About
Selma Bahcivanoglu is Managing Partner at Simya VC, where she leads a $10M accelerator fund investing in early-stage B2B tech startups in Turkey. She previously managed İTÜ Çekirdek, an incubation program ranked #1 globally by UBI Global in 2021, and has supported over 2,500 entrepreneurs and backed 30+ startups through direct investment across work spanning four continents. She co-created hiBoost and has organized international Demo Days and designed curriculum for startup ecosystem development programs.
Experience
- Simya VCManaging Partnercurrent2022 — present
- hiboostProgram Director2022
- İTÜ ARI Teknokent A.Ş.Manager, Incubation and Acceleration Programs (İTÜ Çekirdek, INNOGATE)2016 — 2022Istanbul, Turkey
- InnogateManager2014 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- İTÜ ÇekirdekManager2013 — 2022
- İTÜ ARI TeknokentKıdemli Uzman, Uluslararası Hızlandırma/ Senior Expert, International Acceleration2013 — 2016Turkey
- AJANS Y MEDYACoordinator2010 — 2012
- EDAMResearch Assistant2008
Education
- Boğaziçi UniversityMaster of Arts (MA), Turkish Modern History2007 — 2009
- Marmara UniversityLisans, Political Science and International Relations2002 — 2007
Skills & more
StrategyStrategic Planning4Venture Capital1Early Stage InvestmentEntrepreneurship DevelopmentStartup DevelopmentTechnology IncubationStart-up VenturesEarly-Stage StartupsNew Business Development8Partner Relationship ManagementBusiness Strategy23
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Marketing StrategyCorporate CommunicationsBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipProject ManagementFrom Selma's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Boğaziçi University47
Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAnıl Gökçen KörpınarManaging Partner at IdacapitalSecil BaysalOperator in Residence at QED InvestorsGülenay ÖzbekInvestment Director at IdacapitalSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorp
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Also attended Marmara University19
Mine DedekocaVenture Partner at Treeo VCSamet Ensar SariExperts | Leadership & Marketing at 212Sercan ZulfikarOperations | Finance at 212Yagiz KARADENIZManaging Partner at DOMiNO VenturesBurcin SAKMAROperations Executive at DOMiNO VenturesSerpil KuyucakPartner at AV8 Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Innogate2
Also worked at İTÜ Çekirdek15
Gaye OrStrategy & Investment Director at FinbergSoydan ErsoyExecutive in Residence at ACT Venture PartnersYunis İsmayılDirector, ITU Cekirdek Incubation Center at ITU CekirdekAylin ÖtünPortfolio Manager, ITU Cekirdek Incubation Center at ITU CekirdekEnes UsluManager, ITU Cekirdek Sectoral Programs & Investor Relations at ITU CekirdekMert KonukManager, ITU Cekirdek Acceleration and ITU SEED Programs at ITU Cekirdek
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Also worked at İTÜ ARI Teknokent20
Burak CendekManaging Director at Autotech VenturesSerhat CicekogluManaging Partner at Sente VenturesYunis İsmayılDirector, ITU Cekirdek Incubation Center at ITU CekirdekAylin ÖtünPortfolio Manager, ITU Cekirdek Incubation Center at ITU CekirdekHande KanbirManager, Collaborations and Stakeholder Relations at ITU CekirdekMert KonukManager, ITU Cekirdek Acceleration and ITU SEED Programs at ITU Cekirdek
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