Şekip Can Gökalp

Co-Founder

London, England, United Kingdom23 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founder of multiple successful companies in mobile gaming.
  • Experienced investor with multiple unicorn outcomes.
  • Expertise in AI-driven consumer products and subscription growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor in the mobile gaming and ad-tech industries.

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Skills

Other Skills

Mobile AdvertisingMobile ContentBusiness DevelopmentSalesMobile MediaB2B MarketingMobile MarketingMobile ApplicationsMobile DevicesMarketingMobile CommerceSocial Media MarketingSocial NetworkingMarketing ManagementMobile Internet

About

I'm a founder, operator and investor with a background in mobile gaming, ad-tech and AI-driven consumer products, and subscription growth. I have built and sold two companies to public acquirers and had multiple unicorn outcomes as an angel investor.

Experience

23 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
5 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
9 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Sanlo

Investor

Jun 2022Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Fortunate early stage investor in the best fintech team working on enabling game developers.

Hadi games

Investor

Oct 2021Present · 4 yrs 7 mos · Istanbul, Turkey

  • Fortunate early stage investor in Hadi, ambitious studio formed by the team behind some of the greatest hits of Gram Games.

Tripledot studios

Investor

Feb 2019Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

  • Fortunate early stage investor in one of the few generational independent studios in mobile.

Viker

Investor

Feb 2019Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

  • Early investor in Viker, one of the leading web3 focused casual game studios in London. Have enjoyed the successful transition of the business to player ownership focus and raising follow on investments from Animoca and IVC.

Bigger games

Investor

Jan 2019Present · 7 yrs 4 mos · Istanbul, Turkey

  • Early pre-incorporation supporter of one of the best casual teams in Turkey.

Coda labs

CEO & Co-Founder

Jan 2019Jan 2024 · 5 yrs · London, United Kingdom

  • Coda Labs is a team of creative and technology experts who delivers a platform for game studios to launch and market their games to millions of users on mobile in the fastest way possible. Our tools have been used by over 4 thousand studios. Coda Labs is backed by world-class investors including Lvp, investors in Unity and Supercell.

Adsquare

Investor and Board Director

Feb 2017Present · 9 yrs 3 mos · Berlin, Germany

  • Led the B round with a family office and have been enjoying the privilege of serving on the board since then as the company grew to become a global leader in data and measurement.

Aiden.ai

Investor and Board Director

Feb 2017Nov 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

  • Led seed round with a family office and had the privilege of serving on the board through to the exit to Twitter in 2019.

Adcolony

COO

Jan 2017Jun 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • Led all business units globally for AdColony brand and performance organizations out of New York following the acquisition of mobilike by Opera Mediaworks (rebranded as AdColony). Have previously been running the exchange business.
  • AdColony is the largest ad quality video marketplace in the world with a reach of more than 1.4 billion users globally. With a mission to elevate the state of mobile video advertising by focusing on the highest quality consumer experiences that deliver outcomes for brands and publishers on today’s primetime apps and sites, AdColony is trusted by Fortune 500 brands and more than 85% of the world's top grossing mobile publishers. Known for our exclusive Instant-Play™ HD video technology, proprietary rich media formats, our global performance advertising business and programmatic marketplace, and our extensive ad SDK footprint in the Top 1000 apps worldwide, we are passionate about helping brands connect with consumers at scale on the most important screen in their lives.

Bitbond

Investor and Board Advisor

Dec 2016Present · 9 yrs 5 mos · Berlin, Germany

  • Led seed round end of 2016 as part of my early stage crypto investments and have been serving on the board since then.

Opera mediaworks (rebranded to adcolony)

SVP Marketplace & Strategy, EMEA

May 2016Dec 2016 · 7 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • Managing the programmatic marketplace business and leading strategy in EMEA following the acquisition of mobilike by Opera.
  • Opera Mediaworks is one of the largest mobile advertising and marketing platforms in the world, reaching an audience of 1.2 billion consumers globally. We help clients deliver innovative brand experiences that evoke emotion and deliver real outcomes fueled by data, technology and creativity.
  • Trusted by Fortune 500 brands and more than 85% of the world’s top grossing mobile publishers, we are an essential advertising and monetization platform to drive meaningful results on mobile. Known for our exclusive Instant-Play™ HD video technology, our global performance advertising business and our extensive ad SDK footprint in the Top 1000 apps worldwide, we are passionate about helping brands connect with consumers at scale on the most important screen in their lives. A fully-owned subsidiary of Opera ASA, Opera Mediaworks is a global organization with over 20 offices worldwide.

Remerge

Investor and Board Director

Aug 2015Present · 10 yrs 9 mos · Berlin, Germany

  • Led A round with a family office after having invested in the seed round as an angel investor. Have been enjoying serving on the board since then as remerge grew to become the #1 independent app retargeting business, constantly topping industry charts and often ahead of big tech.

Adphorus (a sojern company)

Investor, Member of the Board of Directors

Feb 2015Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Istanbul, Turkey

  • Led seed and A rounds with a family office and served on the board until the exit to travel martech giant Sojern.

Mobilike - an adcolony company

Co-Founder & Board Member

Oct 2009Jun 2018 · 8 yrs 8 mos · Istanbul, Turkey

  • mobilike is the one stop mobile media shop in Turkey, providing media agencies and advertisers with best possible advertising solutions in mobile. mobilike is the exclusive partner of the biggest media groups in Turkey and has a market share of 70%.

Netlog

Business Developer Turkey

Jan 2009Feb 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Managing relationship with regional saleshouse
  • Representing the company in Turkey on all levels
  • Organizing marketing activities
  • Utilizing Netlog's reach with local partnerships to create new revenue channels
  • Establishment of mobile ad revenue channel
  • Responsible for creating projects for top 100 advertisers
  • Direct sales activity, maintenance of advertiser relations

Mixxt

Country Manager Turkey

Jun 2008Jan 2009 · 7 mos

  • Complete Social Network Solutions

Siyahkahve.com

Founder

Apr 2003Jun 2008 · 5 yrs 2 mos

  • Literature Community

Education

RWTH Aachen University

Computer Engineering

Jan 2002Jan 2007

İstanbul Erkek Lisesi

Abitur

Jan 1994Jan 2002

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