Şafak Tüfekçi
InvestorPrincipal at ScaleX Ventures
Istanbul
Writes $250K – $1.5M checks · typically $750K
About
Şafak joined ScaleX in September 2017 as an intern, became a full-time analyst in June 2019, and is one of the founding team members, now responsible for deal flow. He previously interned as a software developer at two startups and holds a B.S. in both Economics and Computer Science from Koç University.
Experience
- ScaleX VenturesPrincipalcurrent2024 — present
- ScaleX VenturesAssociate2021 — 2024
- ScaleX VenturesAnalyst2019 — 2021
- ScaleX VenturesIntern2017 — 2019
- FocalPartner VCcurrent2023 — present
- ApsiyonMobile Application Developer Intern2017İstanbul
- RasyonetSoftware Engineer Intern2016Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
Education
- Koç UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Science
- Koç UniversityBachelor's degree, Economics
- University of Notre DameBachelor's degree, Economics
Skills & more
Microsoft Office1Microsoft Excel1Microsoft Word1Microsoft PowerPoint1Computer HardwareC++1C#1C1Java1Xamarin.NET Framework1Matlab
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Colleagues at ScaleX Ventures
Alper Mat
Venture Partner at ScaleX Ventures
Arjun Sethi
Co-founder, Chairman at Tribe Capital Firstlook
Berkay Mollamustafaoglu
General Partner at ScaleX Ventures
Cansen Başaran-Symes
Advisor at ScaleX Ventures
Chrysanthos Chrysanthou
Advisor at ScaleX Ventures
Dilek Dayinlarli
General Partner at ScaleX Ventures
Itxaso del Palacio
General Partner at Notion Capital
Magdalena Yesil
Founder of Broadway Angels
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Şafak Tüfekçi work?
- Şafak Tüfekçi is Principal at ScaleX Ventures.
- What check size does Şafak Tüfekçi write?
- Şafak Tüfekçi typically writes checks of $250K – $1.5M.
Same school
Also attended Koç University33
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Shared employers
Also worked at ScaleX Ventures6
Also worked at Focal20
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