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).

Gökhan Güner

Investor

Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

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Gökhan: together at Bilkent University

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

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

Skills & more

Strategy14Analysis5Management9Healthcare2Startups2Board of Directors2Research SkillsMATLABFPGA ToolsPCB ToolsComputer-Aided Design (CAD)VLSI

+12 more

Wireless TechnologiesVerilogVHDLC++Chip DesignEngineeringInvestment ManagementVenture CapitalStart-upsBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurship

Languages Dutch · English · German · Turkish

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Erhan Ercan

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Erhan Kılıçözlü

Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners

Evren Ucok

Strategy Advisor at ACT Venture Partners

Gürcan Ozan

Partner at ACT Venture Partners

Matthew Scherba

Executive in Residence at ACT Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

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).