About
Gaye Or is a payments-focused fintech operator-turned-investor with Head of Product (Wirecard) and Senior Director Marketing (PayU) experience, who teaches at Yeditepe, writes VC playbooks, and mentors at İTÜ Çekirdek.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningFintechGamingRetail TechSaaS
Experience
- Girişimci Kurumlar PlatformuExecutive Committee Membercurrent2025 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
- FinbergInvestment and Strategy Directorcurrent2024 — present
- FinbergHead of Investment2023
- FinbergCoordinator2020 — 2022Istanbul, Turkey
- Yeditepe ÜniversitesiUniversity Lecturer2021 — 2025
- WirecardHead of Product2019 — 2020
- ODEDPresident, PR Committee2015 — 2020Istanbul, Turkey
- PayUSenior Director Of Marketing of Turkey & Africa2018 — 2019Turkey
- PayUSenior Director Of Marketing and Business Development2015 — 2019Istanbul, Turkey
- İTÜ ÇekirdekStartup Mentor2017 — 2019
- PayPalSenior Marketing Manager2013 — 2015Istanbul, Turkey
- BKM Bankalararası Kart Merkezi (Interbank Card Center of Turkey)Senior Marketing and Product Manager2011 — 2013
- Garanti BBVA Payment SystemsSenior Product Marketing Manager2008 — 2011Istanbul, Turkey
- Garanti BBVA Payment SystemsProduct Marketing Manager2005 — 2008Istanbul, Turkey
- Adisa Consulting & Trainning CoProject Assistant2004 — 2005Istanbul, Turkey
Education
- Özyeğin UniversityExecutive Master of Business Administration2025 — 2026
- Marmara UniversityWirtschaftsinformatik (Business Information Systems)1998 — 2003
- Bahçelievler Anadolu Lisesi1991 — 1998
Skills & more
Microsoft Office1Strategic PlanningManagement2mentoringTeam ManagementLeadershipOrganization SkillsStrategic ThinkingFinTechCredit Cards27Product Management25Payment Systems24
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Business DevelopmentE-commercePaymentsMarketingMarketing ManagementMobile PaymentsDigital MarketingSegmentationProduct MarketingMarketing CommunicationsRetail BankingBusiness StrategyLanguages English · German
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Same school
Also attended Özyeğin University1
Also attended Marmara University19
Mine DedekocaVenture Partner at Treeo VCSamet Ensar SariExperts | Leadership & Marketing at 212Selma BahcivanogluInvestment | Simya VC at 212Sercan ZulfikarOperations | Finance at 212Yagiz KARADENIZManaging Partner at DOMiNO VenturesBurcin SAKMAROperations Executive at DOMiNO Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at PayU4
Also worked at PayPal108
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC
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