New investment manager: Fatih Kaya
We want to let you know that Patrick Lems is going to leave us on the 1st of July. He will become CFO at Hygeniq, one of our portfolio companies. We wish him good luck with this great role at this promising organisation.
We would like to introduce our new Investment manager Fatih Kaya to you.
Fatih Kaya: "As an investment manager I want to be the best possible ally entrepreneurs can think of. An ally that is constantly challenging them as we work together on improving our thinking, discovering new ideas, and sharing them in a collaborative and supportive environment."
Background
Fatih holds a BSc in Business Administration from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, an MSc in Finance & Investments from the same faculty, and an LLM in Financial Law from Erasmus School of Law. He also studied at the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance as part of an exchange programme. The initial years of his career have revolved around advisory through his capacity first as an intern at ABN AMRO Corporate Finance, Oxeye Advisors, and subsequently as an M&A analyst at Deloitte Corporate Finance. Fatih: "During this period of time, I had the pleasure to experience a variety of corporate transactions, where I was actively involved with all deal aspects from origination till closing."
Strenght
Fatih: "My past experiences in M&A formed a solid base for future professional endeavours. I enjoyed applying holistic thinking and not only did I gain firm technical and financial skills, I was also exposed to (inter)national clients operating in a wide variety of industries for which it was imperative to quickly comprehend value chains and business strategies. I am comfortable with numbers, figures and using data to make decisions in a competitive environment, while interacting with a wide variety of stakeholders."
Objective
Fatih: "The very essence of Venture Capital to me is helping entrepreneurs thrive. Rather than accepting barriers, you circumvent or surpass them together. She or he faces a certain challenge and we are there to help overcome them in order for him or her to achieve their goals. The entrepreneurs we support are creating companies that are working on new and exciting technologies and innovations for the future growth and benefit of our society. My primary objective is to add maximum value to the journey of our entrepreneurs by working together on solving problems that are relevant to the global marketplace and seizing opportunities when they arise."
Passion
Fatih: "The rush I get from discovering new things is a great activator for me. Whether in literature, technology, productivity tools, valuable apps or amazing restaurants; I am always on the lookout for that next best thing to make my life and everyone else's around me more joyful, entertaining and effective."
Contact information:
M: f.kaya@kikkcapital.com
T: +31 (0)6 249 40 263
