Arda Kirkagac

Senior Associate

Working together since 2018

Companies

I am passionate about venture because..

it allows me to solve various challenges along with genius minds every day while staying on top of state-of-the-art developments in tech.

The types of founders who impress me most are..

the ones who don’t let themselves down even when facing constant challenges. 

If I weren’t in venture, I’d be..

either a programmer or a product person.

The thing that my colleagues least expected about me is..

my perfect pitch, but I have not had a chance to prove this to anyone yet. 

I’m most skeptical about..

people who are too full of themselves, which is usually a sign of a lack of ability in my opinion. 

The most unexpected thing about being in venture is..

how big of an impact founders as well as investors can create through a simple chain of decisions that are almost always made with inadequate information. It has amazed me since day one.

The best advice I got from a colleague was..

to embrace the loneliness of the way.

If I could have a superpower, it would be..

teleporting (I’m OK with a cooldown period)