Kaan Eren
e2vc, Partner
Speaker Bio
Kaan Eren is a Partner at e2vc (formerly 500 Emerging Europe), a €100M venture capital firm backing founders from Central & Eastern Europe and Türkiye building globally, often with U.S. market entry. He started his career in investment banking working on the largest IPO in Türkiye and sizeable Mobile Gaming deals before moving into early-stage tech investing, and today focuses on sectors like AI, deep tech, gaming, and infrastructure. Based between San Francisco & Istanbul but active across the Baltics, Poland, and the broader CEE region he chases amazing teams, theorizing insights on founder fit, venture ecosystems, and building transatlantic bridges for startups.