emerge 2023 MENTORS & INVESTORS
Istanbul, 2—3 October
  • Esat Acar (PL)
    Vice President
    500 Emerging Europe
  • Onur Can (DE)
    Partner
    HEARTFELT
  • Can Gemici (TR)
    Associate
    Earlybird Digital East Fund
  • Oktay Azbazdar (TR)
    Venture Capital & Early Stage Investor
    Plug and Play
  • Talal Almoayed (BHR)
    Managing Director
    Almoayed General
  • Asya Kuznetsova (TR)
    Senior Product Manafer, Wise
    (ex Transferwise)
  • Thomas Rory Stone (UK)
    Founding Partner
    Kintsugi
  • Deniz Satiroglu (TR)
    Venture Capitalist
    Revo Capital
  • Anton Shchipanov (PT)
    Software Engineer
    Revolut
  • Pavel Zeigermaher (LV)
    Member of the board
    LatBAN
  • Tunc Ozgul (UAE)
    Head of Startup and VC Ecosystem
    Amazon Web Services
  • Andrei Andriiuk (UK)
    Senior Backend Developer
    Revolut
  • Karolina Wilk-Tryjanowska (PL)
    Platform Manager
    ff Venture Capital
  • Vladimir Izmalkov (UK)
    Technical Documentation Engineer
    TypeDB
  • Raviv Sapir (DE)
    Venture Capital Investor
    Blue Future Partners
  • Daniel Hastik (CZ)
    Partner
    Tensor Ventures
  • Kaan Kalipci (UAE)
    Venture Partner
    Nuwa Capital
  • Dilek DAYINLARLI (TR)
    Founder & Managing Partner
    ScaleX Ventures
  • Şafak Tüfekçi (TR)
    Associate
    ScaleX Ventures
  • Praveen Jain (UK)
    Engineering Lead
    Meta
  • Dmitrii Podoprosvetov (TR)
    Co-Founder & Vice President of Sales
    ADAPTY
  • Ali Rıza Babaoğlan (FI)
    Managing Director
    Grow in EMEA
  • Ece Taskincay (TR)
    Strategy and Business Development Manager
    Koc Holding
  • Michal Ciffra (CZ)
    Partner
    Depo Ventures
  • Alex Posternak (UAE)
    Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer
    INTEMA
  • Emrecan Kercek (TR)
    Venture Capitalist
    Plug and Play
  • Melih Efeoğlu (TR)
    Founder
    Geometry Venture Development | Angel Investment Fund
  • Başar Yenidünya (TR)
    Investment Director
    212
  • Bas Godska (NL)
    Founder and General Partner
    Acrobator Ventures
  • Loulou Khazen (UAE)
    Managing Partner
    Spade Ventures
  • Sergiu Rosca (RO)
    Founding Partner
    GapMinder Venture Partners
  • Tigran Nazaretian (UAE)
    General Partner
    Contribution Capital
  • Kaan Eren (USA)
    Investment Manager
    500 Emerging Europe
  • Imran Gürakan (TR)
    CEO & Co-Founder
    Ankara Tekmer & LEAP Investment
  • Yury Melnichek (CY)
    Founder
    Melnichek Investments
  • LALE CAN GÖZÜBÜYÜK (TR)
    Regional Director & Country Manager
    Plug and Play Tech Center
  • Georgi Mitov (BG)
    Managing Partner
    BrightCap Ventures
  • Eugene Valuev (CY)
    Founding Partner
    ULTRA.VC
  • ARDA ASKIN (TR)
    Managing Partner
    StartersHub
  • Igor Iarunov (UAE)
    Investment director
    INTEMA
  • Numan Numan (TR)
    Managing Director
    212 VC
  • Ozan Sonmez (UK)
    Partner
    Molten Ventures
  • Stanislav Ivanov (EST)
    Founding Partner
    Tera Ventures
  • Ahmet Kilicaslan (UK)
    Venture Capital Investor
    Undisclosed VC
  • Polina Alexandrova (DE)
    Investor
    Calendula Ventures
  • Ahmed Eid (SA)
    Investment Associate
    Techstars
  • Aleksei Bogdanov (CY)
    Angel Investor, Founder & CEO
    Tofu
  • KJ DHALIWAL (USA)
    Chief Strategy Officer
    Social Discovery Group
  • Yury Shlahanau (PL)
    Head of Scouting & Analytics
    ULTRA.VC
  • Gülsüm Çıracı (TR)
    Founding Partner
    StartupFon
  • Max Todua (IN)
    General partner
    Constellation VC
  • Egor Abramov (TR)
    General partner
    Contribution Capital
  • Joseph Tesfaye (UAE)
    Head of scouting
    INTEMA
  • Cyril Golub (LV)
    Chairman of the Board
    Latvian Business Angels Network
  • GÜLCE HORATACI (TR)
    Investment Manager
    StartersHub
  • Vitaliy Yanko (CY)
    Venture Partner
    Insta VC
  • Vyacheslav Turpanov (TR)
    General Partner
    Prosto VC
  • ALEXANDER ZEMLYAK (ISR)
    Principal
    Geek Ventures
  • Israel Rodriguez-Barrios (ESP)
    Business Strategy and Financial Consultant
    Conector Startup Accelerator
  • Mehmet Parlak (USA)
    VC Prospect
    VC Lab
  • Saner Mescioğlu (TR)
    Alternative Funds Director
    Aktif Ventures
  • Doğukan Çetin (TR)
    Vice President
    APY Ventures
  • Ramazan Bayram (TR)
    Alternative Investment Director
    KT Portföy
  • Ömer Lütfü Çağlayan (TR)
    Alternative Investment Manager
    KT Portföy
  • Abdullah Çerekçi (TR)
    Board Member and Co-founder
    Aegean Ventures
  • Emre Bilgin (TR)
    lternative Investment Analyst
    KT Portföy
  • Mustafa Keçeli (TR)
    Head Of VC Funds
    APY Ventures
  • Harun Karakoç (TR)
    Vice President
    APY Ventures
  • Burcu Oduncu (TR)
    Investment Associate
    APY Ventures
  • Mahmut Buğra Bağış (TR)
    Investment Analyst
    APY Ventures
  • Necmeddin Şirin (TR)
    Investment Analyst
    APY Ventures
  • Beren Rana Öz (TR)
    Investment Analyst
    APY Ventures
  • Yakup H. Küçük (TR)
    Investment Associate
    APY Ventures
  • Meryem Doğan (TR)
    Venture Capital Scout
    APY Ventures
  • Anton Pankin (TR)
    Business Development Partner
    Contribution Capital
  • Ecem Altıok (TR)
    Investment Director
    Yildiz ventures
  • Alexey Shevtsov (UAE)
    Investment director
    INTEMA
  • Anton Shardin (TR)
    Senior Investment Analyst
    Leta Capital
  • Elif Sancak (UK)
    Adviser
    Antler
  • Eren Aşkın (TR)
    Investment and Strategy Manager
    DOMiNO Ventures
  • Evgenii Chebotov (ME)
    Co-Founder
    Prosto VC
  • Denis Efremov (UK)
    Principal
    Fort Ross Ventures
  • Büşra Yılmaz (TR)
    Investment and Portfolio Manager
    DOMiNO Ventures
  • MIKHAIL USUBYAN (USA)
    Partner
    Rimon Law
  • Zeynep Ünal (TR)
    Investment Lead
    Yildiz ventures
  • Saltukhan Gulsen (TR)
    Investment Management Lead
    WePlay Ventures
  • Alex Belov (TR)
    Investor
    Prosto VC
  • Nazlı Siyok (TR)
    VC Investment Associate
    StartupFon
  • Kirill Fomichev (TR)
    Investor
    Prosto VC
  • Sergey Dashkov (UAE)
    Partner
    True Global Ventures
  • Ekin Çoban (TR)
    Investment Analyst
    Yildiz ventures
  • Oksana Pogodaeva (KZ)
    Managing Partner
    Constelation VC
  • Damla Ilıca (TR)
    Investment Manager
    StartupFon
  • Yigit Arslan (TR)
    General Partner
    Logo Ventures
  • Can Azizoğlu (TR)
    Founder and General Manager
    Coinoxs
  • Ece Sarica (TR)
    VC Analyst
    100th Year Venture Capital
  • İrem Özenç (TR)
    Investment Manager
    Logo Ventures
  • Ege Ağca (TR)
    Associate
    Twozero Ventures
  • Sabahat Gümüştaş (TR)
    Associate
    TechOne Venture Capital
  • Seçkin Yelmen (TR)
    Director
    Sabancı Ventures
  • Atilla Uçur (TR)
    Manager
    Sabancı Ventures
  • Ömer Faruk Özdemir (TR)
    Specialist
    Sabancı Ventures
  • Andrei Merkulov (UAE)
    General Partner and Angel Investor
    2Shares
Dubai, 28—29 May
  • Jonathan Doerr (UAE)
    Partner MENAP
    Antler
  • Sanam Foroughi (UAE)
    Investment Associate
    Plug and Play Abu Dhabi
  • Kayra Yaşa (UAE)
    Investments
    COTU Ventures
  • Asher Siddiqui (UAE)
    General Partner
    Sukna Ventures
  • Tala Al Jabri (UAE)
    Investor & Investment Committee
    Saudi Angel Investors
  • Laura Mansour (UAE)
    Program Director
    Flat6Labs
  • Tarek Fouad (UAE)
    Partner
    Shorooq Partners
  • Pranav Agarwal (UAE)
    Head of Capital
    Foundership Ventures
  • Hussein Kanji (UK)
    Partner
    Hoxton Ventures
  • Yousef Hamza (UAE)
    Partner
    V7 Group
  • Dr. Ayman Rashed Alkhanbouli (UAE)
    Managing Partner
    AK Venture
  • Wasim Fukase (UAE)
    CEO HorizonX
    Partner Helion Ventures
  • Elena Mazhuha (UKR)
    Investment Director
    Flyer One Ventures
  • Valerie Bertele (USA)
    Partner, Head of San-Francisco Office
    Yellow Rocks!
  • Hailey Eustace (UK)
    Founder & CEO, Angel Investor
    Commplicated Ventures
  • Mohamed Al Ameeri (UAE)
    CEO
    Web 71
  • Sameer Sortur (UAE)
    Managing Partner
    SquareCircle Ventures
  • Gozde Demir (UAE)
    Partner
    Wings Capital & Advisory
  • Ismail Tekin (UAE)
    Founding Partner
    World Impact Forum
  • Max Todua (IN)
    General partner
    Constellation VC
  • Amalia Irena Grochal (UAE)
    Founder and CEO
    MIRAI DAO
  • Gabrielle Inzirillo (UAE)
    Head of Ecosystem Development, Financial Services Regulatory Authority
    Abu Dhabi Global Market
  • Triska Hamid (UAE)
    Editorial Director
    Wamda
  • Ahmed Abdulwahab (UAE)
    Founder, CEO
    Next Arabia
  • Arun A (UAE)
    Partner
    JT Ventures
  • Ayman Al Awadhi (UAE)
    Group Managing Director
    The Corporate Group LLC
  • Ayad Chammas (USA)
    Partner
    Nirman Ventures
  • Yara Habash (UAE)
    VP of Investor Relations
    Global Millennial Capital
  • Philipp Caspers-Pabst (UAE)
    Senior Associate
    Dubai Future District Fund
  • BAS GODSKA (NL)
    Founder, General Partner
    Acrobator Ventures
  • Varun Kapur (UAE)
    Investment Manager
    Aditum Investment Management
  • Soukaina Ben Bihi (UAE)
    Head of Partnerships
    Federal Youth Authority
  • Loulou Khazen (UAE)
    Managing Partner
    Spade Ventures
  • Chirag Gupta (UAE)
    Managing Partner
    8X Ventures
  • Roman Tyan (KSA)
    Managing Partner
    NRG Ventures
  • Kateryna Kovalenko (CZ)
    Associate
    DEPO Ventures
  • Germine Bouchnack (UAE)
    Associate Director
    Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
  • Aurel Pasztor (HU)
    Partner
    Portfolion Capital Partners
  • Yalman Khan (UAE)
    Managing Partner
    MPACTUM Capital
  • Alexander Zemlyak (ISR)
    Principal & Head of Israel
    Leta Capital
  • Toufic Osseiran (UAE)
    Program Officer,
    Seed & Early Stage Venture Capital
    Flat6Labs
  • Sergei Bogdanov (PT)
    Managing Partner
    Yellow Rocks!
  • Anne Tiessen (KSA)
    Venture Partner
    NRG Ventures
  • Mira Charkawi (UAE)
    Startup Scout
    Flat6Labs
  • Michal Zalesak (CZ)
    Managing Partner
    Lighthouse Ventures
  • Karim Konsowa (UAE)
    Associate
    Dubai Future District Fund
  • Nikita Krivelevich (ISR)
    Investment Director
    Zubr Capital
  • Samir Novruzov (AZ)
    Investment Analyst / Data Lead
    I2BF Global Investments
  • Polina Alexandrova (DE)
    Venture Partner
    Smart Partnership Capital
  • Sarah Grippay (UAE)
    Program Manager
    Rainmaking & Startupbootcamp
  • Andrei Yuranov (SG)
    Principal
    Finbridge Ventures
  • Jokūbas Vaičiulis (LT)
    Investment analyst
    FIRSTPICK
  • Zeina Youssef (UAE)
    Operations Support Manager
    Rainmaking & Startupbootcamp
  • Sidd Gandhi (UAE)
    Venture Partner
    GrowX ventures
  • Mike Zakharov (AT)
    Senior Investment Associate
    AltaIR capital
  • Maxim Shashenkov (KSA)
    General Partner
    NRG Ventures
  • Daniel Osváth (UAE)
    Venture Partner
    Pioneer Fund
  • Aleksandr Andreev (FI)
    Venture Partner
    Almaz Capital
  • Sergey Negodyaev (USA)
    Managing Partner
    Prospective Technologies Ventures
  • Ece Taskincay (TR)
    Strategy and Business Development Manager
    Koc Holding
  • Gani Kassymov (KZ)
    Investment Associate
    EA Ventures
  • Nick Denisov (UAE)
    Managing Partner
    AngelsDeck Global Ventures
  • Nikolay Kirpichnikov (USA)
    Founder and Managing Partner
    Smart Partnership Capital
  • Adilbek Kamiyev (KZ)
    VC & PE Investment Associate
    EA Ventures
  • Anton Vasiliev (SG)
    General partner
    Finbridge Ventures
  • Alex Zhulyev (USA)
    Associate
    Vibranium VC
  • Nikita Yuriev (CY)
    Principal
    Prospective Technologies Ventures
  • Borys Musielak (PL)
    Partner
    SMOK Ventures
  • Evgenii Chebotov (ME)
    Co-founder
    Prosto VC
  • Sergei Kovalev (UAE)
    Chief Executive Officer
    Afford Venture Ecosystem
  • Denis Efremov (USA)
    Principal
    Fort Ross Ventures
  • Alexander Rugaev (UAE)
    Founder
    AR Ventures
  • Yauheni Koren (LT)
    Founding partner
    Kolas VC
  • Aleksandr Kuraksin (USA)
    Managing Partner
    Prospective Technologies Ventures
  • Stanislav Ivanov (EE)
    Founding Partner
    Tera Ventures
  • Denis Kalyshkin (USA)
    Principal
    I2BF Global Investments
  • Kristina Frolova (UAE)
    Managing Partner
    Gaming Activation Ventures
  • Matei Dumitrescu (RO)
    General Partner
    Roca X
  • Nikolay Khorkov (CIS)
    Founder
    Fibertool
  • Alex Milevskiy (UAE)
    Founding Partner
    Multiplier
  • Jessica Tintinger (UAE)
    Senior Manager — International Ventures
    Seed Group & The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum
  • Anton Vasilev (UAE)
    General Partner
    UF Ventures
  • Marianna Simonian (BG)
    Investment manager
    Seed Group & The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum