Investment Professional

Gülenay Özbek

Former Investment Director at idacapital VC ($45M AUM) & Acceleration Program Coach (innovate21st)

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$##M AUM Managed
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Emerging Markets • Mergers & Acquisitions • Business Planning • Investments • Venture Capital

Services

What I Help
Companies With

Financial Modeling

Forward-looking projections with cash-flows, income statement, and balance sheet. A one-time project ready for pitchdecks and investor meetings.

I produce a comprehensive forward-looking model of your business. I can also join investor meetings to explain the dynamics behind the model and talk in the same language as the investor, providing founders with professional financial backing.

Digital CFO

Ongoing engagement to track performance and update projections with actual financials. Depth scales with your stage and complexity.

Whether your transactions are straightforward or you're navigating pivots and investor conversations, this monthly-contracted CFO service adapts to your needs — at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.

Due Diligence & IR

Preparation of data rooms for investors and related investor relations services, tailored to specific funding rounds.

I prepare comprehensive due diligence rooms and handle investor relations communications specific to your funding round, ensuring all materials meet institutional investor expectations.

M&A Advisory

Acquisitions, spin-offs, and business valuations. Due diligence of targets, financial analysis of mergers, and fair value assessments.

For advanced-stage startups looking to acquire competition, expand into complementary verticals, or spin off profitable units. Services include target due diligence, merger/spin-off modeling, and business valuation in M&A or standalone contexts.

For Startups

Scaled to Your Stage

Early-Stage

Straightforward transactions, lean operations. A focused CFO service that keeps your financials investor-ready without the overhead of a full-time hire.

Growth & Pivot

Navigating pivots, investor negotiations, and business model shifts. Deeper involvement to model scenarios, compare against past performance, and speak the investor's language.

Whether your startup is just getting started or evolving through multiple pivots, the Digital CFO service adapts to your complexity — at a fraction of the cost of a full-time CFO on payroll. Many companies now prefer this monthly-contracted model for its flexibility and impact.

Approach

How I Work

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Understand

Deep dive into your business model, unit economics, and growth drivers.

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Model

Build robust, investor-ready financial projections grounded in reality.

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Present

Stand alongside you in investor meetings, speaking their language.

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Iterate

Continuously refine models as your business evolves and pivots.

Boğaziçi · NYU · idacapital · innovate21st

Notes

Insights & Guides

Why Every Startup Needs a CFO from Day One Coming Soon Fundraising in the Age of AI: What Investors Actually Want Coming Soon The Financial Model Checklist Before Your Next Investor Meeting Coming Soon

Contact

Let's Talk Numbers

Whether you need a one-time financial model or an ongoing Digital CFO, I'd love to hear about your business.

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