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Ferhat Babacan

Founder

Founder at Bluedot

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedBluedot · YCBluedot

30 Under 30 2024 · Manufacturing & Industry

About

Ferhat Babacan is co-founder and CEO of Bluedot. He previously worked at Zipcar and Bosch, and studied at Munich Technical University before leaving to found Bluedot with a co-founder.

Founder at BluedotYC W23

Intro paths

YC

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

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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Bluedot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

In turn, Ferhat can intro founders to Bluedot's investors below.

Co-founders at Bluedot

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Founder at Bluedot

Intro paths

In turn, Ferhat can intro founders to Bluedot's investors below.

Co-founders at Bluedot

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Experience

  1. BluedotAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. BluedotCo-Founder & CEO2022 — 2026San Francisco
  3. Leaders for Climate ActionMembercurrent2020 — presentBerlin, Germany
  4. ZipcarGrowth Engineer2020 — 2021
  5. BoschCalibration and Application Engineer2019Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
  6. OTOKAR Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş.Project Management2018 — 2019Sakarya, Turkey
  7. Bozankaya A.Ş.Mechanical Engineer2017Bursa, Türkiye

Skills & more

Early Stage InvestmentProduct ManagementMarketing8Product Development1Product Innovation1Strategy1Product Marketing1

Languages Almanca · İngilizce

  • Product Manager - Nanodegree ProgramUdacity
  • Entrepreneurship ManagementInnovation Acceleration Group
  • Automotive TechnologyDelft University of Technology
  • Entrepreneurship and New Generation InnovationIIMBx | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

From Ferhat's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ferhat Babacan?
Ferhat Babacan is co-founder and CEO of Bluedot. He previously worked at Zipcar and Bosch, and studied at Munich Technical University before leaving to found Bluedot with a co-founder.
Where does Ferhat Babacan work?
Ferhat Babacan is Founder of Bluedot.
What companies did Ferhat Babacan found?
Ferhat Babacan founded Bluedot, Bluedot.
Where did Ferhat Babacan go to school?
Ferhat Babacan studied at Y Combinator; Technical University of Munich (Master of Science - MS, Automotive Technologies and Management); Sakarya University (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering).

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