Esra Pelitozu

Esra Pelitozu

Founder and Managing Partner atFirst Drop VenturesSanta Monica, CA

Esra Pelitozu has over 20 years in strategy, finance, and business development, starting at Deloitte Consulting and later joining the World Bank. She founded Troya Asset Management and is currently Managing Partner and Co-Founder of First Drop Ventures.

What Esra can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedLead preference not reported
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Career

  1. World Bank
    2004
  2. Selco Finance and Industrial Group
    2006
  3. Troya Asset Management · Founder
    2015-2017
  4. First Drop Ventures · Managing Partner and Co-Founder
    Now
  5. Deloitte Consulting
  6. World Bank
    2004
  7. Selco Finance and Industrial Group
    2006
  8. Troya Asset Management
    2015-2017

Companies founded

Troya Asset ManagementFirst Drop Ventures

Focus

strategyfinancebusiness developmentinternational development

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Who is Esra Pelitozu?

Esra Pelitozu has over 20 years in strategy, finance, and business development, starting at Deloitte Consulting and later joining the World Bank. She founded Troya Asset Management and is currently Managing Partner and Co-Founder of First Drop Ventures.

How much does Esra Pelitozu invest?

First Drop Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed.

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What did Esra Pelitozu do before First Drop Ventures?

World Bank; Selco Finance and Industrial Group; Founder at Troya Asset Management; Deloitte Consulting; World Bank; Selco Finance and Industrial Group; Troya Asset Management.

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