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Oguzhan Aygoren

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Venture Partner at 212 · Investment Board Member at StartupFon

Berkeley, California, United States

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About

Oguzhan Aygoren is Director of the Institute for Business Innovation at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and an Instructor in the Hacking for Defense program. He holds visiting and fellowship positions at NYU Stern and Stanford's d.school, and his research examines how organizations develop and implement innovation strategies. His background includes roles as an innovation leader at Procter & Gamble, founding country manager of Kindo, and co-founder of Cepkod and Dotshub; he also serves on investment boards and steering committees for various venture funds and startup accelerators, and has provided advisory services to multinational corporations and government organizations.

Experience

  1. University of California, BerkeleyHacking for Defense (H4D) Instructorcurrent2026 — present
  2. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessDirectorcurrent2024 — presentInstitute for Business Innovation
  3. CNBC-eValley Meetups Host and Producercurrent2025 — present
  4. Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford ( d.school )Faculty Champion and Faculty Innovation Fellowcurrent2017 — present
  5. StartupFonInvestment Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  6. Otwo VenturesCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentwww.otwoventures.com
  7. NYU Stern School of BusinessVisiting Professor2022 — 2024New York, United States
  8. Bogazici UniversityAssistant Professor of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation2015 — 2024
  9. Bogazici UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor2013 — 2015Istanbul, Turkey
  10. Bogazici UniversityManagement Department2010 — 2013
  11. BloombergHTTV host and producer - Girişimcilik Dünyası2017 — 2020Istanbul, Turkey
  12. Stanford UniversityVisiting Researcher2016Center for Design Research
  13. Istanbul Technical UniversityAssistant Professor of Marketing2013 — 2015Istanbul, Turkey
  14. UC BerkeleyVisiting Research Scholar2014 — 2015
  15. Imovasyon Bilişim ve Danışmanlık HizmetleriCo-Founder2008 — 2011
  16. MyHeritageTurkey Country Manager2007 — 2009
  17. Procter and GambleHead of Innovation2006 — 2007
  18. Procter and GambleAnalyst2004 — 2007

Skills & more

Research Skills2Keynote Speaking2
  • CIM FCIM Member — CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
  • ASU+GSV Summit 2023 Attendee — ASU+GSV Summit

From Oguzhan'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 Oguzhan Aygoren?
Oguzhan Aygoren is Director of the Institute for Business Innovation at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and an Instructor in the Hacking for Defense program. He holds visiting and fellowship positions at NYU Stern and Stanford's d.school, and his research examines how organizations develop and implement innovation strategies. His background includes roles as an innovation leader at Procter & Gamble, founding country manager of Kindo, and co-founder of Cepkod and Dotshub; he also serves on investment boards and steering committees for various venture funds and startup accelerators, and has provided advisory services to multinational corporations and government organizations.
Where does Oguzhan Aygoren work?
Oguzhan Aygoren is Venture Partner at 212.
Where did Oguzhan Aygoren go to school?
Oguzhan Aygoren studied at Boğaziçi University (Ph.D., Marketing, Innovation, Voting Behavior, Political Marketing); London Business School (MBA, Finance, Marketing, Economics).

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