As Logos Innovative Technology VCIF, one of our key strengths comes from the experience and expertise of our investment committee. We provide all kinds of support for the growth, maturity, and strategic positioning of the companies we invest in. The members of the Investment Committee are listed below.
Dr. Bilgehan Baykal
Born in Istanbul in 1975, Mr.Bilgehan Baykal graduated from the Mechanical Engineering - ITU, followed by a Pre-MBA at the University of Maine, an MBA at Henley Management School in England, and a master's degree on Development Economics at Marmara University, and graduated from Marmara University in 2016. After completion of his PhD on European Union Economics, Bilgehan Baykal, has been operating in the IT sector since 1999, has been working as a senior manager in companies such as IBM, HP and Türk Telekom respectively, and has been working as the general manager of Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) in charge of Turkey, the Middle East and Africa since 2014. Bilgehan Baykal, who is the partner of TRANgels, one of the important players in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Turkey, and the former Chairman of the Investment Committee, has various investments in Turkey and abroad, and is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Games United group of companies. Bilgehan Baykal has written for different publications in the written and online media and is a member of the Social Economic and Political Research Foundation of Turkey (TÜSES) and the Galatasaray Sports Club Association.
Kamil Melih Önder
Mr.Onder graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1987 and a Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the same university in 1989. Önder also received the degree of MBA with high distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1993. Onder was at JP Morgan, New York from 1980-91, developing risk measurement systems in the Treasury group and as an analyst in Corporate Finance. Önder, who served as the Head of the Investment Banking Department and the Deputy General Manager of Körfezbank and Körfez Yatirim, respectively, from 1994 through 1998, recruited and managed a group of up to 20 analysts, one of the leading teams in the field of IPOs, corporate finance and M&A. Between 1999-2001, he established the portfolio management unit at Raymond James Securities. Between 2002 and 2010, as the advisor of Horizon Invest in Geneva, he directed investments of foreign investors to Turkish capital markets and Turkish stock markets as portfolio manager / investment advisor. In 2010, he founded Logos Portfolio, one of Turkey's first independent portfolio management companies. Logos Portfolio has been operating continuously for 10 years and still focuses on venture capital. Again in 2011, because of his research in the field of real estate development and valuation, he established the Mudanya Gayrimenkul. In 2020, he pioneered the sale of Aksis Computer Services and Consultancy to the investor group of which he is a member. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Techmine VCIF, which started its activities in 2021.
Nahit Zincirli
In 1992, Mr.Zincirli received his BSc degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Boğaziçi University and his MBA degree from Boğaziçi University in 1994. Zincirli worked as a Research Unit Manager at Körfezbank and Körfez Yatırım between 1993-98, and as an analyst and portfolio manager at Raymond James Securities between 1998-2002. Since 2010, he has been working as a Portfolio Manager at Logos Portföy. He has nearly 30 years of experience in equity research and portfolio management.
Nalan Uysal
Mrs.Uysal graduated from Gazi University, Economics in 1990. She worked under the umbrella of Koç Financial Services within the Koç Group and assumed various responsibilities in different business areas and in different markets. In addition to providing financial resources, she has specialized in project finance, risk management, financial analysis, sales management, budget, and performance management. She took an active role in the M&A operation of Koçbank, Koçbank & Unicredit and Yapı ve Kredi Bankası joint stock company and carried out risk structuring and transformation projects within the scope of Basel criteria. After working as the commercial banking sales management regional manager of Yapı ve Kredi Bankası JS Co, she worked on corporate governance, growth, and productivity strategies with the board of directors of a foreign partnered financial institution in 2014. Parallel to this, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expanded its consultancy activities within the scope of the small and medium-sized enterprises consultancy program, and in the same year, Uysal established the Hera Strategy and Management Services JS Co. Uysal, who entered the technology-based entrepreneurship ecosystem as a TUBITAK business mentor in 2016, received her BKS license from TRAngel MYA in 2017. Uysal, who has investments in seed stage, early stage, and growth stage companies, was a member of the "Investment Environment Development Board", which carries out executive activities of TRAngels Financial Services joint-stock company between 2018 and 2021, and volunteered to the ecosystem as the co-chairman of the angel investment Network investor group for the last three years. Uysal, who serves on the board of directors of various companies, is also among the partners of the Global Crowdfunding joint stock company (Fonbulucu). She has been contributing to the studies of the family companies' corporate governance Working Group as a member of the Turkish corporate governance association (TKYD) since 2015 and is on the supervisory board of the institution as of 2021.
Namık Kural
Born in 1958 in Ankara.Mr.Namık Kural has a BSc in Computer Engineering from METU. He then received his MSc degree from Boğaziçi University. In the meantime, he worked as Information System Manager and MIS Project Coordinator for 2 years at Koç Holding and then at Arçelik for 12 years. He served as the General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors at the establishment of Coretech in 1995, in parallel with Kokteyl A.Ş. (Maçkolik) Member of the Board of Directors. After the sale of both companies in 2012, he focused on Angel Investing and Leader Investing. In addition to being one of the founders of TRAngels, he took part in its management. He became an investor in over thirty domestic and foreign ventures, is still actively involved in various ventures and is engaged in activities to improve the investment environment.
M. Sacit Sungu
Since 1990, he has been the Founding Partner and Manager of Ekip Elektronik A.Ş., a market maker in the IT sector, particularly in the distribution of computer consumables. Simultaneously, Sungu was also the Co-Founder and Manager of Beyaz İletişim Ltd. Şti., a company distributing networking materials at the same address. In early 2014, he sold his shares in both companies to Yıldız Holding, thus ending his 33 years of active business life.
Mr.Sungu, who had about seven years of experience in the computer industry before becoming an entrepreneur, worked as a Manager at Olivetti A.Ş., Atak Elektronik A.Ş. and Atak Bilgisayar Ltd. Şti. However, his biggest experience in the sector was as a Marketing Manager at Teleteknik A.Ş., a Kavala Group company that distributed Commodore, the most important home computer brand of its time, where he worked for 5 years.
Mr.Sungu completed his education at Istanbul Erkek High School and ITU Management Engineering, graduating from the latter in 1982. He worked as a Research Specialist and Manager at Pazar Araştırma A.Ş. and Piar Ltd. in the first two years of his professional life. Since 2014, Sacit Sungu has been an Angel Investor, and his voluntary endeavor is to share his entrepreneurial and managerial work experiences with young entrepreneurs. TRAngels A.Ş. is one of the ecosystem stakeholders. Global Crowdfunding Inc. and Diici, one of the ecosystem stakeholders, Sacit Sungu, who has an Angel Investor License, has invested individually in nearly 25 early-stage startups in the last 7 years. Born in 1956, Sungu is married, has 1 child, 1 grandchild, and can speak German.
Ayşe Moroz
In 1993, Mrs.Moroz graduated from Boğaziçi University with a bachelor's degree in economics and in 1995 she received her MPA degree from Nelson Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, SUNY. Between 1999 and 2011, Mrs.Moroz worked as a Research Specialist and Manager at ABN Amro Turkey, Raymond James Turkey, MV Holding, Alternatif Menkul Değerler and Eczacıbaşı Menkul Değerler. Between 2011 and 2018, Mrs.Moroz worked as a Research Consultant at Logos Portföy and has been a Board Member at Logos Portföy since 2014. Since 2018, she has been serving as the Assistant General Manager responsible for Finance at AKS Elektromekanik A.Ş.