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Eren Erkalkan

Founder

Founder at refine

San Francisco, California, United States

Foundedrefine · YC

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Garry TanunlockedEren: together at Y Combinator (2023)
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About

Eren Erkalkan has spent nearly 15 years in product leadership and founding roles within e-commerce and online dating. He now leads refine, a React framework for web application development that originated as an open-source project.

Founder at refineYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Eren went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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

refine's investors · 4

500 Emerging EuropeAmsterdamSenovoMunich · $1.1M – $5.4M checksVoLo Earth VenturesSnowmass Village · $2M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at refine

COCivan Ozseyhan
Civan OzseyhanFounder
OAOmer Aplak
Omer AplakFounder
EBEmre Baran
Emre BaranCEO & Co-founder
PKPiotr Karwatka
Piotr KarwatkaCo-founder

Experience

  1. RefineChief Product Officer, Co-Foundercurrent2022 — present
  2. Pankod Yazılım ve DanışmanlıkCo-Founder2018 — 2022Gümüşsuyu, Beyoğlu
  3. Workbench SBIManaging Partner2015 — 2022
  4. Workbench SBIHead of Product Development2012 — 2015
  5. EBI - Elektronik Bilgi Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.Senior Product Manager2005 — 2012
  6. EBI - Elektronik Bilgi Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.Project Manager2002 — 2005

Skills & more

Management12Creativity Skills2Project Management12Web Design2Copywriting3User Experience Design1Product Management10Project Planning3Scrum1Agile Methodologies1Online Dating3Creative Writing2
+3 moreCreative DirectionE-commerceMobile Dating

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Eren Erkalkan?
Eren Erkalkan has spent nearly 15 years in product leadership and founding roles within e-commerce and online dating. He now leads refine, a React framework for web application development that originated as an open-source project.
Where does Eren Erkalkan work?
Eren Erkalkan is Founder of refine.
What companies did Eren Erkalkan found?
Eren Erkalkan founded refine.
Where did Eren Erkalkan go to school?
Eren Erkalkan studied at Y Combinator; Istanbul Technical University (Civil Engineering).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pankod Yazılım ve Danışmanlık2

Civan OzseyhanFounder at refineOmer AplakFounder at refine