Speaking at the Startup Law and Entrepreneurship Summit — Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University
On March 15, 2018, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu spoke at the Startup Law and Entrepreneurship Summit organized by the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University Law Club, held at the FSMVÜ Haliç Campus Conference Hall. The central thesis of the summit was clear: startup law had moved from a curiosity at the edge of […]
ING Orange Lab — Startup Law Training for Founders and Investors
On February 26, 2018, at the Startup Law training held at ING Orange Lab, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu and R. Okan Şencan offered founders and investors a two-sided perspective in a single session. The central thesis of the training was clear: the founder’s list of “legally important” topics largely overlaps with the investor’s […]
Istanbul Bar Association Fintech Session — The Legal Status of Crowdfunding and ICOs
On January 24, 2018, at the Fintech session organized by the Istanbul Bar Association’s IT Commission, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu delivered a talk titled “The Legal Status of Crowdfunding and ICOs”. The central thesis of the talk was clear: despite structural similarities, crowdfunding and ICOs occupy different legal positions in Turkey; how each […]
Startup Law Training at the Koç University Discover Series
On November 19, 2017, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu delivered a startup law training session at the Koç University Discover Series — Koç’s student-led entrepreneurship program designed to expose undergraduates to the working layers of the technology economy beyond academic coursework. The central thesis of the training was clear: Koç sits at one of […]
Marketing and Finance Summit 2017 — Startup Law Closing Keynote
On November 15, 2017, at the Marketing and Finance Summit (#pazarlamafinans17), our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu delivered the Startup Law closing keynote. The Q&A that tripled the original speaking slot made the session one of the most interactive on the summit’s program. The central thesis of the talk was clear: the new-generation ventures where […]
Web Summit 2017 Lisbon — Europe’s Largest Technology Event
From November 6 to 9, 2017, in Lisbon, Portugal, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu attended Web Summit 2017. Positioned as Europe’s largest technology event, the summit brought together 15,000+ companies from 166 countries and over 60,000 participants. The central thesis of the summit was clear: for a Turkish startup lawyer to stand on the […]
Bi’ Fikir Bi’ Şirket’17 — Technical Entrepreneurship Festival at Koç University
On April 1-2, 2017, at Koç University, the Bi’ Fikir Bi’ Şirket’17 Technical Entrepreneurship Festival was held. The Startup Hukuku team contributed to the festival, with our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu joining the session and mentor lineup. The central thesis of the festival was clear: when the layers university-stage founders need — business canvas, […]
YouStartup Denizli Pitching Challenge — with the Denizli Chamber of Commerce
On March 4, 2017, in collaboration with the Denizli Chamber of Commerce and Denizli Technopark, the YouStartup Denizli Pitching Challenge was held. Our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu and R. Okan Şencan delivered the Startup Law 101 training, with Mümtaz also serving on the Pitching Challenge jury. The central thesis of the event was clear: […]
Ankara Development Agency — Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Project
Between 2016 and 2017, under the “Project for the Development of Ankara’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem to Increase Youth Employment” carried out by the Ankara Development Agency, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu and R. Okan Şencan delivered startup-law training and advisory to the founders selected into the program. The project was co-financed by the European Union […]
Keiretsu Forum Turkey Panel — Process Management in Angel Investing
In December 2016, at the KWORKS Entrepreneurship Research Center, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu and the Startup Hukuku team attended the Keiretsu Forum Turkey panel titled “Process Management in the Angel Investment Journey for Founders.” The central thesis of the panel was clear: angel investing in Turkey runs on cultural and legal dynamics distinct […]