren Bali work?
Eren Bali is Cofounder of Udemy and Udemy at Roble Ventures.
What companies did Eren Bali found?
Eren Bali founded Udemy.
Where did Eren Bali go to school?
Eren Bali studied at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics); Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (Bachelor, Computer Engineering).

Founder mafias

Udemy mafia10

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Max AltschulerBusiness Development & Enterprise SalesFounded Sales HackerKen FoxBoard MemberFounded A10 CapitalKevin JohnsonCEOFounded Focal SystemsBen LingInvestorFounded Bling CapitalPablo StanleyVP CreativeFounded Carbon HealthVivien SinBusiness Development InternFounded The Third Place

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Roble Ventures mafia8

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Julián MeloUBITSFounded Ubits +1Pedro SicilianoTeachyFounded Teachy +1Parth DetrojaPair AIFounded Pair AIBecky FlintDragonboatFounded DragonboatSriharsha GuduguntlaHyperboundFounded HyperboundAtul RaghunathanHyperboundFounded Hyperbound

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Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Berkay MollamustafaogluBSFounded ThundraBurak YilmazBachelor of Science - BSFounded Kernal BiologicsAnil SevimB.Sc.Founded JourneyChuck KorogluBachelor of Science - BSFounded DeepSim, Inc.

Carbon Health mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Brendan LevyMedical DoctorFounded Clara +1Alexander CohenDirector of ProductFounded Hello PatientAyo OmojolaSenior Vice President, ProductFounded Substrate

Same school

Also attended Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University32

Cem BaytokManaging Partner at IdacapitalGülce KoçInvestment Manager at IdacapitalMurat BicerGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Umut EserVenture Partner at Magnetic VenturesAniqua BokhariLegal Counsel at Red Cell IncubationGizem YagizInvestment | 212 NexT at 212

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Shared employers

Also worked at Monogram2

Marcus OgawaManaging Partner and Founder at Quest Venture PartnersEnis HulliInvestor at 500 Emerging Europe

Also worked at Carbon Health12

Michelle WangSenior Associate at Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthRyan McCrackanPrincipal at Yamaha Motor VenturesMaurice ChiangHealthcare at OVO FundCris De LucaPartner, Digital at Sanofi VenturesEnis HulliInvestor at 500 Emerging EuropePhilippe SuchetVenture Partner at Spider Capital

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Also worked at Udemy23

Bill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankSkylar DorosinPrincipal at NVP CapitalMax AltschulerFounder & General Partner at GTMfundKen FoxPartner at StripesDavid OppenheimerPartner, CFO at Verissimo VenturesKevin JohnsonAdvisor, Ecommerce & EdTech at Verissimo Ventures

+ 17 more

Also worked at Self Employed109

Vlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesAshish GuptaChairman and Partner at MFV PartnersBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalKristina SimmonsInvestor at Overwater Ventures LlcLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpCarl VogelGeneral Partner at 6th Man Ventures

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