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Fuat Alican

Co-founder & General Partner atVela PartnersSan Francisco
Vela Partners websiteFirm profile

Fuat Alican is a general partner and chief investment officer at Vela Partners. He has experience in banking, software, and academic research.

What Fuat can write

Writes checks of$100K to $500K
Comes in atSeedCan lead the round
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Vela Partners writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Citigroup
  2. Salomon Brothers
  3. Netsis Software · Vice Chairman and the Chief Strategist
  4. CIFOCICA · Vice President and the Head of Research
  5. Vela Partners · general partner and the Chief Investment Officer
    Now

Companies founded

Vela Partners

Focus

softwareartificial intelligenceeconomic sciences

Education

Millsaps College, doctoral work in economic and administrative sciences

Also at Vela Partners

Yigit IhlamurCo-founder & General Partner

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Jessica ArnoldGeneral Partner, 20Sales

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Who is Fuat Alican?

Fuat Alican is a general partner and chief investment officer at Vela Partners. He has experience in banking, software, and academic research.

How much does Fuat Alican invest?

Fuat Alican invests through Vela Partners, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at seed.

How do I pitch Fuat Alican?

A warm intro from a founder Vela Partners backed works best.

What did Fuat Alican do before Vela Partners?

Citigroup; Salomon Brothers; Vice Chairman and the Chief Strategist at Netsis Software; Vice President and the Head of Research at CIFOCICA.

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