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Gülenay Özbek

Investor

Investment Director at Idacapital

Türkiye

About

Gülenay Özbek is General Manager at idacapital PYŞ with over 20 years of experience in finance and investment. Her background spans private equity and venture capital investing, mergers and acquisitions, company valuation, project and acquisition financing, and investor relations, along with expertise in capital market regulations and public company operations.

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Experience

  1. idacapital PYŞGeneral Managercurrent2026 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
  2. idacapitalInvestment Director2020 — 2026Istanbul, Turkey
  3. Ata Holding - Ekur Et EntegreInvestment Advisor2016 — 2020Istanbul
  4. Egeli & Co. Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş.Investment Manager2011 — 2016
  5. Reform KurumsalAdvisor2006 — 2011
  6. Dundas UnluAssociate2005 — 2006
  7. Heidelberg CementBusiness Development Specialist2004 — 2005
  8. Arel Asset Management GroupFinancial Analyst2003 — 2004Greater New York City Area
  9. Swiss Consulting GroupConsultant2002 — 2003New York City

Education

  1. New York UniversityPhD Candidate, Political Economy1996 — 2004
  2. Boğaziçi UniversityBA, Political Science (major) & Business Admininstration (minor)1992 — 1996
  3. Üsküdar Amerikan Lisesi / Üsküdar American AcademyHigh School Diploma1985 — 1992
  4. Üsküdar Amerikan Lisesi / Üsküdar American Academy1985 — 1992

Skills & more

Analysis1NegotiationEmerging Markets5Mergers & Acquisitions16Business Planning2Investments6Venture Capital2Financial Structuring2Private Equity6Portfolio Management1Start-ups1Project Finance6
+3 moreValuationBusiness StrategyCorporate Finance

Languages English · Turkish

  • SPK İleri Düzey Lisansı — Turkish Capital Markets Board

From Gülenay's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended New York University281

Gabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla Ventures

+ 275 more

Also attended Boğaziçi University47

Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAnıl Gökçen KörpınarManaging Partner at IdacapitalSecil BaysalOperator in Residence at QED InvestorsSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorpEmrecan DoganVP of Tech & Platform, Glean at EMERGENT VENTURES

+ 41 more

Also attended Üsküdar Amerikan Lisesi / Üsküdar American Academy3

Mine DedekocaVenture Partner at Treeo VCZeynep SenerOperations & Investment | Simya VC at 212Arın ÖzkulaInvestor at 500 Emerging Europe

Shared employers

Also worked at idacapital5

Anıl Gökçen KörpınarManaging Partner at IdacapitalCem BaytokManaging Partner at IdacapitalÖzge Gizem YerlikayaGeneral Counsel at IdacapitalGülce KoçInvestment Manager at IdacapitalSam YilmazCOO, General Partner at Bloccelerate VC

Also worked at Heidelberg Cement3

Martin OuzounovPartner at Eleven VenturesPatricInvestor at FoundamentalMoritz HenschelPrincipal at Foundamental

Colleagues at Idacapital

Anıl Gökçen Körpınar
Managing Partner at Idacapital
Cem Baytok
Managing Partner at Idacapital
Gülce Koç
Investment Manager at Idacapital
Gülenay Öztek
Investment Director at Idacapital
Halil Karaca
Investment Analyst at Idacapital
Özge Gizem Yerlikaya
General Counsel at Idacapital