berktug incekas, Senior Associate

berktug incekas

Senior Associate

iLab Venture Capital

Location
Türkiye - Istanbul
Education
Master's degree, Ms in Finance
Experience
7 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 10 Months

Senior Associate at iLab Venture Capital
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • April 2016 to February 2017

• Responsible to monitor technology investments (Classifieds, Fintechs, Marketplaces)
• Assess strategies and make recommendations to the management respecting mid and long term business development activities
• Analyze market trends, growth patterns and the impact of innovations that may create opportunity or risk for the companies
• Monitor monthly and quarterly Business KPIs & Financial results
• Write memos and opinions to top management related with companies performance
• Build reports and metrics to track and improve internet investments
• Attend periodic board meetings and help to evaluate them
• Support Merger & Acquisition and Fund Raising activities of investments

Senior Associate at Startup Funding Club
  • United Kingdom - London
  • November 2015 to February 2016

Startup Funding Club combines an active angel investor network with its own SEIS investment funds focused on British startups across all sectors

Since its inception, it has supported over 50 companies across the UK and Europe

My role is to screen and evaluate investments in high potential startups on behalf of seed investment funds and network of 100+ qualified angel investors

Help to develop crowdfunding platform for both entrepreneurs and investors

Entrepreneur at Pialetti Baby
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • March 2014 to June 2015

• Founder & CEO of Pialetti Baby
• Pialetti Baby is manufacturing handmade organic baby shoes
• Lead the team of 10 in different departments
• Dealt all operational works (Finance, Sales, Marketing, HR, Customer Relations)
• Products sold 150+ sale points all around the world (Imported to 10+ countries)

Associate at iLab Venture Capital
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • August 2011 to March 2014

• Source and screen potential investment opportunities
• Analyze teasers, presentations and financial models
• Prepare investment report for investment committee action
• Perform financial and industry due diligence
• Enlist the services of lawyers to prepare all necessary legal documentation
• Monitor and report operational performance metrics across the portfolio
• Participate portfolio companies business development activities
• Coverage: Internet, Software

Assistant Vice President, Project & Acquisition Finance at Garanti Bank
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • September 2009 to December 2010

• Granting long term financing of M&A deals, energy and industrial projects based upon financial modeling and projected cash flows
• Assessing risk analysis and preparing management presentations
• Negotiation loan agreements
• Monitoring the operational and financial performance of existing portfolio
• Coverage: Energy, Acquisition finance

Assurance Analyst at Ernst & Young
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • June 2007 to September 2008

• Planned and carried out field work for audits and reviews
• Identify risks and key control activities
• Performed tests of internal controls
• Auditing company accounts and preparing of financial reports
• Coverage: Telecommunication

Education

Master's degree, Ms in Finance
  • at Sabanci University
  • September 2010

Master in Finance program • High Honour Graduate • Teaching Assistantship for Introduction to Financial Accounting & Reporting

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at Sabanci University
  • June 2007

• Honour Graduate • Tuition Scholorship Awarded • 5th highest GPA in the Program

Specialties & Skills

Entrepreneurship
Valuation
Financial Modeling
Venture Capital
Project Finance
Ms Office
business development
Financial Modeling
Strategy
Due Diligence

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Taksim Rotaract Club
  • Former President
  • January 2005

Training and Certifications

IFRS Training by Deloitte (Training)
Training Institute:
Deloitte
Date Attended:
March 2012
Duration:
6 hours
Growth Financing for Turkish Entrepreneurs (Training)
Training Institute:
MIT
Date Attended:
January 2012
Duration:
6 hours