The entrepreneur
I've spent the last decade building companies — across health, AI, VR/AR, blockchain, and legal tech. Shifa AI is what I'm building now. Clemta, Vircon Group Technologies, and Startup Hukuku are the work that came before.
- Shifa AI · Co-founder · current
- Clemta · Co-founder · partial exit
- Sectors · health · AI · VR/AR · blockchain · legal tech
- Listed · Forbes 30 Under 30 Türkiye
- G20 · Türkiye representative · Startup20
The triathlete
Half-Ironman (70.3) finisher. I race across sprint, olympic, and 70.3 distances. For me, endurance is a discipline of attention — and a longevity practice. Not a weekend hobby.
- 70.3 · Half-Ironman finisher
- Distances · sprint / olympic / 70.3
- Years of consistent training
- The long game · longevity over PRs
The podcaster
I co-host Çıtayı Yükseltenler with Hüseyin Oğuz — long-form conversations with the founders, investors, and operators who raise the bar in their field. Episodes live at citayiyukseltenler.com and on the Vircon Legal YouTube channel.
- Çıtayı Yükseltenler · Co-host
- Co-host · Hüseyin Oğuz
- Launched 2024 · 89+ episodes
- Long-form interview · TR
- Video on Vircon Legal — YouTube
The speaker
I speak at conferences, universities, and industry events on what it actually takes to build technology companies inside the regulation that surrounds them — blockchain, data protection, AI policy, startup law, and endurance as a leadership discipline.
- Keynote · Qatar Web Summit
- Stages · CoinDesk Turkey, HIT Games, DGFI Tbilisi, Komünite Space
- Institutions · Istanbul Bar Association, AIPA
- Languages · TR · EN
The investor
I'm an angel investor in early-stage Turkish and regional startups. Operator-first checks — capital plus real time on legal architecture, fundraising strategy, and early commercial introductions.
- Angel investor · personal capital
- Pre-seed → Series A
- Operator-led support
The lawyer
Managing partner at Vircon Legal. I work at the seam where new technology meets old regulation — crypto and blockchain, data protection, fintech, AI policy, startup deals. I sit at the table as a lawyer, but I've also built and partially exited a company, and I'm an active angel on more than a few cap tables. That mix is the work.
- Vircon Legal · Managing partner
- Operator · exited founder · active angel investor
- Legal 500 · Recommended lawyer · two years running
- CIPM · ISO 27001 Lead Auditor · OneTrust Privacy Fellow