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Ozgur Dogan Ugurlu

Founder of Chatty Courses

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Ozgur Dogan Ugurlu is a seasoned Builder based in San Francisco, California, with a strong background in software engineering and product management. Notable career highlights include serving as Head of Product at Zinc and holding senior roles at Symphony.com and PubNub, showcasing expertise in leading product development and engineering teams.

Work Experience 

  • Cofounder - CEO

    2024 - Current

  • Angel Investor

    2021

  • Interim CTO

    2022 - 2022

    Advised the CEO during fundraising and about engineering hiring.

  • Head of Product

    2019 - 2021

  • Senior Engineering and Product Manager

    2018 - 2019

Symphony Communication Services Holdings is a messaging platform that offers a range of communication products, and real-time data services.

Raised $511,000,000.00 from MUFG Innovation Partners, Standard Chartered Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

  • Product Manager

    2017 - 2018

PubNub Data Stream Network is a secure global Data Stream Network that enables mobile and web developers to build and scale real-time apps.

Raised $134,100,000.00 from The Raine Group, HPE Growth, Bosch Ventures, Scale Venture Partners and Sapphire Ventures.

  • Co-founder & CEO

    2015 - 2017

  • Senior Software Engineer

    2012 - 2015

    Joined as the 6th engineer, worked on all parts of the product and helped build the team to >350 people.

Optimizely is a digital experience platform for unlocking digital potential, content, commerce, and optimization.

Raised $251,200,000.00 from Bridge Bank.

  • Senior Software Engineer

    2011 - 2012

Replay Solutions creates software to help software developers get their products done on time, with as few bugs as possible.

Raised $15,200,000.00 from Sigma Partners and Pelion Venture Partners.

  • Embedded Software Engineer

    2010 - 2011

Gracenote is an entertainment data and technology provider across Music, Video and Sports.

Raised $36,475,000.00 from Bessemer Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital.

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