Where does Kaan Gunay work?

Kaan Gunay is Co-Founder and CEO of 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).

Kaan Gunay

Founder

Co-Founder and CEO at Firefly

Stanford, California, United States

FoundedFirefly

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1,637 people in our graph share verified history with Kaan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Adam GhobarahunlockedKaan: together at Firefly (2018–2025)

×3Kaan: together at Firefly

×8Kaan: together at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Co-Founder and CEO at Firefly

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Firefly's investors · 15

500 Emerging EuropeAmsterdam 500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2017 Caruso VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2.5M checks Chesterfield FundLondon Decent CapitalSingapore · $425K – $25M checks e2vc MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks Multiplier CapitalWashington · $3M – $15M checks Muse CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $1M checks NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks Ossian Capital R136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checks STVDubai · $2.1M – $54M checks Vela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checks WestBridge 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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Adam GhobarahFounder and Managing Partner at Top Harvest Capital Enis HulliInvestor at 500 Emerging Europe Ben LambertPartner at Pelion Venture Partners Chad PackardPartner at Pelion Venture Partners Rob MadelmayerCo-Founder, Managing Partner at LFG Ventures Koray Gultekin BaharFounder at Figopara

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