About
A former investment manager with over 20 years in emerging markets and a co-founder of ACT. He worked at Technology Reserve, Peregrine, Renaissance Capital, Paine Webber, and helped set up Meridian Capital, which reached USD 2.5bn in NAV. He holds MBA and finance degrees from the University of Maryland and is a CFA charterholder.
Experience
- ACT Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2014 — present
- Meddenovo Drug DesignBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentLyon
- RS ResearchBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- App SamuraiBoard Observercurrent2017 — present
- SegmentifyBoard Member2016 — 2026Greater London
- Inofab HealthBoard Member2020 — 2022
- Technology ReserveManaging Director2013 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- Meridian Capital LimitedDirector2002 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- Global Menkul DegerlerDirector2000 — 2002Istanbul Turkey
- PaineWebberDirector1999 — 2000New York, NY
- Renaissance CapitalDirector1998 — 1999Moscow, New York City
- Peregrine Fixed Income Ltd.Director1994 — 1998Hong Kong, New York
- GE Power GenerationField Engineer1990 — 1992Greater New York City Area
Education
- London Business SchoolInvestment Management Program IMP 2006
- University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of BusinessMBA, MS
- The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyMBA (exchange student), Finance
- University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied SciencesBachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering
- Istanbul Technical UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering
- Kadıköy Anadolu LisesiHigh School, Biology
Skills & more
Fixed IncomeHedge FundsTradingAsset ManagementCapital MarketsInvestmentsEmerging MarketsInvestment BankingPrivate EquityValuationEquitiesEquity Research
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Corporate FinanceDerivativesFinancial MarketsAsset ManagmentFinancial StructuringStructured FinanceLanguages English · Turkish
- Professional Learning Milestone — CFA Institute
- CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
- Türev Araçlar Lisansı — Türkiye Sermaye Piyasaları Birliği / Turkish Capital Markets Association
- Sermaye Piyasası Faaliyetleri Düzey 3 Lisansı — Türkiye Sermaye Piyasaları Birliği / Turkish Capital Markets Association
- Pi Tau Sigma — Pi Tau Sigma
- CFA — CFA Institute
From Erhan's professional profile.
Colleagues at ACT Venture Partners
Aleksandar Terziyski
Venture Partner at ACT Venture Partners
Alper Alsan
Executive in Residence at ACT Venture Partners
Berrak Selek
Executive in Residence at ACT Venture Partners
Erhan Ercan
Executive in Residence at ACT Venture Partners
Evren Ucok
Strategy Advisor at ACT Venture Partners
Gökhan Güner
Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners
Gürcan Ozan
Partner at ACT Venture Partners
Matthew Scherba
Executive in Residence at ACT Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Erhan Kılıçözlü work?
- Erhan Kılıçözlü is Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners.
Same school
Also attended University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business33
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Also attended The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology78
Francesco MoroPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsAmanda ChanInvestor at Third Rock VenturesPetra MeyerInvestor at Golden SeedsOmesh FabianiCo-Head of Private Credit, Onyx at Openspace VenturesRin HuangPartner at Fenbushi CapitalArthur SbertInvestment Associate at Nauta Capital
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Also attended Istanbul Technical University33
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Shared employers
Also worked at Meddenovo Drug Design1
Also worked at RS Research1
Also worked at Segmentify4
Also worked at GE Power Generation20
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