Onur T. Kurugöl

Overview

Onur T. Kurugöl is an angel investor and founding partner at Aventio MB, a merchant banking platform established in 2016. Aventio MB provides companies with access to smart capital through its network of exited founders, C-suite executives, and vertical-expert advisors, primarily from the fintech, e-commerce, and B2C marketplace sectors. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, including late-seed to Series A rounds, as well as co-participations in late-stage growth capital rounds. Investment sizes typically range from $250,000 to $3,000,000. Aventio MB's investment strategy emphasizes careful selection of opportunities, aiming for investments with clear exit paths and targeting a 3-4x+ multiple on invested capital (MOIC) and a 40%+ US Dollar-based net internal rate of return (IRR). The firm's portfolio includes notable companies such as Mackolik, a digital media B2C platform; Voicera (WrappUp), a B2B software company acquired by Cisco; Jewel Paymentech, a fintech firm; KOIN, a Brazilian BNPL provider; Minka, a cloud-based payment network operating in Colombia and Mexico; Garajsepeti, a second-hand auto marketplace; WufWuf, a UK-based e-commerce platform; and Kavak, a leading second-hand auto marketplace operating in multiple countries. Prior to founding Aventio MB, Onur began his investment banking career in March 2008 at Rothschild’s Turkish investment banking team, followed by Global M&A in Istanbul, focusing on mid-market Turkish M&A transactions. He joined Odin Financial Advisors in February 2011, where he primarily focused on executing landmark technology transactions in the Turkish market, including the sale of hepsiburada.com, arabam.com, mackolik.com, and evmanya.com. Onur holds a joint MBA from IE Business School in Spain and Koc University in Turkey and received his BS degree in textile engineering from Ege University in 2004.

Investment Focus

• Early-stage companies with clear exit paths
• Technology and technology-enabled businesses
• Companies with strong growth potential

Portfolio Companies