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.

Bringing a unique experience in technology, consumer, and financial services, Mr. Üçok is working closely with Lycian Capital’s leadership to support the firm’s investment activities and its portfolio companies.

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.