SOVEREIGN MEDIA
International MediaMedia advisory and execution for international brands and institutional clients. Automated where it helps, senior-led where it counts.
Two exits, seven active ventures, 20+ years in the game. We don't advise from the sidelines -- we've built the companies, scaled the teams and closed the deals ourselves.
European startup accelerator. I mentor early-stage founders on go-to-market, capital strategy and operating discipline.
Media advisory and execution for international brands and institutional clients. Automated where it helps, senior-led where it counts.
AI taskforce for enterprises. We automate processes, build custom AI agents and make companies dangerously competitive. Value-based billing only -- we charge for results, not hours. Currently in founding.
HealthTech scaleup focused on digital health solutions. Successfully transitioned from angel investment to seed round. BC Convest supported go-to-market strategy and scaling from day one.
BioTech infrastructure for precision agriculture. AI-driven yield optimization. Pre-seed investment, alongside access to an international network.
Limited partner in a venture fund backing European AI companies, built as a counterweight to the US- and China-dominated ecosystems.
Ad monetization platform in stealth mode.
Scale and exit of specialized media agency in Germany for data-driven programmatic planning and buying with strong focus on creative agencies.
Exit to Auctus Capital & MAI GroupFounded a digital ad network and publisher monetization platform focused on performance-based display advertising.
Exit to Stroeer SE & Co. KGaABülent Cakir - Founder & Managing Director
"No network, no capital, no one who could open a door. Instead: an unreasonable amount of stubbornness."
Grew up in a Turkish working-class family in Germany. Three degrees -- IT from Heidelberg/Hyderabad, eCommerce from Sydney, MBA from Hamburg. All summa cum laude. Strategy consulting at IBM before founding his first company.
upvalue, eComCon, klaro media -- built, scaled, exited. Today running Sovereign Media (independent media advisory), dangerously.ai (enterprise AI taskforce) and 2infinity.ai (ad monetization, in stealth). Mentor for early-stage founders at AcceleratorX. Heavily invested into AI funds and startups.
Raised four kids while building companies. Knows what it feels like when Friday night the account is tight and Monday morning payroll goes out.