About
Yiğit Arslan is Managing Partner at Metis Ventures, where he invests in diaspora founders building companies in the US and Europe. He holds an MBA and has experience across public and private markets.
Experience
- Metis VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- TechOne Venture CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — present
- twozero VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — present
- Logo VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — present
- İstanbul Portföy YönetimiAlternative Investments Managing Director2017 — 2025
- Leon Capital Partners (ex. Merkez Advisory)Managing Partner2012 — 2017
- AzimutFund Manager & Investment Strategist2013 — 2016Istanbul & Luxembourg
- Rhea Asset MgmtVice President, Public & Private Equity Markets2011 — 2012Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
- Is InvestmentEquity and Derivatives Trader2009 — 2011Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
- Brook Venture Partners LLCVenture Capital Analyst2007 — 2009Greater Boston Area
- Bentley UniversityDepartment Assistant, Academic Technology Center2007 — 2009Greater Boston
Education
- Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Finance2006 — 2008
- Università BocconiExecutive Certificate, Venture Capital and Private Equity2017
- Sabanci UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Engineering2002 — 2006
- American Collegiate Institute1995 — 2002
Skills & more
Performance Improvement1Deal Structuring2Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)1Private Equity1Asset Management15Venture Capital2Capital Markets22Corporate Finance10Derivatives35Equities26Trading18Portfolio Management17
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ValuationOptionsEmerging MarketsFX OptionsFinancial ModelingHedgingHedge FundsFinancial AnalysisBloombergSPSSNegotiationStrategyLanguages English · Turkish
- Turev Lisansi (Derivatives) — Capital Markets Board of Türkiye - CMB Türkiye
- Ileri Duzey (Advanced) — Capital Markets Board of Türkiye - CMB Türkiye
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Also attended Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business13
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Also attended Università Bocconi298
Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalGlenda GrazioliPartner at P101 VenturesAlessandro TavecchioPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Also attended Sabanci University11
Mine DedekocaVenture Partner at Treeo VCFaruk OztokOperations | Venture Fellow at 212Mehmet AkalinExperts | Venture Partner at 212Ziaf RehmanAssociate at Delin VenturesHakan KaranInvestment Associate at European Circular Bioeconomy FundGörkem TürkFounding Partner at Laton Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Metis Ventures1
Also worked at twozero Ventures1
Also worked at İstanbul Portföy Yönetimi1
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