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Ankara, Türkiye

Ankara, Türkiye

Overseeing all operations of the Entrepreneur Experience / Entrepreneur Selection & Growth Teams and supporting high-growth entrepreneurs, driving ecosystem development, and managing all strategic accounts. Leading initiatives that empower entrepreneurs by connecting them with capital, talent, and market opportunities locally and globally.Key Responsibilities:Leadership & Strategy: Oversee the department's strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with Endeavor mission and goals. Mentor and manage a high-performing team.Account Management Oversight: Manage relationships with key accounts ensuring client success and growth.Head of Access to Capital & Investment: Lead efforts with the Endeavor Catalyst team on fundraising and investment, including organizing access-to-capital events and supporting entrepreneurs in their investment rounds.Ecosystem Development: Spearhead efforts to build the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ankara and beyond, working closely with partners and stakeholders to support high-potential entrepreneurs.Entrepreneur Selection Process: Lead the Endeavor Selection Process, preparing high-impact entrepreneurs for local and global selection panels.Content & Thought Leadership: Manage the creation of reports and thought leadership content, while moderating and/or appearing on fireside talks and discussions within the entrepreneurial community.Networking & Stakeholder Engagement: Lead networking initiatives, connecting Endeavor Entrepreneurs with investors, partners, and key industry players.

Account Manager of Insider, Papara, Codeway, Martı, Yolda.com, OBSS, Tarfin, Colendi, Firefly, Picus Security, DGPays, Figopara and ProAsist. Access to Capital Lead - Working closely with Endeavor Catalyst team during global fundraising (Fund IV raised over $290M) and investments concerning Turkish Endeavor Entrepreneurs. Organizing local and global access to capital events. Servicing Endeavor Entrepreneurs on their investment rounds. Ankara Ecosystem Lead - Working closely with local partners to screen, find and assist high potential entrepreneurs in the Ankara ecosystem. Organizing and attending local meetups, talks and various events to help build and improve the local ecosystem.Generating Content - Occasionally conducting and publishing survey reports, authoring blog posts on Endeavor Turkey's medium page. Moderating fireside talks, discussions and interviews.Additional responsibilities; Screening the Turkish Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to find, mentor and supercharge high impact entrepreneurs, Organizing access to capital, access to talent and access to market workshops and events, Arranging local and global connections for Endeavor Entrepreneurs, Identifying and preparing entrepreneurs for Endeavor Selection Process. Organizing Local Selection Panels for Endeavor Entrepreneur Candidates. Helping organize networking events. Helping organize and manage Endeavor Turkey's acceleration and incubation programs such as StartUp Campus, Boost the Future, ScaleUp etc. Working closely with partners to organize and manage vertical specific programs such as Google AccelerateX, Sanofi PharmUp, Vodafone Vitrin etc.

Assumed Responsibilities: Original Content Development, Marketing Project Development, Project Coordination, Content Administration, SEO, Public Relations Management, Social Media Planning, Multi-channel & Omni-channel Marketing, Ad Management etc.

Ankara, Turkey

Assumed Responsibilities: Project Coordination, KVKK-PDPL Consultancy, Grant and Fund Management, Proposal Writing, Tender Management, In-depth Legal Research, Business Strategy Development, Revision and Implementation of Business Models, Drafting, Revision and Approval of Joint Venture Agreements, Shareholders' Agreements, MoU Contracts, Legal and Technical Translation, CRM, Information Technologies, Network Consulting, Residency / Work Permit Applications etc.Associated Fields: Corporate Law, Association Law, Energy and Mining Law, Civil Rights Law, Immigration Law, Competition Law, Intellectual Property Law, Labor Law, Intellectual Property Law, Tax Law etc.

Ankara, Turkey

Assumed Responsibilities: Project Coordination, Project Development, Grant-Fund Research and Management, Accessing Financial Resources, Clustering & Cooperation, Institutional Capacity Building, Academic Networking, Project Management, Technical Assistance (TA), Research, Methodological Support, Technical Translation etc.

Ankara, Turkey

Assumed Responsibilities: Proposal Writing, Project Development, CRM, Grant-Fund Research, Technical Research, Methodological Support, Technical and Academic Translation etc.

Technical, Legal, Financial and Academic ENG-TR, TR-ENG Translation

Ankara, Turkey

Assumed Responsibilities: Creative Team Member, Content Creation, Marketing Idea Development, Coordination, Digital Content, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Copywriting, Screenwriting etc.

Ankara, Turkey

Assumed Responsibilities: Video Production, Post-Production, Graphic Design, Social Media Marketing & Management, Digital Marketing, Copywriting, Screenwriting, CRM etc.

Ankara, Turkey

Worked as a Finance and Accounting Intern in TAVILO.Assumed Responsibilities: Preparing invoice and expense reports, Analyzing financial data, Performing research for budgeting and financial forecasting, Checking financial documents and journal entries for accuracy, Providing administrative support as needed.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication & Design

Macro/Micro Economics, PR and Communication Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Media Ethics, Marketing, New Media, Statistics.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics & Industrial Relations

Applied Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Mathematical Economics, Financial Decision MakingInternational Finance, Financial.

International Baccalaureate & Igcse

Activities and Societies: Student Council (Elected Secretary General), MUNESCO (Head of IT), TEDxYouth (Organizer), TEDx BLIS (Organizer).