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Dilek is the founder and Managing Partner at ScaleX Ventures. She doesn’t just invest financially but operationally too. Her investments are in SaaS, enterprise software, AI, genomics and consumer technology. Before founding ScaleX, she was an investor at 212 Capital Partners, an early-stage technology venture capital. She invested in companies like iyziCo, the biggest Fintech company in MENA, Insider, global marketing automation software, invested by Sequoia Capital. Before 212, Dilek worked at Groupon as a Director, Management Consultant at Accenture and Business Developer at Koc Group.

She started her career in the USA, where she held different project management positions and also created her start-up. Dilek is one of the first Kauffman Fellows, chosen from Turkey and distinguished by scholarship. She is also a founding member and leader of the Arya Women Investment Platform. She has been an invited mentor and speaker at ITU (Istanbul Technical University), ODTU (Middle Eastern Technical University), KWORKS, Endeavor and Stanford University. Dilek is also one of the H2020 jury members. Dilek received a B.S. honors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yildiz Technical University and MBA from Johnson & Wales University.