Co-Founder and CEO at Firefly
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Firefly's investors · 15
500 Emerging EuropeAmsterdam500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2017Caruso VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2.5M checksChesterfield FundLondonDecent CapitalSingapore · $425K – $25M checkse2vcMaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checksMultiplier CapitalWashington · $3M – $15M checksMuse CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $1M checksNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksOssian CapitalR136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checksSTVDubai · $2.1M – $54M checksVela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksWestBridge CapitalLondon · $12.7M – $50.8M checks · since 2025
Experience
- FireflyCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2025 — present
- FireflyCo-Founder & CEO2017 — 2025
- EndeavorEntrepreneurcurrent2020 — present
- Sequoia CapitalFellow2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersFellow2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Bracebridge Capital, LLCHedge Fund Investor2013 — 2016Greater Boston Area
Skills & more
Matlab22Microsoft Excel13Java5Entrepreneurship11Start-ups13E-commerce3Venture CapitalInvestments16Data Analysis19Fixed Income15Statistics12Applied Mathematics7
Languages English · German · Turkish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kaan Gunay?
- Founder at Firefly
- Where does Kaan Gunay work?
- Kaan Gunay is Co-Founder and CEO of Firefly.
- What companies did Kaan Gunay found?
- Kaan Gunay founded Firefly.
- Where did Kaan Gunay go to school?
- Kaan Gunay studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Brown University (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering).
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Also attended Brown University641
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Shared employers
Also worked at Firefly6
Also worked at Sequoia Capital200
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