Erol Ozmandiraci

Our careers have been built as technology entrepreneurs. After successfully building and selling our companies, we decided to invest in technology ventures and help them to reach their ultimate dream. We do financial investment and provide top-level support for international growth through our investment funds. Our aim is combine the power and experience of traditional capital with the disruptive and talented technology ventures. Both sides need each other and Boğaziçi Ventures plays a key role to moderate the long-term relationship. Each of our fund has its own target focused technology vertical, investment strategy and dedicated management team. Investors can build bridges with technology companies through Boğaziçi Ventures while enjoying the benefit of high financial return of the tech industry. Boğaziçi Ventures aims at investing in tech-ventures which are willing to bring down the traditional industries and capable of developing evolutionary technologies, and engaging investors into these fields to make the ecosystem in our region grow sturdily and survive. We believe that Eastern Europe, Turkey and the MENA region are ideal geographies to develop the technology. Accordingly, we aspire the talents and capabilities in these regions to set good examples similar to our previous global success stories with proper financial and in-kind support, contribute to this geography and provide superior returns to our investors by enhancing these examples. By investing in disruptive future technologies such as blockchain, machine learning, artificial intelligence, internet of things in the fields from health to security, digital games etc.

MenaPay stands for connecting consumers with the digital economy focusing on the unbanked population. MenaPay is the first, fully backed and blockchain based non-bank mobile payment solution and Super Application in the Middle East & Africa region digitalizing cash through a network of offline & online resellers. MenaPay focuses on becoming the digital bank of the region with the vision of connecting new potential consumers with the digital economy. Established in Dubai-UAE by well-known business leaders, MenaPay creates a gateway for the merchants all over the world to onboard the potential consumers in the MENA region. MenaPay offers mobile payment solution with a stable cryptocurrency and SuperApp including different financial instruments and entertainment solutions all in one application for both payment and non-payment purposes as well. MenaPay Platform digitalizes cash with a stable cryptocurrency called MenaCash which has the opportunity to become most commonly used digital currency across the region. The platform on a blockchain caters perfectly well to a society who does not use banks but at the same time opts for a multi- financial solution which is compliant to the Islamic Finance rules. Furthermore, MenaPay creates a fully transparent structure through a perfect use of blockchain technology to serve more than 400 million people across 18 countries, as their primary payment method.

Modül İstanbul Mağazacılık A.Ş; özgün tasarımcıları, sanatçıları tek bir çatı altında toplayan ve perakende sektöründe bir yenilik olarak, Bay İnşaat Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi Erol Özmandıracı ve Türkiyenin lider kadın çorabı ve naylon iplik üreticisi Altın İplik ve Çorap Sanayii A.Ş. ortakları Doenyas Ailesi tarafından kurulmuştur. 2017 yılında ilk mağazasını gastronomi, alışveriş, eğlence ve sanatın kalbi 42 Maslak’ta bin metrekarenin üzerindeki alanda 150’yi aşkın tasarımcıyla kapılarını açmıştır. 2020 yılında e-ticaret platformunu açan Modül, yaratıcı ve eğlenceli ürünleri çevrimiçi olarak da sunmaktadır. Modül; tasarımı ve tasarımcıyı destekleyen, kolaylık sağlayan bir platformdur. Tasarımın hayat bulduğu nitelikli bir ortam sunar. Her geçen gün daha fazla tasarımcıya dokunan Modül’de, farklı bir alışveriş deneyimi sizi bekliyor.

ESA Esports is a "new media" company operating in the esports and video games industry. It aims to be the market leader in its field in Turkey and neighboring geographies with the esports organizations it organizes, the esports broadcasts it produces, the digital content and the innovative perspective it brings to the entertainment industry. ESA Esports has the largest esports arena in Turkey and neighboring geographies, with a physical area of 3800m2 located in "42 Maslak" shopping mall in Maslak, Istanbul. It also has high-tech digital broadcasting studios in the same field, and produces branded esports leagues, special tournaments and interesting content for players thanks to its young, dynamic and professional team.

İnşaat projelerinde yarım asırlık geçmişe sahip olan BAY İnşaat, 60 yılı aşkın ticaret tecrübesine sahip Nesim Özmandıracı liderliğinde, inşaat mühendisleri Şafak Levi ve Taner Tombuloğlu ile Erol Özmandıracı ve Elazar Yakar’ın bir araya gelmesi sonucunda, 1997 yılında kurumsal marka tescilini gerçekleştirmiştir. BAY İnşaat, dünyanın ve Türkiye’nin en iyi mimarlarının tasarladığı yaşam projelerini; öz kaynaklarını kullanarak, imar yönetmeliklerine uygun, hukuki altyapısı tamamlanmış ve ruhsatı alınmış olarak müşterilerine sunmaktadır. Bugüne kadar BAY İnşaat tarafından gerçekleştirilen bütün projeler; planlanan zamanda ve müşterilerine iskanları alınarak teslim edilmiştir. Söz konusu projeler arasında; Beyza Evleri Tarabya, BAY İstinye Konakları, Hilpark İstinye ve Hilpark Suites İstinye gibi prestijli yapılar mevcuttur. Bu yapılar BAY İnşaat’ın sunduğu “lüks ve tasarım” anlayışının en somut örneklerindendir. BAY İnşaat’in son projesi 42 Maslak ise bu felsefenin en yenilikçi tezahürüdür. Her detayın titizlikle planlandığı 42 Maslak, insan ve sanatın merkezde olduğu bir yaşam alanıdır. “Kalite, doğru profil, doğru lokasyon ve doğru yönetim” düsturuyla güven ve saygı mimarı olan BAY İnşaat, 50 yıldır müşterilerine sorunsuz yaşam konseptleri sunmaktadır. “İnşaatta sanat” anlayışı ile İstanbul’daki ilk konsept proje olan 42 Maslak’ı gerçekleştiren BAY İnşaat, sanat ve sosyal sorumluluğu bir araya getirerek yaratıcı sektörlere destek vermeye devam etmektedir.

Our careers have been built as technology entrepreneurs. After successfully building and selling our companies, we decided to invest in technology ventures and help them to reach their ultimate dream. We do financial investment and provide top-level support for international growth through our investment funds. Our aim is combine the power and experience of traditional capital with the disruptive and talented technology ventures. Both sides need each other and Boğaziçi Ventures plays a key role to moderate the long-term relationship. Each of our fund has its own target focused technology vertical, investment strategy and dedicated management team. Investors can build bridges with technology companies through Boğaziçi Ventures while enjoying the benefit of high financial return of the tech industry. Boğaziçi Ventures aims at investing in tech-ventures which are willing to bring down the traditional industries and capable of developing evolutionary technologies, and engaging investors into these fields to make the ecosystem in our region grow sturdily and survive. We believe that Eastern Europe, Turkey and the MENA region are ideal geographies to develop the technology. Accordingly, we aspire the talents and capabilities in these regions to set good examples similar to our previous global success stories with proper financial and in-kind support, contribute to this geography and provide superior returns to our investors by enhancing these examples. By investing in disruptive future technologies such as blockchain, machine learning, artificial intelligence, internet of things in the fields from health to security, digital games etc.

MenaPay stands for connecting consumers with the digital economy focusing on the unbanked population. MenaPay is the first, fully backed and blockchain based non-bank mobile payment solution and Super Application in the Middle East & Africa region digitalizing cash through a network of offline & online resellers. MenaPay focuses on becoming the digital bank of the region with the vision of connecting new potential consumers with the digital economy. Established in Dubai-UAE by well-known business leaders, MenaPay creates a gateway for the merchants all over the world to onboard the potential consumers in the MENA region. MenaPay offers mobile payment solution with a stable cryptocurrency and SuperApp including different financial instruments and entertainment solutions all in one application for both payment and non-payment purposes as well. MenaPay Platform digitalizes cash with a stable cryptocurrency called MenaCash which has the opportunity to become most commonly used digital currency across the region. The platform on a blockchain caters perfectly well to a society who does not use banks but at the same time opts for a multi- financial solution which is compliant to the Islamic Finance rules. Furthermore, MenaPay creates a fully transparent structure through a perfect use of blockchain technology to serve more than 400 million people across 18 countries, as their primary payment method.

Modül İstanbul Mağazacılık A.Ş; özgün tasarımcıları, sanatçıları tek bir çatı altında toplayan ve perakende sektöründe bir yenilik olarak, Bay İnşaat Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi Erol Özmandıracı ve Türkiyenin lider kadın çorabı ve naylon iplik üreticisi Altın İplik ve Çorap Sanayii A.Ş. ortakları Doenyas Ailesi tarafından kurulmuştur. 2017 yılında ilk mağazasını gastronomi, alışveriş, eğlence ve sanatın kalbi 42 Maslak’ta bin metrekarenin üzerindeki alanda 150’yi aşkın tasarımcıyla kapılarını açmıştır. 2020 yılında e-ticaret platformunu açan Modül, yaratıcı ve eğlenceli ürünleri çevrimiçi olarak da sunmaktadır. Modül; tasarımı ve tasarımcıyı destekleyen, kolaylık sağlayan bir platformdur. Tasarımın hayat bulduğu nitelikli bir ortam sunar. Her geçen gün daha fazla tasarımcıya dokunan Modül’de, farklı bir alışveriş deneyimi sizi bekliyor.

ESA Esports is a "new media" company operating in the esports and video games industry. It aims to be the market leader in its field in Turkey and neighboring geographies with the esports organizations it organizes, the esports broadcasts it produces, the digital content and the innovative perspective it brings to the entertainment industry. ESA Esports has the largest esports arena in Turkey and neighboring geographies, with a physical area of 3800m2 located in "42 Maslak" shopping mall in Maslak, Istanbul. It also has high-tech digital broadcasting studios in the same field, and produces branded esports leagues, special tournaments and interesting content for players thanks to its young, dynamic and professional team.

Galatasaray Sports Club is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbuls European side, most notable for its association football section. It also fields branches in Women’s Football, Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball, Volleyball, Esports, Water Polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrianism and Tennis. Galatasaray S.K. is one of the most important members of the Galatasaray Community together with Galatasaray University and Galatasaray High School. The football team of the club is the only European cup winner team in Turkey, holding the highest number of Turkish League cups, TSYD Cup, Turkish Super Cup as well as Turkish Cups. Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 2000.