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Piruze Sabuncu

Investor

Partner at Square Peg Capital

Singapore

Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M

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1,685 people in our graph share verified history with Piruze — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Laura BuhlerunlockedPiruze: together at McKinsey & Company (2011–2012)
×5Piruze: together at Stripe
×3Piruze: together at Harvard Business School
×3Piruze: together at McKinsey & Company

About

Partner at Square Peg based in Singapore, investing in fintech, AI and SaaS companies with global ambitions. She previously built and scaled Stripe's Southeast Asia team as its first regional employee, and earlier worked at McKinsey and co-founded a consumer healthcare startup.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. GovTech SingaporeBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSingapore
  2. Square PegPartnercurrent2020 — presentSingapore
  3. Asian Development Bank (ADB)Member of the ADB's Advisory Group on Digital Technology for Development2019 — 2025Singapore
  4. KodluyoruzMember Of The Board Of Advisors2020 — 2023Istanbul, Turkey
  5. Next Billion VenturesVenture Partner * Part time2020Singapore
  6. StripeHead of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong2015 — 2020Singapore
  7. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2013 — 2015San Francisco, Turkey, Singapore
  8. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  9. The Challenge ProjectCo-founder2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Harvard Business SchoolStudent2008 — 2011
  11. The Boston Consulting GroupSummer Consultant2009London, United Kingdom
  12. TurkcellCorporate Strategy Associate2009Istanbul, Turkey
  13. TechnoServeVolunteer consultant2008Peru
  14. DellBrand Manager, Consumer Marketing2007 — 2008
  15. DellSenior Project Consultant2004 — 2007Austin, Texas Area
  16. DellBusiness Process Improvement Project Manager2003 — 2004

Skills & more

Business Strategy61Entrepreneurship44

From Piruze's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Hotmart

Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Square Peg Capital

Agape Lioulios
Legal Counsel at Square Peg Capital
Amanda Hjorring
Partner & COO at Square Peg Capital
Barry Brott
Co-founder at Square Peg Capital
Ben Hensman
Portfolio Manager at Square Peg Capital
Christina Cvetkoski
Office Manager at Square Peg Capital
Dan Krasnostein
Partner at Square Peg Capital
David Maher
Investor at Square Peg Capital
David Tarascio
Partner at SecondQuarter Ventures

Network1

Girish Mathrubootham
Founder of Freshworks; co-founder of Together Fund

Investors connected to Piruze in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Piruze Sabuncu?
Partner at Square Peg based in Singapore, investing in fintech, AI and SaaS companies with global ambitions. She previously built and scaled Stripe's Southeast Asia team as its first regional employee, and earlier worked at McKinsey and co-founded a consumer healthcare startup.
Where does Piruze Sabuncu work?
Piruze Sabuncu is Partner at Square Peg Capital.
What does Piruze Sabuncu invest in?
Piruze Sabuncu invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Piruze Sabuncu write?
Piruze Sabuncu typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
What boards does Piruze Sabuncu sit on?
Piruze Sabuncu holds tracked board seats at Hotmart.
What companies has Piruze Sabuncu invested in?
Investments tracked here include AI Hay, Desty, Kula, Lorikeet, Lottiefiles, Onloop.
Where did Piruze Sabuncu go to school?
Piruze Sabuncu studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Texas McCombs School of Business (Business); Middle East Technical University (BBA, Business).

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