Yildiz Ventures
Berkay Ertas is an experienced professional in strategy and transformation management, currently serving as a Strategy & Transformation Manager at Yıldız Holding since October 2022, and holding concurrent roles as a Startup Mentor at Türk Telekom Ventures and KWORKS - Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center. Previously, Berkay was the Strategy & Transformation Lead and CEO Office Lead at Yildiz Ventures and worked as a Growth Manager at Feed. Additional experience includes roles as a Business Development Executive at Getir, Investment Banking Associate at IS Investment, Investment Banking Analyst at ÜNLÜ & Co, and Valuation & Modelling Associate at PwC. Berkay's academic background includes a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management from Istanbul Technical University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from Bilkent University.
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Yildiz Ventures
Established in 2019 to support the entrepreneurship ecosystem, Yıldız Ventures quickly became one of the leading investors in the region. Yıldız Ventures’ investment strategy relies on CVC and VC activities that target leading ventures operating within the conglomerate’s core areas of business such as food, consumer goods, retail, etc. and focus on incubation and financial investments. Yıldız Ventures invests in leading local and global early-stage technology VC funds under its venture capital activities. Yıldız Ventures that incubated Turkey's first online supermarket İsteGelsin, aims to continue supporting startups focusing on food and retail sectors. Girişimcilik ekosistemini desteklemek amacıyla 2019 yılında kurulan Yıldız Ventures, kısa sürede bölgenin önde gelen yatırımcıları arasında yer almıştır. Fonun yatırım stratejisi; holdingin ana iş kolları olan gıda, tüketim, perakende vb. alanlarda faaliyet gösteren başarılı girişimleri hedefleyerek, CVC ve VC aktiviteleri kapsamında, girişimlere sektör tecrübesi aktarımının yanı sıra, inkübasyon ve finansal yatırımları odağına almaktadır. Yıldız Ventures, girişim sermayesi faaliyetleri altında Türkiye ve globalde önde gelen, erken aşama teknoloji VC fonlarına yatırım yapmaktadır. Türkiye’nin ilk online süpermarketi İsteGelsin’i geliştiren ve sektöre kazandıran Yıldız Ventures, gıda ve perakende sektörlerini odağına alarak girişimlere desteğini sürdürmeyi hedeflemektedir.