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Oguzhan Aygoren

Investor

Venture Partner at 212

Berkeley, California, United States

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.

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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, Istanbul, Türkiye
  10. Bogazici UniversityManagement Department2010 — 2013
  11. BloombergHTTV host and producer - Girişimcilik Dünyası2017 — 2020Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
  12. Stanford UniversityVisiting Researcher2016Center for Design Research
  13. Istanbul Technical UniversityAssistant Professor of Marketing2013 — 2015Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
  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

Education

  1. Boğaziçi UniversityPh.D., Marketing2007 — 2013
  2. London Business SchoolMBA, Finance2003 — 2004
  3. Koç UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2002 — 2004
  4. Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical UniversityBSc, Electrical and Electronics Engineering1998 — 2002
  5. Denizli Anadolu Lisesi

Skills & more

Strategic Thinking1Design ThinkingCritical ThinkingCreativity and InnovationManagement36Strategy15Research Skills2Keynote Speaking2Start-ups ManagementCorporate Venture Capital1Innovation ManagementUniversity Teaching
+12 moreInnovation ConsultingVenture CapitalLean StartupMobile DevicesSocial NetworkingProject ManagementEntrepreneurshipMarketing StrategyNew Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentChange Management
  • CIM FCIM Member — CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
  • ASU+GSV Summit 2023 Attendee — ASU+GSV Summit

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Also attended London Business School450

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

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Also attended Koç University32

Meltem TumerAssociate at Fly VenturesEmin Taha CelikInvestment | Growth Funds at 212Musab DemirciInvestment Intern at 212EsnaVenture Partner at NVenturesDilara BozyilanAssociate at Autotech VenturesAdrian FriederichPrincipal, Investment at FoodLabs

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Also attended Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University20

Cem BaytokManaging Partner at IdacapitalGülce KoçInvestment Manager at IdacapitalMurat BicerGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Umut EserVenture Partner at Magnetic VenturesAniqua BokhariLegal Counsel at Red Cell IncubationGizem YagizInvestment | 212 NexT at 212

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Shared employers

Also worked at Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford ( d.school )9

Deena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalJames MonseesAdvisor at Siddhi CapitalDan BomzeAdvisor at Designer FundDeVaris BrownTechnical Advisor at Courtside VenturesAnna-Lena SchindlPrincipal at Positron VenturesJustin LarkinPartner at Andreessen Horowitz

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Also worked at Bogazici University3

Anıl Gökçen KörpınarManaging Partner at IdacapitalSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorpMerve ElmastasInvestor at Creator Fund

Also worked at Istanbul Technical University2

Erim HayretciOperations | Venture Fellow at 212Dilara BozyilanAssociate at Autotech Ventures

Also worked at Procter and Gamble195

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