Yigit Ihlamur
InvestorGeneral Partner at Vela Partners
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $50K – $2M checks · typically $500K
About
Yigit Ihlamur is a co-founder and General Partner at Vela Partners, a seed-stage fund, where he also leads the firm's engineering work. He previously spent several years at Google, covering product management, strategy, operations, growth, and startup and reseller partnerships in the Cloud division at its Mountain View headquarters, as well as technical operations for G Suite at the company's European headquarters in Dublin. He holds a master's degree in computer science focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning from the University of Oxford and an industrial engineering degree from Koç University.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkIoTRoboticsSaaS
Experience
- Vela PartnersCo-founder, General Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Incubate FundAdvisory Board Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleSenior Program Manager2011 — 2016Mountain View, United States
Education
- University of OxfordMSc, Computer Science2009 — 2010
- Koç UniversityBSc, Industrial Engineering2005 — 2009
- American Collegiate Institute (ACI) / Özel İzmir Amerikan KolejiHigh School, Math-Science Division2001 — 2005
Skills & more
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Software DevelopmentData AnalysisMarket AnalysisComputer ScienceCloud ComputingOperations ResearchProject ManagementMachine LearningDeep LearningTeam BuildingGrowth HackingAngel InvestingLanguages English · Spanish · Turkish
From Yigit's professional profile.
Deals · 50
ReFiBuySolo GP
via Vela Partners · filed Apr 2026
KuikaSolo GP
via Vela Partners · filed Sep 2025
AuxiaSolo GP
via Vela Partners · filed Nov 2024
SimularSolo GP
via Vela Partners · filed Apr 2024
KunduzSolo GP
via Vela Partners · filed Jul 2021
Bear RoboticsSolo GP
via Vela Partners · filed Aug 2019
JOBOXSolo GP
via Vela Partners · filed Mar 2017
AkoolSolo GP
via Vela Partners
AnythingSolo GP
via Vela Partners
ArenaSolo GP
via Vela Partners
Axiom CloudSolo GP
via Vela Partners
Base OperationsSolo GP
via Vela Partners
BitoSolo GP
via Vela Partners
BlueQubitSolo GP
via Vela Partners
CartkenSolo GP
via Vela Partners
CerbySolo GP
via Vela Partners
CopperSolo GP
via Vela Partners
ENSISSolo GP
via Vela Partners
FireflySolo GP
via Vela Partners
GoldenSolo GP
via Vela Partners
goooods株式会社Solo GP
via Vela Partners
HivergeSolo GP
via Vela Partners
InterviewingSolo GP
via Vela Partners
Leak SignalSolo GP
via Vela Partners
LevelPlaneSolo GP
via Vela Partners
LightupSolo GP
via Vela Partners
LimitlessSolo GP
via Vela Partners
MeditopiaSolo GP
via Vela Partners
Mirelo AISolo GP
via Vela Partners
OwnIDSolo GP
via Vela Partners
PhaidraSolo GP
via Vela Partners
PromiseSolo GP
via Vela Partners
Promoted.aiSolo GP
via Vela Partners
ProtoPieSolo GP
via Vela Partners
Rigor AISolo GP
via Vela Partners
VoltSolo GP
via Vela Partners
BroxSolo GP
via Vela Partners
CloudnatixSolo GP
via Vela Partners
CvilSolo GP
via Vela Partners
HuckleberrySolo GP
via Vela Partners
LovieSolo GP
via Vela Partners
NominalSolo GP
via Vela Partners
PensieveSolo GP
via Vela Partners
PolymerSolo GP
via Vela Partners
Prism AiSolo GP
via Vela Partners
Radiant OpsSolo GP
via Vela Partners
The AI Assessment CompanySolo GP
via Vela Partners
VartanaSolo GP
via Vela Partners
VieuSolo GP
via Vela Partners
Wave OneSolo GP
via Vela Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Yigit Ihlamur work?
- Yigit Ihlamur is General Partner at Vela Partners.
- What does Yigit Ihlamur invest in?
- Yigit Ihlamur invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, IoT, Robotics, SaaS.
- What check size does Yigit Ihlamur write?
- Yigit Ihlamur typically writes checks of $50K – $2M.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford950
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Also attended Koç University33
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Also attended American Collegiate Institute (ACI) / Özel İzmir Amerikan Koleji4
Shared employers
Also worked at Google1,558
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