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Gökhan Güner

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Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

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About

Deep-tech investor who previously managed IP-based deep-tech investments at Inventram, the tech commercialization and CVC arm of Koc Holding. He began his career as an engineer in California at firms including Lucent, Xilinx, and Cadence, was a founding member of startup SanBar Networks, and later worked in M&A in Istanbul. He holds an MBA from London Business School and engineering degrees from UC Santa Barbara and Bilkent University.

Experience

  1. ACT Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2015 — present
  2. NextmolBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  3. RototipBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  4. NxLiteBoard Member (Observer)current2023 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  5. Eatron Technologies LtdBoard Member (Observer)current2017 — presentWarwickshire, England, United Kingdom
  6. ARDICBoard Member (Observer)current2016 — present
  7. Senoptica TechnologiesAngel Investorcurrent2020 — presentIreland
  8. GudogAngel Investor2019 — 2025
  9. AventaMedAngel Investor2019 — 2023Ireland
  10. AmbeentBoard Member2016 — 2022San Francisco, USA and Istanbul, Turkey
  11. RS ResearchBoard Observer2017 — 2022Lausanne, Switzerland and Istanbul, Turkey
  12. İnventramBusiness Development & Project Manager2010 — 2015
  13. Global Investment HoldingsSummer Associate, later Consultant, Business Development2007 — 2008
  14. Moseley Associates, Inc.Project Lead / Engineer2002 — 2006Santa Barbara, California Area
  15. SanBar Networks - Start-upFounding Member2002 — 2004Santa Barbara, California Area
  16. Cadence Design SystemsDesign Engineer2001Santa Barbara, California Area
  17. Lucent TechnologiesResearch Intern1999 — 2000Princeton, New Jersey

Skills & more

Strategy14Analysis5Management9Healthcare2Startups2Board of Directors2Research SkillsMATLABFPGA ToolsPCB ToolsComputer-Aided Design (CAD)VLSI
+12 moreWireless TechnologiesVerilogVHDLC++Chip DesignEngineeringInvestment ManagementVenture CapitalStart-upsBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurship

Languages Dutch · English · German · Turkish

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Who is Gökhan Güner?
Deep-tech investor who previously managed IP-based deep-tech investments at Inventram, the tech commercialization and CVC arm of Koc Holding. He began his career as an engineer in California at firms including Lucent, Xilinx, and Cadence, was a founding member of startup SanBar Networks, and later worked in M&A in Istanbul. He holds an MBA from London Business School and engineering degrees from UC Santa Barbara and Bilkent University.
Where does Gökhan Güner work?
Gökhan Güner is Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners.
Where did Gökhan Güner go to school?
Gökhan Güner studied at London Business School (MBA, Venture Capital); UC Santa Barbara (M.S.& Ph.D. (all but dissertation), Electrical & Computer Engineering); Bilkent University (B.S., Electrical & Electronics Engineering).

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