Banu Kisakurek

Global co-head of Asset-Backed Finance, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

📍 Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2019
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Feb 2019
Since our foundation in 2011, our main focus is to enable women to look and feel self-confident in today’s world by bringing fashion and technology together. The ecosystem we built revolves around the same principle in serving the lifestyle needs of modest women. Born in Istanbul, we are now active in 140+ countries, offering content in six languages: Turkish, Arabic, English, French, German and Bahasa. We provide over 1000 brands and 1 million+ products to our community visiting our platform from five continents. Believing in putting people first, we bring accessibility to the latest fashion, embrace differences and honor diversity.
Board Member
Aug 2016
TFI TAB Food Investments is Türkiye’s leading Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) operator with over 1,800 restaurants and over 30,000 employees. Its over 30 years of experience enables TFI to set operating standards and shape consumer trends in the markets in which it operates. With its deep market knowledge and operational expertise, TFI has successfully implemented and evolved the QSR business model in Türkiye. QSR Turkey: Operations in Türkiye under TAB Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş. (TAB Gıda) TAB Gıda leads the Turkish QSR sector, operating over 1,800 restaurants under brands including Burger King®️, Popeyes®️, Arby’s®️, Sbarro®️, Subway®️, Usta Dönerci®️, and Usta Pideci®️. Ecosystem Companies: As key contributors to TFI’s success, these TFI companies provide goods and services to the QSR operations in Türkiye: Fasdat Gıda is a leading purchasing, warehousing, and logistics services company. Ekmek Unlu Gıda is a state-of-the-art, high-tech bakery production factory. AtaKey is one of the largest French fry production plants in Türkiye. Ekur Et is a high-tech meat processing facility. Reklam Üssü is a full-service communications and marketing agency.
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2019
Board Member
Feb 2019
Since our foundation in 2011, our main focus is to enable women to look and feel self-confident in today’s world by bringing fashion and technology together. The ecosystem we built revolves around the same principle in serving the lifestyle needs of modest women. Born in Istanbul, we are now active in 140+ countries, offering content in six languages: Turkish, Arabic, English, French, German and Bahasa. We provide over 1000 brands and 1 million+ products to our community visiting our platform from five continents. Believing in putting people first, we bring accessibility to the latest fashion, embrace differences and honor diversity.
Board Member
Feb 2019
Doğan Holding bünyesinde faaliyet gösteren hepsiemlak, 2006 yılında kurulurken önemli bir misyonu yerine getirmeyi amaçlıyordu; Emlak arayanları ihtiyaçlarına en uygun ilanlara hızlı ve kolay bir şekilde ulaştırmak. Hepsiemlak bugün geldiği noktada emlak sektörünü tek bir çatı altında toplamayı başarmış ve emlak sektörünün dijitalleşmesinde öncü rol üstlenmiştir. Bunu rakamlarla ifade etmek de mümkün. Google Analytics verilerine göre; 2022 yıl sonu itibarıyla aylık ortalama 4,5 milyon tekil ziyaretçi ve 22 milyona yakın trafiğimizle Türkiye’nin emlak ilancılığında dikey faaliyet gösteren en eski dijital markası olmanın gururunu taşıyoruz. Hepsiemlak vizyonunda emlak sektöründeki uzmanlığımız sayesinde emlak alıp satmak isteyen herkes için en güvenilir platform olmayı hedefliyoruz. Misyonumuzu da emlak alım-satım-kiralamada en hızlı ve en kullanışlı ilan servisini sunmak olarak belirtebiliriz. Bunu yaparken kalite odağı ile ilanların doğruluğunu ve güncelliğini sağlamak, emlak sektörüne dair her türlü kritik bilginin A’dan Z’ye en güvenilir içerik sağlayıcısı olmak da varoluş nedenlerimiz arasında yer alıyor. En güvenilir ve uzman emlak profesyonellerinin tercih ettiği platform olmak, inovasyon ile emlağa dair en kazançlı yeni ürünleri müşterilerimiz ile buluşturmak, en hızlı müşteri hizmetleri deneyimini kişiselleştirilmiş şekilde sunmak da vazgeçilmez görevlerimiz arasında.
2016
Board Member
Aug 2016
TFI TAB Food Investments is Türkiye’s leading Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) operator with over 1,800 restaurants and over 30,000 employees. Its over 30 years of experience enables TFI to set operating standards and shape consumer trends in the markets in which it operates. With its deep market knowledge and operational expertise, TFI has successfully implemented and evolved the QSR business model in Türkiye. QSR Turkey: Operations in Türkiye under TAB Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş. (TAB Gıda) TAB Gıda leads the Turkish QSR sector, operating over 1,800 restaurants under brands including Burger King®️, Popeyes®️, Arby’s®️, Sbarro®️, Subway®️, Usta Dönerci®️, and Usta Pideci®️. Ecosystem Companies: As key contributors to TFI’s success, these TFI companies provide goods and services to the QSR operations in Türkiye: Fasdat Gıda is a leading purchasing, warehousing, and logistics services company. Ekmek Unlu Gıda is a state-of-the-art, high-tech bakery production factory. AtaKey is one of the largest French fry production plants in Türkiye. Ekur Et is a high-tech meat processing facility. Reklam Üssü is a full-service communications and marketing agency.
2003
Managing Director
Jul 2003
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2016–2019 · 3 investments
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