Eren Bali
Investor2× unicorn founderFounder at Carbon Health · Cofounder at Udemy Online learning marketplace · Udemy at Roble Ventures
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
FoundedCarbon Health$3.3BUdemy Online learning marketplace$3.3B
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145 people in our graph share verified history with Eren — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Bill PescatellounlockedEren: together at Udemy (2011–2018)
×5Eren: together at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University
×5Eren: together at Udemy
Eren: together at Carbon Health
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.
Founder at Carbon Health
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Carbon Health's investors · 22
500 Emerging EuropeAmsterdam500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2016Akkadian VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $10M checksAnnex InvestmentsAbu Dhabi · $100K – $6.5M checksBlackstoneBuilders VCSan FranciscoBullpen CapitalSan Francisco · $2M – $4M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checkse2vcEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkGreen Meadow VenturesWest Hollywood · $500K – $3M checksHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksJavelin Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $4M checksLivingWesthamptonLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksPROOFArlingtonSand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checksSanofi VenturesCambridge · $5M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksTwo Sigma VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checksW venturesBerlin · $696K – $64M checksWP Global PartnersChicago · $5M – $25M checks
Co-founders at Carbon Health
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Tom Berry
Cofounder at Udemy Online learning marketplace
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Udemy Online learning marketplace's investors · 18
Alpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checks · since 2014Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checks · since 2014Changer ClubMonaco · since 2014Founder Institute Australia & New ZealandSilicon Valley · since 2014Founder Institute BoliviaSanta Cruz · since 2014Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco · since 2014Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2014Learn CapitalAustin · $100K – $20M checks · since 2014Left Lane CapitalNew York · $5M – $75M checks · since 2014LightbankChicago · $500K – $5M checks · since 2014Manhattan Venture PartnersNew York · since 2014NewView CapitalBurlingame · since 2014Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2020Roble VenturesLos Altos · $200K – $2M checks · since 2014Sparq Capital (SFO)Palo Alto · since 2014StripesNew York · since 2014Verissimo VenturesBedford · since 2014Vershina CapitalNicosia · since 2014
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Co-founders at Udemy Online learning marketplace
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Oktay CaglarExecutive Officer
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Gagan BiyaniFounder
Experience
- MonogramCofounder/CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Mateo County, California, United States
- Carbon HealthExecutive Chairmancurrent2024 — present
- Carbon HealthCo-founder, CEO2015 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- UdemyCo-founder, Member of Board of Directors2014 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- UdemyCo-Founder and CEO2010 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Self EmployedPublic Equity Investor2020 — 2022
- speeddate.comFounding Engineer2007 — 2010
Skills & more
Web 2.020jQuery7MySQL17PHP41JavaScript20HTML 510CSS10Entrepreneurship45Online Education4Product Design10Mobile Applications53Entrepreneur10
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E-LearningLanguages English · Turkish
From Eren's professional profile.
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Becky Flint
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bethanye McKinney Blount
Compaas at Roble Ventures
David Pérez-Hernández
Leading pre-seed investments
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 Founder of Carbon Health and Udemy at Roble Ventures and Cofounder at Udemy Online learning marketplace.
- What companies did Eren Bali found?
- Eren Bali founded Carbon Health, Udemy Online learning marketplace.
- 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
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University mafia27
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Uğur KanerB.ScFounded Collective Hub +2Murat SoysalBSFounded Saastock +1Berkay MollamustafaogluBSFounded ThundraBurak YilmazBachelor of Science - BSFounded Kernal BiologicsAnil SevimMinorFounded JourneyChuck KorogluBachelor of Science - BSFounded DeepSim, Inc.
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Udemy mafia18
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Gagan BiyaniCo-Founder and PresidentFounded Maven Learning +2Uğur KanerProductFounded Collective Hub +2Max AltschulerBusiness Development & Enterprise SalesFounded Sales Hacker +1Nicolas RojasPremium Instructor 4,000+ StudentsFounded Dapta +1Ken FoxBoard MemberFounded A10 CapitalKevin JohnsonCEOFounded Focal Systems
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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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Carbon Health mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Brendan LevyMedical DoctorFounded Clara +1Maryam JahedDirector of ProductFounded Radley +1Alexander CohenSr. Director of ProductFounded Hello PatientAyo OmojolaChief Product Officer, Carbon HealthFounded SubstrateVitor Asseituno 宋伟明InvestorFounded SamiSeak Meng LayVice President of Software EngineeringFounded Radley
Udemy Online learning marketplace mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University79
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 IncubationPiruze SabuncuPartner at Square Peg Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Monogram2
Also worked at Carbon Health15
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 Udemy34
Bill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankSkylar DorosinPrincipal at NVP CapitalMax AltschulerFounder & General Partner at GTMfundKen FoxPartner at StripesRon ShahPartner at StripesDavid OppenheimerPartner, CFO at Verissimo Ventures
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Also worked at Self Employed210
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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