Deniz Korzay

Deniz Korzay has a wealth of experience in business development and digital innovation. In 2021, they became the Co-Founder and CEO of Fortune Mine Games. From 2019-2021, they were the Founder and Startup Consultant at Acta Technologies Inc., providing business development consulting on digital innovation and early-stage tech startups. From 2015-2019, they were the Digital Innovation and Business Development Manager at Yıldız Holding, where they established and managed the Incubation Center, screened more than 2500 startups, and planned and executed business development with tech startups and external corporate entities. From 2014-2015, they were the Product Manager at Lenovo, managing an annual sales budget of $250 Million with P&L and team management responsibility. From 2012-2014, they were the R&D Projects Engineer at Arçelik Global, procuring $60M of CAPEX of R&D projects with two-digit % cost reduction award-winning projects 2 years in a row. Lastly, from 2008-2012, they were a Project Intern at Nokia, facilitating retail operations support of Nokia Key Account Turkcell's branches in the Istanbul Region, and executing on-site marketing research activities as a mystery shopper.

Deniz Korzay obtained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Sabanci University between 2003 and 2008. Deniz then went on to earn a Master of Business Administration - MBA in Business Administration and Management, General from Sabanci University between 2009 and 2011. In 2013, Deniz obtained a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Arçelik Global. In 2014, they earned a Certificate in Procurement & Supply Operations from CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply. Finally, Deniz is currently pursuing a Postgraduate degree in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Stanford University, which they began in 2019.