About Evren Ucok

Evren Ucok is an equity investor focusing on capital markets (especially asset and investment management), consumer internet (with an emphasis on late-stage growth), and enterprise software (focusing on funds and local champions). Previously, he co-founded and ran three important companies: - Trendyol Group, one of the biggest e-commerce companies in the world - Peak Games, the first unicorn exit from Turkey - Earlybird Digital East, the first institutional VC fund from Eastern Europe that returned approximately 14x Before that, he worked at Oliver Wyman for about 14 years, advising financial institutions. He is a citizen of Turkey and the EU. Evren Ucok is a prominent investor and entrepreneur with over 25 years experience, Evren Üçok is the Anchor Investor and Senior Advisor at Lycian Capital. Mr. Üçok is the Co-founder and Chairman of Trendyol, one of the world’s top e-commerce companies and Turkey’s first decacorn. Along with Trendyol, Evren Üçok is the Co-founder and Senior Advisor at Earlybird Digital East Funds, one of the top VC franchises in EMEA by net IRR and TVPI with a focus on enterprise technology. In addition, Mr. Üçok was a Founding Investor and Board Member of Peak Games, Turkey’s first unicorn. Prior to these ventures, Evren Üçok was a Senior Partner at Oliver Wyman, where he worked with around 30 prominent emerging markets banks and helped ca. 40 financial institutions in EMEA and India. Evren Üçok holds a dual degree in Business and Mathematics, summa cum laude, from the Wharton School and is a graduate of Deutsche Schule Istanbul.