Tunç Ozgul
Head of Startup and VC Ecosystem at Amazon Web Services | Angel Investor | Board Member and Visiting Professor
The move
MoveIntel Corporation → Amazon Web Services (AWS)
TitleDeputy General Manager, Digital Transformation Large Enterprise → Head of Startup and VC Ecosystem, Turkey, Middle East, North Africa
LocationIstanbul → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Turkey → Dubai
Native languageEnglish, Turkish
Years in UAE3.5
Total experience28.4 years
Amazon Web Services (AWS) headcount10,001+ employees
Amazon Web Services (AWS) industryIT Services and IT Consulting
Amazon Web Services (AWS) HQSeattle, WA
Amazon Web Services (AWS) founded2006
Amazon Web Services (AWS) typePublic Company
Career arc
- Head of Startup and VC Ecosystem, Turkey, Middle East, North AfricaDec 2022 — Present
Amazon Web Services (AWS)· Dubai· Full-time - MentorOct 2020 — Present
Endeavor· Istanbul, Türkiye· Part-time
- Head of Startup and VC ecosystem, TurkeyAug 2020 — Dec 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS)· Istanbul, Turkey· Full-time
- Partner and Executive Board Member2019 — Aug 2020
IKAR Industries· London, England, United Kingdom
- Angel Investor2016 — Present
Keiretsu Forum· Istanbul, Turkey· Self-employed
- Deputy General Manager, Digital Transformation Large EnterpriseSep 2015 — Sep 2017
Intel Corporation· Istanbul, Turkey - Board Member and Visiting Professor2015 — Present
Bahcesehir University
- Deputy General Manager (temporary rotation)Sep 2013 — Dec 2013Intel Corporation· Al-Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia
- Deputy General Manager, Consumer Sales and Marketing2009 — Aug 2015Intel Corporation· Istanbul, Turkey
- Sales and Market Development Manager2007 — 2009Intel Corporation· Istanbul, Turkey
- Sales Manager, ODM manufacturing2006 — 2007Intel Corporation· Istanbul, Turkey
- Channel Account Manager2004 — 2006Intel Corporation· Istanbul, Turkey
- Trade Marketing Specialist2001 — 2003
PepsiCo - Frito Lay· Istanbul, Turkey
- Key Account Sales Specialist1999 — 2001
PepsiCo - Information Management Systems Engineer1997 — 1998
Thomson Reuters· Istanbul, Turkey
Education
- Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical UniversityBSc · Electronics Engineering1992 — 1996
- Terakki Vakfı Okulları / Şişli Terakki Lisesi· Maths1986 — 1992
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Turkish · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Internet of ThingsNew Business DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentStrategyAngel InvestingSemiconductors
About
25 years of experience in startups, people management, sales & marketing, digital transformation, consulting, channel and partner management in multinational corporate and venture capital. Angel investor and mentor in startups helping to scale. Board member and lecturer at universities. Self-motivated big picture leader with high stamina and solid sales and marketing background skilled in leading change, driving growth and creating integrated teams to achieve challenging results. Proactive, open and direct, innovative thinker who sees things from multiple angles.