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174 people in our graph share verified history with Selma — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Çiğdem ToramanunlockedSelma: together at Innogate (2019–2022)
Selma: together at Marmara University
×6Selma: together at Boğaziçi University
×4Selma: together at 212
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, Istanbul, Türkiye
- InnogateManager2014 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- İTÜ ÇekirdekManager2013 — 2022
- İTÜ ARI TeknokentKıdemli Uzman, Uluslararası Hızlandırma/ Senior Expert, International Acceleration2013 — 2016Türkiye
- AJANS Y MEDYACoordinator2010 — 2012
- EDAMResearch Assistant2008
Skills & more
Venture Capital1Early Stage InvestmentEntrepreneurship DevelopmentStrategyStartup DevelopmentTechnology IncubationStart-up VenturesEarly-Stage StartupsNew Business Development8Partner Relationship ManagementBusiness Strategy23Marketing Strategy5
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Corporate CommunicationsBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipProject ManagementStrategic PlanningFrom Selma's professional profile.
Colleagues at Simya VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Selma Bahcivanoglu?
- 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.
- Where does Selma Bahcivanoglu work?
- Selma Bahcivanoglu is Managing Partner at Simya VC.
- Where did Selma Bahcivanoglu go to school?
- Selma Bahcivanoglu studied at Boğaziçi University (Master of Arts (MA), Turkish Modern History); Marmara University (Lisans, Political Science and International Relations).
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