Draft:Hande Çilingir

Hande Çilingir (born 1985) is a Turkish entrepreneur who is the co-founder and CEO of Insider.[1][2][3]

Education

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Çilingir's was born in Bursa, Turkey to immigrants: her mother was from Greece and her father from Bulgaria.[4] She attended Bursa Anatolian High School, and Istanbul Bilgi University, and received her undergraduate diploma from the London School of Economics.[5][4]

Career

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Çilingir previously created an English as a second or foreign language school in Fethiye, Turkey, with Serhat Soyuerel[6] and sold it.[7]

In 2012, she co-founded Insider, an artificial intelligence-backed marketing company,[8][9] alongside Arda Koterin, Mehmet Sinan Toktay, Muharrem Derinkök, Okan Yedibela and Serhat Soyuerel.[7][10] According to Forbes, the company is worth US$2 billion as of March 2024.[11] In 2021, she spoke with Barack Obama at the Reshape 2021 summit.

References

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  1. ^ Russell, Jon (2018-04-03). "Insider raises $11M to help internet marketers do better internet marketing". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  2. ^ Ersoy, Ercan; Amin, Haslinda (2023-05-24). "Turkish AI-backed Startup Worth Almost $2 Billion in Funding". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  3. ^ Swamy, Sanjay (2020-09-15). "Being Insider, Hande Cilingir, Co-founder and CEO, Insider". Martechvibe. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  4. ^ a b Kudun, Buse (11 February 2022). "Hande Çilingir, The Founding Partner and CEO of Insider". Startup Teknologi.
  5. ^ Nonis, Jamie. ""There's Zero Optionality": Insider's Hande Çilingir on Building a Billion-Dollar Company". Tatler. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  6. ^ Wiggers, Kyle (2022-03-02). "Insider raises $121M to help companies analyze marketing data". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  7. ^ a b Divecha, Devina (2023-10-26). "Making Waves: Hande Çilingir, Co-Founder And CEO, Insider". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  8. ^ "Insider web'i kişiselleştiren teknolojiyi sunuyor". CNN (in Turkish). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  9. ^ Insider CEO Hande Çilingir on AI, Fundraising, 2023-05-24, retrieved 2024-03-13
  10. ^ "Providing A Pain Killer E-commerce Product: The VC Podcast | Antler". www.antler.co. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  11. ^ Wibisono, Ardian. "Singapore's AI-Based Marketing Unicorn Raises $105 Million To Finance M&A". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-13.