Yasemin Hatipoglu

BEBKA Regional Development Agency (RDA)

11.2015 - Current

Coordinated seed and accelerator programs including mentoring, and training sessions to support technology-oriented startups
Provided mentoring to entrepreneurs on key business areas such as product development, scaling strategies, fundraising, innovation management, patent protection and commercialization which are critical for startups to gain competitive advantage
Sourced Seed-stage and Series A startups that are technology-oriented for investment by Technology and Innovation Fund under Turkey Development Fund
Sourced expansion and development-oriented medium-size enterprises and regional SMEs for investment by Regional Development Fund under Turkey Development Fund
Built and managed trusted relations with key stakeholders in entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem including startups, angel investors, venture capital funds, universities, and relevant public institutions
Created, coordinated, and moderated 9-module venture capital and angel investment training program to train business people to invest in startups
Monitored and evaluated 32 projects with total budget of around 175 million TL funded by Regional Development Agency
Executed risk assessment and impact evaluation analysis for these projects
Supervised project management teams and assessed their performance to ensure achievement of project KPIs
Provided consulting to investors about investment opportunities in Bursa and guided them about governmental supports and investment incentives.

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