Selçuk University Law Academy — Personal Data Protection through the Pandemic
On April 19, 2020, in an online conference organized by the Selçuk University Law Academy and moderated by Özge Uçak, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu gave a talk titled “Personal Data Protection Through the Lens of the Corona Pandemic.” The central thesis of the session was clear: during the pandemic, the processing of health …
Read more →Vircon Legal Advised Mottojoy on its USD 60,000 Follow-on Seed Round from Hande Enes
Vircon Legal advised Mottojoy on its follow-on seed financing round. The round closed on 17 February 2020 with USD 60,000 raised at a USD 1,775,000 post-money valuation from Hande Enes. The round followed the initial seed transaction that closed in July 2019 — see our note on the prior round. Follow-on rounds executed with the …
Read more →Vircon Legal Managed the Angel Round of Favorites Group, Inc — Owner of Favoritan App
Vircon Legal managed the angel financing round of Favorites Group, Inc, the owner of the Favoritan consumer mobile product. The round closed on 10 January 2020. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed at the request of the parties. Cross-border angel rounds — a US-incorporated holding company with Turkish operating roots taking angel …
Read more →Vircon Legal Advised TRANGELS on its USD 67,000 Follow-on Seed Investment in Batron Energy
Vircon Legal advised TRANGELS on its follow-on seed investment in Batron Energy alongside ERBAN and Hüseyin Karayağız. The round closed on 1 December 2019 with USD 67,000 invested at the seed stage. The round followed the initial seed transaction that closed in March 2019 — see our note on the prior round. The company is …
Read more →Forbes Türkiye 30 Under 30 — Vircon Group on the Inaugural List
In November 2019, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu, as part of the founding team of Vircon Group, was named to the inaugural Forbes Türkiye 30 Under 30 list. In its first edition in Turkey, the selection brought together young figures who had created businesses and impact before the age of 30. The central thesis …
Read more →LawUp Podcast — Personal Data Protection
On October 21, 2019, on the LawUp: Law and Entrepreneurship podcast, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu gave an in-depth interview on the protection of personal data. The central thesis of the interview was clear: data protection is not merely a compliance topic; when structured correctly, it is an operational discipline that shapes both product …
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