About
Mehmet Akalin is a Venture Partner at 212 with experience as both an operator and investor. He began angel investing at 25 while running an angel network of over 80 members and reviewing more than 2,000 startups, later joining the accelerator team at Techstars Berlin. As an entrepreneur, he built and scaled a large European lab-grown diamond factory, raising over $25M and completing a private equity transition in 2025, and has backed more than 20 companies with 4 exits.
Experience
- 212Venture Partnercurrent2026 — presentАмстердам
- Appsilon EnterpriseChief Commercial Officer (CCO)2020 — 2025Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
- TechstarsAssociate2018 — 2019Berlin Area, Germany
- BIC Angel InvestmentsInvestment Director2016 — 2018Berlino
- BIC Angel InvestmentsEntrepreneur in Residence2015 — 2016Istanbul, Turkey
Skills & more
Start-ups Management21Entrepreneurship26Entrepreneurial Finance7Angel Investing9Business Development7Venture CapitalFinancial Modeling4Social Media Marketing11Competitive Analysis1Partner Management2Growth Hacking4Team Management18
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Strategic PlanningLanguages English
From Mehmet's professional profile.
Colleagues at 212
Ali H. Karabey
Investment | Growth Funds at 212
Ali Naci Temel
Operations & Investment | 212 NexT at 212
Ali Pandir
Experts | Venture Partner at 212
Barbaros Ozbugutu
Experts | Leadership Management at 212
Beliz Gunel
Experts | Advisor at 212
Cagdas Yildiz
Investment | Simya VC at 212
Caglar Urcan
Investment | 212 NexT at 212
Can Abacigil
Experts | Product Development at 212
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mehmet Akalin?
- Mehmet Akalin is a Venture Partner at 212 with experience as both an operator and investor. He began angel investing at 25 while running an angel network of over 80 members and reviewing more than 2,000 startups, later joining the accelerator team at Techstars Berlin. As an entrepreneur, he built and scaled a large European lab-grown diamond factory, raising over $25M and completing a private equity transition in 2025, and has backed more than 20 companies with 4 exits.
- Where does Mehmet Akalin work?
- Mehmet Akalin is Venture Partner at 212.
- Where did Mehmet Akalin go to school?
- Mehmet Akalin studied at University of Sussex (Master's Degree); Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) (Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)); Sabanci University (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)).
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Also attended Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)149
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Also attended Sabanci University15
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Shared employers
Also worked at Techstars454
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