Track 1 - Panel 1: Funding a Start-up, Experiences of Turkish American Venture Capitalists

This session will focus on funding for start-up companies in both the US and Turkey. Panelists will discuss their experiences from two perspectives: securing funding vs. funding a new idea. Attendees will learn important information on potential hurdles and pitfalls associated with the process of securing funding from experienced company founders as well as the necessary requirements from the venture capitalist perspective. Panelists include representatives from Exar Corp, Adams Capital Management, Golden Horn Ventures and Library Technologies, Inc.

Panelists

• Alan B. Grebene, Founder, Exar Corp. and Micro Linear
• George Ugras, General Partner, Adams Capital Management
• Mehtap Özkan, Managing General Partner and Founder, Golden Horn Ventures
• Mehmet A. Cirit, Founder and President, Library Technologies, Inc.

Moderator

• İbrahim Korgav, SVP of Mfg & Business Ops, Netlogic Microsystems

Panel Owner

• Halil Cirit, TABCON Content Team

Topics

• Discussion on how to fund a startup in Turkey and USA
• Major problems on a new company from a venture capitalist perspective
• Turkish investors funding successful technology companies in US and Turkey

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