Find your path to İlker
11 people in our graph share verified history with İlker — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
İhsan Elginunlockedİlker: together at Oleka Capital (2025–2026)
×5İlker: together at Oleka Capital
×2İlker: together at Moka United
×2İlker: together at DEİK - Foreign Economic Relations Board
About
İlker Sözdinler is a Managing Partner at Oleka Capital and chairs the Fintech Committee of DEIK's Digital Business Council. He previously founded and led United Payment as CEO, expanding it across 15 markets with fintech partners such as Wise and Remitly before its 2025 exit to Türkiye İş Bankası, and earlier co-founded NGN, which served financial institutions and was later sold. He holds a double major in Management Information Systems and Business Administration from Penn State University (2005).
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- Oleka CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Moka UnitedBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Moka UnitedCEO / Founder2010 — 2025
- DEİK - Foreign Economic Relations BoardChairperson of the Fintech Committee - Digital Technologies Business Councilcurrent2022 — present
- NGN Bilgi ve İletişim HizmetleriManaging Partner / Co-Founder2005 — 2017
Skills & more
- YPO Presidents' Program at Harvard Business School — Harvard Business School Executive Education
- YPO Presidents' Program at Harvard Business School — Harvard Business School Executive Education
From İlker's professional profile.
Colleagues at Oleka Capital
Can Ergelmis
Investor at Oleka Capital
Can Ergelmiş
Investment and Strategy Director at Oleka Capital
Derin Koçer
Business Analyst at Oleka Capital
Emir Bölen
Managing Director at Oleka Capital
Emrah Silav
Managing Partner at Oleka Capital
İhsan Elgin
Managing Partner at Oleka Capital
İhsan Elgin
Executive Board Member at Finberg
Frequently asked questions
- Who is İlker Sözdinler?
- İlker Sözdinler is a Managing Partner at Oleka Capital and chairs the Fintech Committee of DEIK's Digital Business Council. He previously founded and led United Payment as CEO, expanding it across 15 markets with fintech partners such as Wise and Remitly before its 2025 exit to Türkiye İş Bankası, and earlier co-founded NGN, which served financial institutions and was later sold. He holds a double major in Management Information Systems and Business Administration from Penn State University (2005).
- Where does İlker Sözdinler work?
- İlker Sözdinler is Managing Partner at Oleka Capital.
- What does İlker Sözdinler invest in?
- İlker Sözdinler invests in Fintech.
- Where did İlker Sözdinler go to school?
- İlker Sözdinler studied at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Lisans Derecesi, Management Information Systems, Management).
