Where does Yusuf Aktan work?

Yusuf Aktan is GP, Entrepreneur and Data Scientist at Improve Ventures.

Where did Yusuf Aktan go to school?

Yusuf Aktan studied at University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance); Guanghua School of Management, Peking University (International Exchange Program, Finance); Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (High School Diploma).

Yusuf Aktan

Investor

GP, Entrepreneur and Data Scientist at Improve Ventures

Berlin Metropolitan Area

Find your path to Yusuf

213 people in our graph share verified history with Yusuf — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Liz WesthouseunlockedYusuf: together at Northwestern University (2010–2011)

×2Yusuf: together at University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

×2Yusuf: together at University of Chicago

×4Yusuf: together at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

About

Data scientist who has scaled startups to unicorn status on both sides of the Atlantic, with experience in analytics, machine learning, dynamic pricing, consulting, fintech, e-commerce and family office investing.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

•••reveal

Experience

CLARKSenior Data Scientist2021 — 2025Berlin Metropolitan Area
Berlin Brands GroupData Scientist - Marketplaces2021Berlin Metropolitan Area
Smart Pricer GmbHData Scientist2018 — 2020Metropolregion Berlin/Brandenburg
Dolls KillOperations Analyst2018San Francisco Bay Area
New Frontier Investments Inc.Associate2016 — 2017Palo Alto
University of Southern California - Marshall School of BusinessVideo Technician2012 — 2016
NewMargin VenturesInvestments Assistant2015Beijing City, China
MarsFinance & Compliance Intern2015Greater Chicago Area
MarsFinance Intern - Intercompany Specialist2014Greater Chicago Area
Nova FilmhouseFinancial Analyst/Development Intern2013Greater Los Angeles Area
ModanisaMarketing Analyst Intern2013Istanbul, Turkey
University of ChicagoResearch Assistant2011 — 2012
Northwestern UniversityResearch Assistant2010 — 2011

Skills & more

AI AgentsGenerative AITerraformDatabasesAWS SageMakerAmazon Web Services (AWS)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)PyTorchTensorFlowPython3SQL2PowerPoint19

+12 more

Microsoft ExcelSAPMicrosoft OfficePhotoshopLaTeXFlashGoogle AdwordsHadoopArtificial Intelligence (AI)Natural Language Processing (NLP)MLOpsLarge Language Models (LLM)

Languages Chinese · Deutsch · English · French · Turkish

From Yusuf's professional profile.

Colleagues at Improve Ventures

Bojan Trivic

GP and Co-Founder, Investment Buy-Side Professional and Entrepreneur at Improve Ventures

Jim Craig

GP, Entrepreneur and Financial Services Marketer at Improve Ventures

Olga Duka

GP and Co-Founder, Entrepreneur and Talent Acquisition Executive at Improve Ventures

Shaun Gold

GP, Super connector and Polymath in Residence at Improve Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Yusuf Aktan?: Data scientist who has scaled startups to unicorn status on both sides of the Atlantic, with experience in analytics, machine learning, dynamic pricing, consulting, fintech, e-commerce and family office investing.
Where does Yusuf Aktan work?: Yusuf Aktan is GP, Entrepreneur and Data Scientist at Improve Ventures.
Where did Yusuf Aktan go to school?: Yusuf Aktan studied at University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance); Guanghua School of Management, Peking University (International Exchange Program, Finance); Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (High School Diploma).

Same school

Also attended University of Southern California958

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia Capital Marc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of Salesforce Gabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of Harvey Damir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures Vojtech HornaInvestor at Index Ventures Natalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital

+ 952 more

Also attended Guanghua School of Management, Peking University17

Dinesh RamasamyPartner at Pantheon Ventures Teemu PakarinenTrainee, Investor Relations at Innovestor Ventures Thomas d'HalluinManaging Partner at Airbus Ventures Shirley ZhanInvestment Team at TSG Consumer Partners Shawn TanGeneral Partner at TRIVE Raffaele FedelePartner at Oltre Impact

+ 11 more

Also attended Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy29

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Joanna BlackGeneral Counsel at Madrona Venture Group Mehmet BadurPrincipal at Versant Ventures Kevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS Capital Demetrios L. KouzoukasPartner at Team8 Donald Lee-BrownInvestor at Positive Sum Capital

+ 23 more

Also attended Springboard2

Ben SeidlInvestor at Feld Ventures Terralynn ForsythFounder at FutureFit AI

Shared employers

Also worked at Berlin Brands Group2

Marvin AmbergManaging Director at naturalX Health Ventures Nikolas FendelFounder at Scale Energy

Also worked at Dolls Kill2

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital Sydney SykesPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Also worked at University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business43

Caroline MaderInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Carmen PalafoxFounder & General Partner at 2045 Ventures Mo GhabrialSenior Associate at CAVU Consumer Partners Connie WangVice President at Electric Feel Ventures Llc Jon BassettManaging Partner at NextGen Venture Partners Lauren RinkeyVenture Partner at Springdale Ventures

+ 37 more

Also worked at Mars54

Austin HayInvestor at Khosla Ventures Ines HassanJunior Investment Analyst at DisrupTech Ventures Liam McCombeOffice Manager at Speedinvest Stephen BluesteinPartner, Primary Investments at Adams Street Partners Neil WillcocksFood Science, Technology and Innovation Specialist at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL Alok SomaniCFO at Orbit Startups

+ 48 more