Merve Elmastas

Experience

1. Creator FundVenture Fellowcurrent2025 — present
2. Karolinska InstitutetPhD Studentcurrent2022 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
3. Karolinska InstitutetResearch Student2021 — 2022Huddinge kommun, Stockholm County, Sweden
4. ABC LabsLaboratory Assistant2021 — 2022Stockholm County, Sweden
5. A1 Life SciencesResearch And Development Intern2020 — 2021Istanbul, Türkiye
6. Michigan State UniversityResearch Intern2020East Lansing, Michigan
7. Boğaziçi UniversityResearch Intern2019 — 2020Istanbul, Turkey
8. KU LeuvenResearch Intern2019Belgium

Education

1. Karolinska InstitutetDoctor of Philosophy - PhD2022 — 2026
2. Karolinska InstitutetMaster of Science - MS, Biomedicine2021 — 2022
3. Boğaziçi UniversityBachelor's degree, Molecular Biology and Genetics2016 — 2021
4. Michigan State UniversityBiochemistry and Molecular Biology2020
5. TÜBİTAK Bioinformatics Summer School2013

Skills & more

Languages English · German · Swedish · Turkish

• VC Academy - Supernovas — EIT Food
• Newton Foundations Course — Newton Venture Program
• Private Equity and Venture Capital — Universidade Luigi Bocconi
• McKinsey.org Forward Program — McKinsey & Company
• Quality Assurance of Clinical Research — Department of Medicine Solna at Karolinska Institutet
• Biotech — From Science to Business — Technical University of Munich (TUM)
• Advanced Anaesthesia for Surgical or Prolonged Procedures — ANIMAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, LLC
• Humane Methods of Killing — ANIMAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, LLC
• Recognition and Prevention of Pain, Suffering and Distress (EU) — ANIMAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, LLC
• COVID-19 Training for Healthcare Workers — Coursera

From Merve's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Karolinska Institutet18

ALAndreas LindblomManaging Partner at ScietyGAGunnar AhlbergVenture Partner at ScietyJLJohan LundVenture Partner at ScietyJIJonathan IlickiInvestor at IndustrifondenKFKjersti FrognerInvestor at Almi InvestSKSarah KakadellisInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

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Also attended Boğaziçi University47

SPSanto PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalEElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAGAnıl Gökçen KörpınarManaging Partner at IdacapitalSBSecil BaysalOperator in Residence at QED InvestorsGÖGülenay ÖzbekInvestment Director at IdacapitalSOSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorp

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Also attended Michigan State University72

SMSumant MandalCo-Founder & Managing Partner at March Capital PartnersSHSteve HoltzmanBio Advisor at Amplify PartnersKNKevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpTSTamara SteffensManaging Director at Thomson Reuters VenturesKMKevin MorningstarGeneral Partner at Rockies Venture Adviser, LlcTATyler AmesEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation Space

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Shared employers

Also worked at Karolinska Institutet12

GAGunnar AhlbergVenture Partner at ScietyJLJohan LundVenture Partner at ScietyJIJonathan IlickiInvestor at IndustrifondenCKChristian Krog-JensenInvestor at Almi InvestCKCarl KilanderPartner at HealthCapANAaron NelsonManaging Director at Novartis Venture Fund

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Also worked at Michigan State University13

KNKevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpHAHemkesh AgrawalHead of Engineering at Redbud VCMDMatt DaughertyDirector at Golden EagleKFKalina FosterPlatform Manager at Michigan Capital NetworkRJRoger JansenHealth Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp HealthBTBrian TochmanGeneral Partner at Trust Ventures

+ 7 more

Also worked at Boğaziçi University3

AGAnıl Gökçen KörpınarManaging Partner at IdacapitalSOSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorpOAOguzhan AygorenExperts | Venture Partner at 212

Also worked at KU Leuven26

KKobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesPAPieter AbbeelAlumni at HouseWBWillem BroekaertManaging Partner at V-Bio VenturesSMShelley MargetsonManaging Partner at V-Bio VenturesHVHendrik Van AsbroeckManaging Partner at Astanor VenturesFBFrank BulensPartner at imec.xpand

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