Register hereAli Şahin
Ali Şahin is the General Partner of Founder One, Türkiye’s first impact-focused venture capital fund dedicated to backing early-stage, high-growth startups solving the world’s most pressing challenges. With 25 years of international experience spanning management consulting, entrepreneurship, and venture capital, he has built a career at the intersection of strategy, value creation, capital deployment and measurable impact.
Ali began his professional journey in global management consulting, spending over a decade at KPMG and Accenture — advising Fortune 500 clients across Europe and emerging markets on strategy, M&A, restructuring, and large-scale business transformation. This foundation gave him a rigorous analytical lens and deep cross-sector exposure that continues to shape his investment philosophy today.
He subsequently moved into entrepreneurship as Co-Founder and General Manager of Markafoni’s fragrance and beauty vertical (misspera.com), operating under the Naspers Group — one of the world’s largest technology investment conglomerates. He launched the business from zero, scaled it to market leadership within a year, and completed a successful exit as part of the group’s broader acquisition and integration strategy. This entrepreneurial chapter gave him direct experience in building, operating, and exiting a venture in a competitive, fast-moving digital marketplace.
Following his entrepreneurial chapter, Ali joined GfK as Director, leading the media and custom research business across the region, driving major digital audience measurement initiatives, and managing multimillion-euro client portfolios for global media and technology companies. He then served as Partner at Provektus, delivering strategy, growth, and digital transformation programs for regional and international organizations navigating rapid change.
Today at Founder One, Ali leads investment strategy, portfolio management, governance, and impact ecosystem building. Founder One’s portfolio spans 40+ companies across 6 impact themes — Climate Action, Inclusive Health, EdTech, AgriTech, Resilience, and Inclusion — with operations across Türkiye, Europe and the US.
Ali works closely with mission-driven founders to build scalable and resilient ventures, bridging local entrepreneurial talent with global capital and ensuring that growth translates into measurable social, environmental, and financial returns. His work at the intersection of technology, impact, and capital markets makes him a committed advocate for AI-powered impact solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
