About
Founding Partner of Cloudberry Ventures with over two decades in big tech, including 16 years as a Google executive and prior roles at Oracle. Serves as Venture Partner for Beta Capital and holds various board and advisory roles. Holds an MSc from TU Berlin and a BSc in Economics from the University of Bonn.
Experience
- Cloudberry VenturesFounder & General Partnercurrent2024 — present
- AirbusAdvisory to the Airbus Executive Committee – Member of the Airbus STAR Programcurrent2025 — present
- Peak QuantumBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Antares VenturesSenior Advisor Frontier Techcurrent2024 — present
- HYDGENBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- MatohaBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Beta CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- GoogleStrategic Advisor @ X, the moonshot factory2024 — 2025Mountain View, California, United States
- GoogleDirector Partnerships - South, Southeast & Central Asia2019 — 2024Singapore
- GoogleDirector Android Platform Partnerships - Africa2015 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
- GoogleHead of Android Platform Partnerships - Turkey, Middle East & Southern Europe2013 — 2015London, UK; Istanbul, Turkey
- GoogleHead of Strategic Channel Partnerships DACH, BENELUX, TR & MENA2010 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
- GoogleAssociate Manager - Online Sales2009 — 2010
- KoolingAdvisor2020 — 2024
- Village WaterMember Board Of Trustees2018 — 2020Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
- OracleBusiness Development Manager2005 — 2009
- usus.berlinAssistant Manager2005
Education
- Duke UniversityGoogle Business Academy, Organizational Leadership2013 — 2014
- Technische Universität BerlinMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration2003 — 2005
- The University of BonnBachelor, Economics2001 — 2003
Skills & more
Management33Leadership30Strategy3Google Adwords21Board Level5Venture Capital6Start-up Ventures4Corporate AdvisoryBoard Governance1Board of Directors1Non-Executive Director2Strategic Partnerships86
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Business DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentOnline AdvertisingSalesEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyE-commerceProject ManagementMarketingStart-upsTeam BuildingLanguages English · German · Turkish
- NED Accelerator® - The Complete Programme by NEDonBoard, Institute of Board Members — NEDonBoard
From Mahir's professional profile.
Colleagues at Beta Capital
Alexandra Meneses
Operations Associate at Beta Capital
Bernardo Pequito
Investment Director at Beta Capital
Carlos Rocha
Co-Founder & Board Member / Partner at Beta Capital
Francisco Pereira Branco
Board Member / Partner at Beta Capital
Hugo Ramos
Senior Board Advisor at Beta Capital
Jorge Freitas Nunes
Board Member / Partner at Beta Capital
Roberto Branco
Co-Founder and CEO at Beta Capital
Rui Finteiro
Investment Analyst at Beta Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mahir Sahin work?
- Mahir Sahin is Venture Partner at Beta Capital.
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Also attended Duke University499
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Also attended Technische Universität Berlin64
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Also attended The University of Bonn23
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