Where does İmran Gürakan work?

İmran Gürakan is CEO at Leap Investment.

Where did İmran Gürakan go to school?

İmran Gürakan studied at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Statistics); Hacettepe University (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business); Korea Innovation Foundation(INNOPOLIS) (Science and Technology Park Management Training Program).

İmran Gürakan

Investor

CEO at Leap Investment

Ankara, Türkiye

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141 people in our graph share verified history with İmran — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Andrew Scottunlockedİmran: together at The University of Texas at Austin (2016)

×2İmran: together at The University of Texas at Austin

×3İmran: together at Pulpo AR

×5İmran: together at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University

Experience

LEAP InvestmentCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2021 — present
Ankara TekmerChief Executive Officercurrent2021 — presentAnkara, Turkey
PulpoARIndependent Board Member – Operations, Strategy & Investor Relationscurrent2025 — present
Toplum Çalışmaları EnstitüsüDirector - Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurship Program (Volunteer)current2024 — present
Atılım ÜniversitesiAdvisor to the Rector (Technology & Entrepreneurship)current2026 — presentAnkara, Turchia
Bilkent CYBERPARKManager at Entrepreneurship, Cooperation and Tech Transfer Department2019 — 2021
Bilkent CYBERPARKISO 9001:2015 QMS Internal Auditor2016 — 2021Ankara, Türkiye
Bilkent CYBERPARKLeader at Entrepreneurship, Cooperation and Tech Transfer Department2017 — 2019Ankara, Turkey
Bilkent CYBERPARKExpert at Entrepreneurship, Cooperation and Tech Transfer Department2015 — 2017Ankara, Türkiye
BNB ManagementInternational Business Developer & Project Coordinator2013 — 2015Çankaya, Ankara, Türkiye

Skills & more

Project Management21International Business Development18Event Management12Entrepreneurship13Operations Management7Risk Management6Business Strategy12Research11Marketing Strategy10Start-ups6Product Management4Marketing4

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Business PlanningBusiness Process ImprovementInnovation DevelopmentCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Strategic PlanningMicrosoft OfficeTeam LeadershipNegotiationTechnoparkTeamworkLeadership

Languages İngilizce

Board Readiness Program — European Women on Boards (EWOB)
Navigating Term Sheets for Investors — VC Unlocked
Introduction To Capitalization Tables — VC Unlocked
VC Fund Structure & Returns — VC Unlocked
Managing the Company of the Future — University of London
Digital Transformation — Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Rekabet Odaklı Pazarlama Gelişim Programı — Bilkent Holding A.Ş.
TEKNOLOJİ GELİŞTİRME BÖLGELERİ KAPASİTE GELİŞTİRME EĞİTİMLERİ (Teknoloji Geliştirme Bölgesi İş Planı Ve Kurumsallaşma Araçları) — T.C. Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı | Republic Of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology
ISO 9001:2015 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM — Bureau Veritas
LES100: FİKRİ MÜLKİYET KORUMASI VE LİSANSLAMA YOLUYLA TEKNOLOJİNİN TİCARİLEŞTİRİLMESİ (LES100: Commercializing Technology through the Power of IP&Licensing) — LES Turkey

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Colleagues at Leap Investment

Aleyna Bilginoğlu

Corporate Communications Specialist at Leap Investment

Ali Yücelen

Board Chairman at Leap Investment

Merve Taşyaran

Investor Relations Director at Leap Investment

Osman Ertürk Özel

Board Member at Leap Investment

Zafer Yıldırım

Vice Chairman at Leap Investment

Frequently asked questions

Who is İmran Gürakan?: CEO at Leap Investment
Where does İmran Gürakan work?: İmran Gürakan is CEO at Leap Investment.
Where did İmran Gürakan go to school?: İmran Gürakan studied at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Statistics); Hacettepe University (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business); Korea Innovation Foundation(INNOPOLIS) (Science and Technology Park Management Training Program).

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Also attended VC Unlocked9

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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin751

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