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mPharma
mPharma

mPharma provides easily accessible and affordable prescription drugs in emerging markets.

Misfits Market
Misfits Market

Misfits Market is a subscription box delivery of misfit, fresh and organic fruits and vegetables.

Alto
Alto

Alto Pharmacy is a next-generation pharmaceutical delivery service, aiming to improve the quality of life for everyone who needs medicine.

Deel
Deel

Deel manages international payment for businesses working with global remote contractors.

Tarentum
Tarentum

Tarentum develops solutions to critical business needs using machine learning and AI technologies.

 Kalshi
Kalshi

Founded by Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara, Kalshi is the first CFTC regulated exchange dedicated to trading directly on the outcomes of future events. The exchange enables investors to buy yes or no positions with respect to whether an event will happen or not through a novel asset class, event contracts.

Sokowatch
Sokowatch

Sokowatch puts the power of e-commerce in the hands of informal retailers

Stackin'
Stackin'

Stackin' helps its members improve their finances, start investing and save money all via text.

Ossia
Ossia

Ossia is a technology company that redefines wireless power by safely delivering targeted energy to devices at a distance.

Vitau
Vitau

Vitau is a subscription model pharmacy for patients with chronic diseases.

Microverse
Microverse

Microverse is an online coding school for remote software developers.

Lume
Lume

Lume Health is a platform that helps nurses quickly find their ideal jobs by providing them with access to thousands of trusted nurse-submitted reviews, salary data points, hospital profiles, and personalized job recommendations upfront.

Draftwise
Draftwise

Draftwise is a knowledge management and intelligence platform seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Word that helps law firms produce higher quality contracts in a fraction of the time.

Chiper
Chiper

Chiper is Latin America’s digital wholesaler featuring top brands and exclusive low-cost products delivered in less than 24hrs.

Seer
Seer

Seer helps retail salespeople create and send personalized shoppable Lookbooks to their customers via email and sms.

Aviron
Aviron

Aviron is Peloton with fully animated multiplayer video games for rowing.

Mayanalytics
Mayanalytics

Growth automation software for Amazon sellers.

https://www.mayanalytics.com/

Wonder Brands
Wonder Brands

Wonder Brands is a Latin American startup specialized in partnerships with successful digital brands to contribute to their growth.

Jai Kisan
Jai Kisan

Jai Kisan is a fintech platform that provides sustainable financing for rural emerging markets.

Easy Eat
Easy Eat

Easy Eat is a Artificial Intelligence-powered foodtech startup, transforming restaurants into technology companies.

Kibanda
Kibanda

Kibanda Topup digitizes the supply for micro, small and medium-sized restaurants.

Zetwerk
Zetwerk

ZETWERK is a universal manufacturing network powered by new-age technology.

ContentFly
ContentFly

ContentFly is an on-demand content creation platform, combining a vetted human talent network with cutting edge content AI.

Rubi Brands
Rubi Brands

RubiBrands is Turkey’s first e-commerce brands investment company. RubiBrands acquires and partners with leading brands, invests to the business and its people.

Flora Brands
Flora Brands

Flora Brands is a sustainable e-commerce platform acquiring and scaling sustainable Amazon brands.

Loop Health
Loop Health

India's first health insurance with unlimited primary care for employees.

Taptap Send
Taptap Send

Taptap Send is an app that lets people send money back home to Africa and Asia instantly and at very low prices.

Inai
Inai

Inai provides a single integration for global payments to help companies take digital payments across the globe.

Flok
Flok

Flok provides end-to-end company retreat planning by finding the ideal destination and coordinating flights and logistics.

Frontier
Frontier

Frontier enables high growth businesses to hire faster using automation and data.

Locale
Locale

Locale is a marketplace that delivers the best food from up to hours away, all in one box.

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Frontier Car Group
Frontier Car Group
Investment Committee
FETHİ SABANCI KAMIŞLI
Founder and Managing Partner
Fethi Sabancı Kamışlı is the Founder and Managing Partner of Esas Ventures. Previously, Fethi worked in Citi Group London at the wealth management department. In 2014 he started working at BMO Real Estate Partners in London as a Senior Business Analyst. In addition to managing his own portfolios in public markets and real estate, Fethi has been an active investor in technology companies globally with investments across 5 continents.


Fethi Sabancı Kamışlı has a B.A. degree in Economics from Tufts University and has a certificate in Corporate Finance from the London School of Business and Finance.

ALİ SABANCI
Chairperson Esas Holding

Ali Sabancı is Member of the Board of Pegasus Airlines and vice chairperson of Mars Sportif which are part of the Esas Private Equity portfolio. He also serves on the board of Esas Properties.

Ali is one of the co-founders of Esas Social, which was established to facilitate sustainable social investment. He focuses on increasing awareness of entrepreneurship in Turkey. As the president of the Young Entrepreneurs Board in the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), he has led successful projects including Angel Investing Legislation, Global Entrepreneurship Congress, G3 Forum, Global Entrepreneurship Week and TIM Innovation Week - Born Global. He is also an angel investor in more than 25 start-up companies.

Ali is a member of the Turkish American Business Association and the Turkish Family Business Association. In 2018 he was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French government for his contributions to economic relations between Turkey and France.

Ali Sabancı earned his M.B.A. degree with a major in International Finance from Columbia Business School and B.A. degree in Politics and Economics from Tufts University.

CAN KÖSEOĞLU
Member of the Board Esas Holding

Can Köseoğlu is a member of the Investment Committee of Esas Ventures. Can started his career at Esas Holding’s Food Group, working for various portfolio companies including Gıdaser, Bonservis and Esaslı Group. Can also founded Döner Stop, a fast food chain with eight branches across 4 cities in Turkey and exited the business to TAB Food Investments in 2018.

Can Köseoğlu received a B.A. degree in Economics from Tufts University.

H. ÇAĞATAY ÖZDOĞRU
Member of the Board & CEO Esas Holding

Çağatay Özdoğru oversees all of Esas’ business segments including real estate, private equity, venture capital and wealth management, and serves on their investment committees. He is a board member of Esas Properties and various private equity portfolio companies including Pegasus Airlines, Mars Athletic, Korozo and Ayakkabı Dünyası.

Çağatay joined Esas Holding in 2005 as an executive board member. He played a major role in establishing Esas Private Equity where he served as CEO since 2010, until transitioning to his current role in 2019. He led a number of Esas’ private equity investments and exits of various portfolio companies including UN Ro-Ro, Mars Cinema Group and Peyman.

Previously, Çağatay was the president of IT & Telecommunications Investments at Sabancı Holding. Prior to that, he held various positions at France Telecom Group, where he last served as the executive vice president of the REEMEA region. He was also a member of the Global Operating Committee.

In 2020, Çağatay was appointed as the chairman of Turkey - France Business Council at DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Council) and Independent Board Member of Fenerbahçe Football A.S in 2021. Çağatay is also a member of the Board of Directors at Tüsiad, Turkish Business & Industry Association as of April 2022. Previously, he served as the chairman of Turkey - Sweden Business Council and Turkey - Croatia Business Council, and board member of TBV (Turkey IT Foundation) and TUBISAD (Turkey IT Industry Association).

Çağatay Özdoğru earned his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University, where he received the Hall of Fame Award for Alumni in 2016, and B.S. degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from Istanbul Technical University.

BURAK AYDIN
General Manager AWS Türkiye
Burak Aydın is an investor at Esas Ventures. Burak worked for Accenture in Austria and Germany as a consultant and as a Strategic Planning Manager in Siemens Business Systems. In July 2011 he became the General Manager of Intel Turkey. As of August 2018, he is the General Manager of SabanciDX.


Burak has a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University followed by an MBA degree. In 2015, he has attended Executive Management training program in Harvard Business School.

Team
FETHİ SABANCI KAMIŞLI
Founder and Managing Partner
Fethi Sabancı Kamışlı is the Founder and Managing Partner of Esas Ventures. Previously, Fethi worked in Citi Group London at the wealth management department. In 2014 he started working at BMO Real Estate Partners in London as a Senior Business Analyst. In addition to managing his own portfolios in public markets and real estate, Fethi has been an active investor in technology companies globally with investments across 5 continents.


Fethi Sabancı Kamışlı has a B.A. degree in Economics from Tufts University and has a certificate in Corporate Finance from the London School of Business and Finance.

CEYDA KEÇELİ
Portfolio Manager
Ceyda Keçeli is a Portfolio Manager at Esas Ventures. Ceyda has over a decade of experience in the Turkish start-up and venture capital industry and has served on the boards of the Global Entrepreneurship Week and the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Istanbul.

Ceyda Keçeli has a B.A degree in Political Science and International Relations from Marmara University and a M.A. degree in Media and Communications from City University in London.
BURAK KARAHASAN
Senior Associate

Burak is a Senior Associate at Esas Ventures. Previously, he was part of PwC’s deals team, where he participated in the financial due diligence process of over 20 deals, involving Private Equity/Venture Capital firms and Strategic Investors across the globe.

Burak has a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Victoria, where he graduated with distinction. He also completed a 1 year exchange program at Bocconi University.