Arda Erturk

Arda Erturk is a skilled entrepreneur and advocate with extensive experience in founding and leading innovative companies. Currently serving as Co-Founder of Intersend, which focuses on application middleware for web3, and as Founder of Bonfire, a B2B Experience as a Service chatbot powered by AI, Arda has significant expertise in enhancing user engagement. As a Founding Member of Aceocial, Canada's largest young founders community, Arda promotes entrepreneurial collaboration. Previously, Arda co-founded Roll Technologies Inc., a leading Canadian shared e-scooter and e-bike company, and participated in the Techstars Toronto Accelerator in 2021. Arda's academic contributions include advocacy for mental health and pandemic preparedness at the University of Toronto, where Arda also held multiple leadership positions within student governance. Arda holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in Machine Learning and AI from the University of Toronto and attended TED Ankara Koleji for secondary education in Mathematics and Science.