Arın Özkula

Earlystage investor focused on Emerging Europe and Tfcrkiye: Arn is a General Partner at e2vc (previously 500 Emerging Europe) and leads pre-seed / seed investments into founders from Turkey, CEE and the Baltics with a global-first thesis — especially in developer tools, cloud infrastructure, gaming and AI/ML. The mindset is helping founders expand to the US from day one, supported by an office in San Francisco. The funds have backed 4 unicorns across two funds, with Fal.ai as the most recent unicorn. 500ee+2

Background in corporate finance and private equity that informs diligence and portfolio support: prior roles at Revo Capital, Ünlü Private Equity Management and Deloitte provided transaction, operational and growth‑stage investment experience which he leverages when supporting founders and scaling companies. vcleaders+1

Active angel investor and community builder: beyond fund work Arın participates in direct seed investments across developer tools and cloud startups (e.g., Daytona, Ubicloud, Kalder) and co‑hosts regional content and events to connect founders with global markets. nitter+2