DOMiNO Ventures, a Dutch-based venture capital firm investing in high-tech, pure digital, and first-day global startups from Turkey, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe, has announced the appointment of Yagiz Karadeniz as Managing Partner. DOMiNO Ventures, with offices in 8 countries and focusing on sectors such as artificial intelligence, deeptech, finance, education, gaming, and cybersecurity, aims to achieve its global targets faster by appointing Yağız Karadeniz to its partners. Operating from offices in Amsterdam, Istanbul, Estonia, Poland, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, the DOMiNO fund has invested in 18 tech startups so far.
Yagiz Karadeniz, who previously served as Managing Director at DOMiNO Ventures, has held leadership positions in various sectors throughout his career. Over the past seven years, he has taken on senior roles in the startup and venture capital ecosystem at Tarvenn, TechOne, and DOMiNO Ventures, managing the investment processes of more than 50 tech startups and leading 76 investment rounds. With his deep knowledge and experience in finance and technology, Yagiz Karadeniz is expected to contribute significantly to DOMiNO Ventures' future goals.
The Mustafa Kopuk, founder and Managing Partner of DOMiNO Ventures, highlighted that the participation of Yagiz Karadeniz as a partner will significantly contribute to the fund's strategic objectives. Mustafa Kopuk said, “With Yagiz’s extensive experience and leadership skills, we will strengthen our global operations as DOMiNO. We will continue to focus on teams exporting technology from developing countries. By strengthening our team, we also plan to increase our operational support to startups.”
Regarding his new role, Yagiz Karadeniz said, “I am very excited to take on the partner role in a pioneer fund investing in future technologies. We will continue to invest in tech startups, creating the DOMiNO Effect for a Better Future by addressing the new challenges of the modern world.”