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Piruze Sabuncu

Investor

Partner at Square Peg Capital

Singapore

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

About

Piruze Sabuncu is a Partner at Square Peg who invests in fintech, AI, and SaaS companies. She previously established and grew Stripe's Southeast Asia operations as the region's first employee, managing the Southeast Asia and Greater China markets, and earlier worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, co-founded a consumer healthcare company, and worked at Dell. She holds a BBA from ODTU, studied at the University of Texas, and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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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

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA2008 — 2010
  2. Texas McCombs School of BusinessBusiness2002 — 2003
  3. Middle East Technical UniversityBBA, Business1999 — 2003

Skills & more

Business Strategy61Entrepreneurship44New Business Development9Management19Start-ups15Strategy30CRM8Process Improvement3Business Process Improvement9Management Consulting13Product Management5Due Diligence1
+1 moreCompetitive Analysis

From Piruze's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,771 more

Also attended Texas McCombs School of Business138

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthMonica SolizDirector, Marketing at Sapphire VenturesDale ChangOperating Partner at Scale Venture PartnersJoel HemmertFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCMadison McDonaldFinance/Legal/IR at 8VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at GovTech Singapore3

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaYinwei LiangPartner at East VenturesSteve LeonardSenior Practitioner Advisor at SC Ventures

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,128

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,122 more

Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group681

David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

+ 675 more

Also worked at TechnoServe29

Kanika MayarPartner, Investment & ESG Officer at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.David RodriguezInvestor at Draft Ventures LlcCJ ArmbrustPrincipal at American Family VenturesRiccardo BasileCEO and Co-Founder at Agora at PICUS CAPITALSanna BediInnovation Specialist at UNICEF Innovation FundRichard T. TugumeInvestor at Global Social Impact Investment

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Investments

Board seats

Hotmart

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Square Peg Capital

Agape Lioulios
Legal Counsel at Square Peg Capital
Amanda Hjorring
Partner & COO at Square Peg Capital
Awais Khan
Associate at Square Peg Capital
Barry Brott
Co-founder at Square Peg Capital
Ben Hensman
Portfolio Manager at Square Peg Capital
Casey Flint
Associate at Square Peg Capital
Christina Cvetkoski
Office Manager at Square Peg Capital
Dan Krasnostein
Partner at Square Peg Capital

Network1

Girish Mathrubootham
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Together Fund

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