Head of Design
Melis Kavur
Director of Venture Portfolio Management
Sena Mayaoğlu
Director of Venture Portfolio Management
Sena Mayaoğlu
Head of Design
Melis Kavur Unat
The Team
Co-Founder
Kutay Yalınkılınç
Kutay Yalınkılınç has over 20 years of experience in fintech, payment systems, and banking.
He has held senior positions at global companies such as BBVA and Vodafone, as well as at Turkey’s leading electronic money and payment institutions. During his tenure at these organizations, he played a key role in pioneering numerous financial technology innovations in Turkey.
Kutay Yalınkılınç has also served as a Founding Board Member in professional associations dedicated to financial technology in Turkey, including the Turkish Electronic Money and Payment Institutions Association. In 2022, he founded the Fintech Innovation Hub to enhance collaboration between the fintech ecosystems of Turkey, Azerbaijan, other Turkic Republics, and Eastern Europe. As of September 2024, he has become a co-founder of Pars VC, where he focuses on investments and strategic support for financial technology companies in their global expansion efforts.
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Co-Founder
Sabrican Zaim
Sabrican Zaim has been a co-founder in the establishment of five different financial technology startups since 2012.
Graduating from the Management and Information Systems department, Zaim founded Paymes in 2017 and successfully exited in 2022 by selling the company to a Dubai-based payment institution. He continued to serve as the Chairman of the Board at Paymes and as an Executive Director at that payment institution until the end of 2023, overseeing the company’s expansion into Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Azerbaijan, and Jordan.
In 2023, Zaim co-founded Fintech Factory, an initiative providing specialized support for fintech startups, and began investing in this sector. As of September 2024, he has also become a co-founder of Pars VC, where he focuses on investments and strategic support for financial technology companies in their global expansion efforts.
Co-Founder
Kutay Yalınkılınç
Kutay Yalınkılınç has over 20 years of experience in fintech, payment systems, and banking.
He has held senior positions at global companies such as BBVA and Vodafone, as well as at Turkey’s leading electronic money and payment institutions. During his tenure at these organizations, he played a key role in pioneering numerous financial technology innovations in Turkey.
Kutay Yalınkılınç has also served as a Founding Board Member in professional associations dedicated to financial technology in Turkey, including the Turkish Electronic Money and Payment Institutions Association. In 2022, he founded the Fintech Innovation Hub to enhance collaboration between the fintech ecosystems of Turkey, Azerbaijan, other Turkic Republics, and Eastern Europe. As of September 2024, he has become a co-founder of Pars VC, where he focuses on investments and strategic support for financial technology companies in their global expansion efforts.
Venture Development Specialist
Ulaş Turan
Growth Marketing Specialist
Hazal Kebabci
Growth Marketing Specialist
Hazal Kebabci
Venture Development Specialist
Ulaş Turan