POZITRON, a mobile soft-
ware developer focused
on business solutions,
was acquired by Monitise,
one of the world's leading
Mobile Money specialists.
FERIDUN TUNÇER
and Levent Yılmaz of
Baydöner, a chain of high-
quality Iskender döner
restaurants, were named
EY Entrepreneurs of the
Year in Turkey.
FOCUS
Ömer Paksoy &
Onur Tekinturhan
COMPANY
Hesapkurdu
INDUSTRY
Business/Professional Services
YEAR SELECTED
2013
REVENUE GROWTH, 2012–2013
220%
FOUNDED IN 2010 by Onur Tekinturhan
and Ömer Paksoy, Hesapkurdu
(previously Konutkredisi.com.tr)
is a Turkish personal finance
advisory platform that provides
information on unsecured personal
loans, mortgages, and auto loans.
Hesapkurdu works with 19 banks and
covers approximately 70% of the
Turkish retail lending market, gener-
ating approximately 200,000 loan
applications per month. By compar-
ing rates and helping customers
throughout the process both online
and offline, Hesapkurdu seeks to fill
the gap between banks and Turkish
consumers. To date, Hesapkurdu.com
has helped over one million cus-
tomers and plans to increase this
number as the nascent Turkish loan
market matures. Ömer and Onur
have become strong role models
and mentors for entrepreneurs in
Turkey's financial services and
tech sectors.
Endeavor Turkey currently supports 47
entrepreneurs from 28 companies.
ENDEAVOR
MAIN OFFICE
Istanbul(2007)
FIVE ENDEAVOR
ENTREPRENEURS
—
Emre Aydın (Çiçeksepeti),
Fatih İİbecer (Pozitron),
Hakan Baİ (Lidyana),
Sidar İahin (Peak Games),
and Nevzat Aydın
(Yemeksepeti.com)
—
were listed in Fortune
Turkey's "40 under
40" list.
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