Omer Kucukdere
InvestorVice President at blueground
New York, New York
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Omer Kucukdere is the founder and CEO of a stealth-stage startup. Previously, he founded and led Nestpick, a platform aggregating furnished short-term rental accommodations across multiple providers and cities globally, which was acquired by Blueground in 2023. Following the acquisition, Kucukdere joined Blueground to develop its partner network initiative.
Experience
- Stealth StartupFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- BluegroundVP Partner Network2023 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- NestpickFounder & CEO2016 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- German Accelerator TechGerman Accelerator Tech - Class of Winter 2018 - Nestpick2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Clickbus Turkey - ClickBus.com.tr / NeredenNereye.comFounder & CEO2014 — 2016Istanbul
- Score BeyondBusiness Development Lead2013 — 2014Istanbul, Turkey
- Minoa Design RadiatorsCo-Founder & Sales Manager2011 — 2012İstanbul
- DanoneAssistant Brand Manager2010 — 2011Istanbul, Turkey
Skills & more
Management4Strategy3Business Development86Market Analysis81Marketing Management68Competitive Analysis17Marketing Strategy23Marketing14Product Management6Brand Management4Customer Insight6Market Research12
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Marketing ResearchSegmentationShopper MarketingEntrepreneurshipFMCGTrade MarketingFast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)Business StrategyStrategy ExecutionLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Omer Kucukdere?
- Omer Kucukdere is the founder and CEO of a stealth-stage startup. Previously, he founded and led Nestpick, a platform aggregating furnished short-term rental accommodations across multiple providers and cities globally, which was acquired by Blueground in 2023. Following the acquisition, Kucukdere joined Blueground to develop its partner network initiative.
- Where does Omer Kucukdere work?
- Omer Kucukdere is Vice President at blueground.
- What check size does Omer Kucukdere write?
- Omer Kucukdere typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- Where did Omer Kucukdere go to school?
- Omer Kucukdere studied at Boğaziçi University (Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering); Adana Anatolian High School.
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