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Selin Kaptana

Associate at Boston Consulting Group

Istanbul

Overview 

Selin Kaptana is a VC Investor at 500 Emerging Europe in Istanbul, with a background in data analytics, blockchain, and leadership. She has experience working at prestigious firms like Boston Consulting Group and has led projects at Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator, showcasing a strong track record in investment analysis and research.

Work Experience 

  • Associate

    2024 - Current

BCG Securities focuses on wealth management with high net worth individuals.

  • Investment Analyst

    2023 - 2024

500 Emerging Europe assists emerging European founders expand globally.

  • Business Analyst

    2022 - 2023

  • Data Analytics & Consulting

    2022 - 2022

    Using distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS), AMI-related strategy, grid modernization, and meter data management design to solve business challenges.

  • DeFi MOOC Course Development Lead

    2022 - 2023

    The Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence offers DeFi MOOC, which is a course that brings together students and interdisciplinary experts in Computer Science and Finance to discuss the emerging area of Decentralized Finance (or DeFi). Our goal is to provide a framework to understand this new area of financial services. Here, my responsibilities include: -Assisting in content development, -Course assistance in planning and executing the DeFi MOOC, -Communication with students, TAs, faculty, and guest speakers.

Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator is a blockchain startup accelerator run by UC Berkeley.

  • Content & Community

    2021 - 2022

    -Assists in managing the startup's content calendar, social media platforms, and corporate outreach strategy. -Conducts emailing through Sendinblue to prospective clients, ecosystem members and business partners for community development. -Assists in the execution of a comprehensive social media strategy for Insumo and conducts messaging on platforms such as Reddit, Discord, and Slack for community development.

Mobile App, Productivity

  • Data Scientist

    2020 - 2020

    Detecting toxic behavior in twitch streams.

Native video monetization

  • Intern

    2018 - 2018

    Work on data and blockchain technologies, assisted the business development and R&D teams. Gather, analyze and report key metrics about the use of internet and data transfer technologies.

  • R&D Assistant

    2018 - 2018

    Assisted with the research on the applications of machine-learning algorithms to analyze [mammograms], to spot signs of cancerous tissue, and alert radiologists more accurately than current techniques allow. Studied the causes and possible cures for breast cancer and collected data on the effectiveness of imaging technologies.

  • R&D Assistant

    2017 - 2017

    EU Horizon 2020 ClusDevMed Project. Worked alongside valuable researchers on the topics of Cluster Theory, The Mediterranean Food Clusters and Economic Map, Competitive success of several Mediterranean regions in certain fields.

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