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Los Angeles | Ankara

Tolga is probably busy.

Busy building what comes next – quietly, relentlessly. I am a technology and SaaS founder building, advising and investing in the companies shaping what comes next.

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+ Background

A life built across the field, the studio & the boardroom.

In a nutshell, Tolga is an athlete, a designer, and a serial entrepreneur with a myriad of experience in management, product development, and marketing. Driven by a passion for transforming industries, he built multiple tech startups and advised over 40 companies. Most recently, he was in the leadership team of Envoy and helped the company to transition its electric vehicle rentals business into an enterprise ride-sharing and fleet management platform which was acquired by Blink Charging (NASDAQ: BLNK) for $34M. Previously he was the Head of Product and Marketing at Loop, and he helped build the brand, the software, and the marketing channels to support the company securing $65M in Series-A funding from leading VCs including the Fifth Wall. Until 2020, he served as the CEO of New Wave Holdings (Currently: Humanoid Global Holdings CNSX:ROBO), an acquisition and investment company. Before this, he founded and served as CEO of Beverly Hills-based Thunderbolt, which (among other things) created Curbstand to help solve parking issues in major cities, and Grassp to provide a new way to discover premium-quality cannabis for delivery through licensed dispensaries. All after starting his career in technology leadership roles at companies like Spin Master & EA.


“Whatever seperates you from the truth, throw it away; it will vanish anyhow.”


- Yunus Emre (1238-1320 CE)

+ Trajectory

2023 • VP of Product Development

2023 • VP of Product Development

2023 • VP of Product Development

Envoy →  Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK)


Built an enterprise fleet management platform which got acquired for $34M by Blink Charging.


2020 • Founding Vice President

2023 • VP of Product Development

2023 • VP of Product Development

Loop Global


Built the brand, software applications & marketing channels, helped company secure $65M (Series-A).


2019 • Partner & CEO

2023 • VP of Product Development

2015 • Chief Product Officer

Thunderbolt → New Wave (CNSX:ROBO)


Appointed as CEO post-acquisition; helped raise CAD$1.1M. Took the company public via RTO.

2015 • Chief Product Officer

2015 • Chief Product Officer

2015 • Chief Product Officer

Grassp


Built the first HIPAA compliant logistics & cannabis delivery fleet management platform 0→1.

2013 • Founder

2015 • Chief Product Officer

2013 • Founder

Thunderbolt


Founded a product development studio, bootstrapped an equity crowd-funding platform. 


2013 • Founder

2015 • Chief Product Officer

2013 • Founder

Curbstand


Designed the first SaaS platform in the Valet Parking Service market. Helped company raise $6.9M.

2012 • Global User Acquisitions Lead

2012 • Global User Acquisitions Lead

2012 • Global User Acquisitions Lead

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA)


Scaled user acquisitions for one of the world's largest game publishers.

2011 • Interactive Studios, Director

2012 • Global User Acquisitions Lead

2012 • Global User Acquisitions Lead

Ford - Google - Spotify - Disney - Spin Master


Directed (best-of-industry) award winning campaigns and mobile applications.

2005 • Founding Team Member

2012 • Global User Acquisitions Lead

2005 • Founding Team Member

Turkish American Football League


Helped establish organized American Football League between 2000-2005.

+ Blog

This is my corner of the internet. I share my knowledge with others and I try to be interesting while doing it. Read my notes on building, leading & the long game.

Let's build something worth remembering.

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"Freedom & independence form my character." 

- Mustafa Kemâl Atatürk

(1881-193∞)


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