Murat Aktihanoglu

About Murat Aktihanoglu

Tech and Climate Investor: Co-founder and Managing Partner at ERA, Remarkable Ventures and Remarkable Ventures Climate in New York City with 400+ investments in tech and climate since 2011.Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, Master\'s degree in Computer Science specializing in Neural Networks and Machine Learning. 1) INVESTING: ERA: TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR OUR NEXT CLASS: http://eranyc.com/applyWe invest initially on a 6% post-money SAFE with the potential for follow-on funding and provide a 4-month accelerator program with the largest mentor network of 500+ experts in NYC.2) INVESTING: Remarkable Ventures http://remarkable.vc/Investing in the AI transition (150+ investments)3) INVESTING: Remarkable Ventures Climate http://remarkable.vc/climateWe lead/co-lead or participate in Seed and Series A rounds in mainly Energy Transition also Climate Fintech, Mobility and Built Environment.4) HIRING: Our 400+ portfolio companies are always hiring ($2B+ raised,$10B portfolio value with 5 unicorns), please check our companies and available positions:http://eranyc.com/companies/http://eranyc.com/jobs/Currently the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Remarkable Ventures (remarkable.vc) and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (http://eranyc.com), an early-stage technology investment fund and accelerator with a portfolio of 400+ companies in New York City.Also co-founder at ERA Global, working with S.Korean, Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Italian and Belgian (and more) Governments:http://eranycglobal.comAlso, the founder of Entrepreneurs Roundtable, a non-profit helping entrepreneurs and startups in New York with monthly events.Previously founded several technology startups, the last of which was Centrl, a location-based mobile social network in New York City.Co-author of the book \"Location-Aware Applications\"(Manning Publications): http://manning.com/ferraroGlobal Ambassador to Tokyo Metropolitan GovernmentCouncil Leader at US Japan Council.Advisor for MIT Enterprise Forum New York degree in Computer Science specializing in Neural Networks and Machine Learning. BS degree in Electrics and Electronics. Previously I have managed engineering teams at Silicon Graphics in Mountain View and Sony Corporation in Tokyo, Japan.Frequent speaker at technology and entrepreneurship conferences and panels, such as Mobile Marketing Association Forum, Monaco Media Forum, Ultra Light Startups, Siggraph, New York Entrepreneur Week, CELA, K-Startup Global etc. Winner of the New York Angels Opel Award.

Experience

1. Council Member

   U.S.-Japan Council

   Sep 2018 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Bilkent University

  B.S.in E.E., Electrics and Electronics Engineering

  1986 — 1990

• Bilkent University

  M.S. in C.S., Computer Graphics

  1990 — 1992

Skills

• Start-Up Consulting
• Mysql
• Venture Capital
• Web Applications
• Javascript
• Mobile Marketing
• Web Development
• SEO
• Software Development
• Email Marketing
• Digital Media
• Web 2.0
• Management
• Blogging
• Online Marketing
• Strategic Partnerships
• Published Author
• Mobile Applications
• Product Development
• Web Analytics
• Geolocation
• New Media
• Integrity
• Android
• Mobile Devices
• Facebook
• Innovation Management
• Courage
• Innovation
• Start-Ups
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Angel Investing
• Enterprise Software
• User Experience
• Marketing Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Analytics
• Product Management
• User Interface Design