Alper Celen

Alper Celen is a Founding Partner at Enhance Ventures, a venture studio focusing on technology-driven ventures for finance and commerce in the MENAPT region since September 2015. In addition, Celen serves as an Investor and Board Member at Joi Gifts, the leading online gifting platform in the Middle East, and holds advisory and investment roles at Prop-AI and Clevr, both aimed at innovating real estate investment and retail loyalty, respectively. Celen is also an Advisory Board Member at the Global Startup Studio Network by Morrow, a member of the Innovation Panel at DIFC, and has been an Educational Counselor at MIT since 2009. Previous experience includes managing Commit Network, a consulting firm in telecom innovation, and co-founding Foodonclick.com, which evolved into Talabat.com. Celen's educational background includes an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and engineering degrees from the University of Virginia.