Mehmet Karakus

Mehmet Karakus is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in sales, entrepreneurship, and investment. Currently serving as a Founding Account Executive at Datazone, an Author at BlackBird Startup Stories, and an Angel Investor at beehiiv, Mehmet has significantly impacted the startup ecosystem. Previously, as the Head of Sales at IOMETE, Mehmet played a crucial role in building the company from the ground up, while at Deel, contributed to a revenue increase from $1M to $100M ARR. Other ventures include founding Freshy Store and co-founding Yelo Technologies, along with advisory roles at Plastiks.io. Mehmet holds a Bachelor's degree in International Management from TBS Education and is furthering expertise in Web3 and blockchain technologies.