Where does Okan Kara work?

Okan Kara is Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners.

Where did Okan Kara go to school?

Okan Kara studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Science and Technology Policy | Innovation Economics); UCL (Graduate Affiliate Research, Innovation Economics).

Okan Kara

Investor

Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners

London, England, United Kingdom

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Dan LupuunlockedOkan: together at Picus Security (2019–2024)

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Okan: together at Activate Venture Partners

About

An entrepreneur who ran EEMEA operations for UK advisory firm Pera and coordinated EU programmes at TUBITAK, raising EUR 200mn in R&D funds. He chaired the EUREKA Network in Brussels and holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Policy plus an MBA from the University of Illinois. He is a Chevening Scholar alumnus.

Experience

ACT Venture PartnersCo-founder and Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
QubitriumBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
CellbricksBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
Ambeent Inc.Board Member2021 — 2024
Picus SecurityBoard Member2018 — 2024
SenpAI.GGBoard Member2018 — 2023
SkysensBoard Member2017 — 2020
DataRowBoard Member2016 — 2020
BotanalyticsBoard Member2016 — 2020
ARDICBoard Member2016 — 2018
PeraManaging Director - EEMEA Region2013 — 2016Istanbul, Turkey
EUREKA NetworkChairman of the Board of Directors2012 — 2013Brussels Area, Belgium
EUREKA NetworkBoard Member, Board of Directors2011 — 2012
VodafoneTeam Leader, Analytical CRM2003 — 2004Istanbul, Turkey
VodafoneBusiness Analyst, CRM2002 — 2003Istanbul, Turkey

Skills & more

Executive Management18R&D78Start-ups27Entrepreneurship72Program Management99Business Strategy90Consultancy6New Business Development27International Relations33International Project Management22Technology Transfer13European Union40

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Innovation ManagementProject PlanningStrategic PartnershipsProject ManagementProduct DevelopmentManagement ConsultingCorporate Strategy FormulationProduct ManagementProblem SolvingNegotiationStrategy DevelopmentConsultants

Languages English · Turkish

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Colleagues at ACT Venture Partners

Aleksandar Terziyski

Venture Partner at ACT Venture Partners

Alper Alsan

Executive in Residence at ACT Venture Partners

Berrak Selek

Executive in Residence at ACT Venture Partners

Erhan Ercan

Executive in Residence at ACT Venture Partners

Erhan Kılıçözlü

Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners

Evren Ucok

Strategy Advisor at ACT Venture Partners

Gökhan Güner

Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners

Gürcan Ozan

Partner at ACT Venture Partners

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Edwin Goodman

General Partner at Activate Venture Partners

Glen Bressner

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Activate Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Okan Kara?: An entrepreneur who ran EEMEA operations for UK advisory firm Pera and coordinated EU programmes at TUBITAK, raising EUR 200mn in R&D funds. He chaired the EUREKA Network in Brussels and holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Policy plus an MBA from the University of Illinois. He is a Chevening Scholar alumnus.
Where does Okan Kara work?: Okan Kara is Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners.
Where did Okan Kara go to school?: Okan Kara studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Science and Technology Policy | Innovation Economics); UCL (Graduate Affiliate Research, Innovation Economics).