top of page
Investor | Published Author | Podcaster | Consultant | Mentor | Private Equity Professional
Venture Capital & Private Equity


The Unicorn Mirage: When 'Fake It Till You Make It' Becomes a Felony
A Survival Guide for Venture Capital: How to Protect Yourself from Founder Fraud
“Economics is not about how you want people to behave, but how they actually behave”. This is one of my favourite quotes. Every VC and PE investor operates in an environment that is structurally open to fraud. This isn’t an exaggeration, but the mathematical reality of how startup financing works.
KIVILCIM CAYLI
Feb 134 min read


Rent or Revolution? The High-Stakes Duel Between PE Infrastructure and VC Speculation Investments in AI
The AI boom has given rise to two fundamentally different investment strategies, and the question of which will prevail hinges entirely on how quickly artificial intelligence can generate tangible economic value. Private Equity or Venture Capital?
KIVILCIM CAYLI
Jan 133 min read


How To Found a VC (Venture Capital) Fund in Turkey?
How To Found a VC (Venture Capital) Fund in Turkey?
KIVILCIM CAYLI
Jul 20, 20203 min read


Which Verticals Are Boosted During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Turkish Business & Start-up Ecosystem?
Which Verticals Are Boosted During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Turkish Business & Start-up Ecosystem?
KIVILCIM CAYLI
Apr 27, 20202 min read
bottom of page