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Mert Konuk

Investor

Manager, ITU Cekirdek Acceleration and ITU SEED Programs at ITU Cekirdek

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Mert Konuk is a Startup Program Manager at ITU Cekirdek, ITU ARI Technopark's incubation center, where he manages local and international acceleration programs and develops the technopark's global partnership network. With ten years of experience in startup acceleration and business development, he has supported startups in growth and fundraising activities, and has worked across sustainability, impact-driven innovation, and ecosystem development with organizations including ISKO and his co-founded social enterprise Zeropact. He mentors technology and social entrepreneurs and serves as a micro-investor in startups.

Experience

  1. İTÜ ARI TeknokentStartup Program Managercurrent2021 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
  2. İTÜ ÇekirdekManager, ITU Cekirdek Acceleration and ITU SEED Programscurrent2021 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
  3. Beşiktaş JKGeneral Assembly Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space ProgrammeStartup Mentorcurrent2025 — presentEuropean Union
  5. Nilüfer Sosyal Girişimcilik MerkeziStartup Mentorcurrent2021 — presentBursa, Türkiye
  6. Various StartupsMicro-Investorcurrent2021 — present
  7. Various StartupsConsultant2019 — 2021
  8. ISKO™Business Developer and Project Coordinator2020 — 2021Bursa, Türkiye
  9. ZeropactCo-Founder2019 — 2020Bursa & Ankara, Turkey
  10. Politecnico di MilanoProject Associate2017 — 2018Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  11. Sanovit SeramikProject Associate2015 — 2016Türkiye

Education

  1. Politecnico di MilanoMaster of Science (MSc), Management Engineering2016 — 2018
  2. Eskişehir Osmangazi ÜniversitesiBachelor of Science (BSc), Industrial Engineering2011 — 2016
  3. Emine Ornek Anatolian High SchoolHigh School Diploma, Science and Mathematics2005 — 2009

Skills & more

GlobalizationPartnershipsSocial ImpactStartupsSustainabilityProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentIndustrial EngineeringSocial EntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyProject PlanningMarketing
+12 moreResearchMarketing StrategySocial MediaProject CoordinationStrategyMarket ResearchSalesMicrosoft OfficePresentation SkillsInnovation ManagementEnglishTurkish

Languages English · Spanish · Turkish

  • Becoming a Product Manager: A Complete Guide — LinkedIn
  • Social Entrepreneurship — Türkiye Sosyal Girişimcilik Ağı
  • TOEFL iBT — ETS

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Colleagues at ITU Cekirdek

Ahmet Coşgun
Expert, Marketing Communications at ITU Cekirdek
Ali Soner Sürmeli
Expert, ITU Cekirdek Portfolio Management at ITU Cekirdek
Asena Damla Şahin
Expert, ITU Cekirdek Growth Program at ITU Cekirdek
Aylin Ötün
Portfolio Manager, ITU Cekirdek Incubation Center at ITU Cekirdek
Aymıla Toyran
Assistant Expert, Global Programs at ITU Cekirdek
Aytuğ Altınok
Assistant Expert, ITU Cekirdek Acceleration and ITU Seed Programs at ITU Cekirdek
Beyza Canbaz
Expert, Collaborations and Stakeholder Relations; Expert, ITU Cekirdek Portfolio Management at ITU Cekirdek
Buğra Metin
Expert, ITU Cekirdek BIGG Program at ITU Cekirdek

Frequently asked questions

Where does Mert Konuk work?
Mert Konuk is Manager, ITU Cekirdek Acceleration and ITU SEED Programs at ITU Cekirdek.

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Also attended Politecnico di Milano78

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Also attended Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi1

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Shared employers

Also worked at İTÜ ARI Teknokent20

Selma BahcivanogluInvestment | Simya VC at 212Burak CendekManaging Director at Autotech VenturesSerhat CicekogluManaging Partner at Sente VenturesYunis İsmayılDirector, ITU Cekirdek Incubation Center at ITU CekirdekAylin ÖtünPortfolio Manager, ITU Cekirdek Incubation Center at ITU CekirdekHande KanbirManager, Collaborations and Stakeholder Relations at ITU Cekirdek

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Also worked at EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme1

David MlčochInvestor at MITON

Also worked at Politecnico di Milano13

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