About
Numan Numan is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at 212, a venture capital firm with offices in Istanbul, Doha, San Francisco, and Princeton that invests in globally scalable companies. Previously, he worked as Vice President at Goldman Sachs in Tokyo and New York, where he focused on building and scaling entrepreneurial business units. His background spans business strategy, corporate development, and growth-stage investing.
Experience
- 212212 Portfolio - Board Member Positionscurrent2012 — present
- 212Co-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2010 — presentIstanbul, Doha, San Francisco
- Agility UnlimitedManaging Partner2008 — 2010
- GuardtimeVP of Business Development2008 — 2009Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Goldman SachsVP - New York, USA2001 — 2008
- Goldman SachsVP - Tokyo, Japan1996 — 2000
- CSFBVP1994 — 1996
- Dun and BradstreetSenior System Engineer1992 — 1994Tokyo, Japan
- GTEIT Consultant1991 — 1992Tokyo, Japan
Education
- Ege UniversityBS, Computer Science1983 — 1987
Skills & more
Strategy99Management43Board OperationBoard AdministrationBoard GovernanceBoard SearchVenture Capital99Private Equity87Mobile Technology41Start-ups99Entrepreneurship60Enterprise Software33
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Enterprise ArchitectureData CenterVirtualizationITILAngel InvestingCorporate DevelopmentProject ManagementStrategic PartnershipsInvestment BankingEmerging MarketsBusiness StrategySaaSLanguages English · Japanese · Turkish
From Numan'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
- Where does Numan Numan work?
- Numan Numan is Investment | Growth Funds at 212.
Same school
Also attended Ege University1
Shared employers
Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,436
Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Also worked at CSFB583
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLeone PattofattoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Also worked at Dun and Bradstreet25
Roger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTimothy EadesGeneral Partner and Fellow Founder at Cyber Mentor FundDeborah Lafer ScherBoard Director & Strategic Advisor at Joyance PartnersTom NoonanGeneral Partner at TechOperators Venture CapitalJay ParkCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Prysm CapitalJeff StibelFounding Partner at Bryant Stibel
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