About
Özlem Tümer Eke is a General Partner at Arya Ventures with experience across multiple asset classes including venture capital and public markets. She has worked on investments spanning from early-stage companies to established enterprises, as well as direct investments, foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, and cross-border venture development. Her background includes fundraising, strategy, business development, ecosystem building, angel investing, and startup mentorship, with focus on financial and capital markets in Europe.
Experience
- Arya VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentIstanbul, Turkey
- Çizgi StudioInvestorcurrent2023 — presentIstanbul, Turkey
- Text2TestInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- PhiTech BioinformaticsInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Nanomik BiotechnologyInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- ENBIOSIS BiotechnologyInvestorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Further NetworkInvestorcurrent2019 — presentUnited Kingdom
- Wordego Inc.Investorcurrent2019 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- DeepZenInvestorcurrent2022 — presentUnited Kingdom
- StartupMarketInvestorcurrent2020 — presentIstanbul, Turkey
- Lojika Field LabsInvestorcurrent2019 — presentIstanbul, Turkey
- Mori Capital Management Ltd.Board Membercurrent2015 — presentMalta
- Noego Partners Ltd.Board Membercurrent2009 — presentIstanbul
- Arya Women Investment PlatformInvestment Director2021 — 2023
- Power HouseAdvisor2022 — 2023Turkey / UK
- WPS Partners OÜManaging Partner2014 — 2022Estonia
- Bluecap Venture CapitalAdvisor2015 — 2018Estonia
- Unan Portfoy Yonetimi A.S.Member of the Board2012 — 2017Istanbul, Turkey
- STG Management LtdDirector2009 — 2014
- Is InvestmentManager, Institutional Sales and Trading; Equities, Fixed Income and Derivatives1998 — 2009
Education
- TED Ankara Koleji1983 — 1994
- Bilkent UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), Business Administration1994 — 1998
Skills & more
FundraisingInvestment BankingAsset ManagementStart-upsGlobal Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyMergersCorporate FinanceFinancial MarketsStartup DevelopmentInvestmentsBusiness Development
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Early Stage VenturesCapital MarketsVenture CapitalStrategyStrategic PlanningLanguages English
- VC Unlocked: Silicon Valley — Stanford Engineering Center for Global & Online Education
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Colleagues at Arya Ventures
Ahu Büyükkuşoğlu Serter
General Partner at Arya Ventures
Aytül Erçil
Advisory Board at Arya Ventures
Cansel Aksoy
Investment Committee at Arya Ventures
Cengiz Ultav
Advisory Board at Arya Ventures
Emre Ölçer
Investment Committee at Arya Ventures
İlhami Koç
Advisory Board at Arya Ventures
İlknur İlkyaz Gül
Advisory Board at Arya Ventures
Murat Yeşildere
Advisory Board at Arya Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Özlem Tümer Eke work?
- Özlem Tümer Eke is General Partner at Arya Ventures.
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