Eray Erdoğan

Founder · Connector | Co-founder Reflect Studio

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Experience

  • Co-Founder at Reflect Studio
    Sep 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 10 mos

    Reflect Studio is a B-Corp certified merchandise and lifestyle brand with 8-figure annual revenue, operating across B2C, B2B, and social impact verticals. We design and produce premium branded merchandise and collections for some of the world's most recognized organizations. Our partners include WWF, Mercedes-Benz, Allianz, Google, Spotify, and Galatasaray among thousands of corporate and institutional clients across the globe. On the consumer side, we've built a direct brand with 500K+ unique customers. From the beginning, we built Reflect Studio as a business that funds impact through commerce. To date, $3M+ has been donated to NGOs through our sales model. What started as a design and manufacturing studio has grown into a multi-vertical brand, store, and studio concept, trusted by global brands for the quality of our craft and the values behind it.

  • Pre Seed Investor & Advisor at Various Startups
    Jun 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

    I show up as a multiplier. Fundraising, strategic positioning, business development, talent, introductions to mentors and experts. A decade of relationships across Turkey and beyond, deployed whenever a founder needs a door opened. Aposto: New media company. Millions of readers monthly. Komünite & Lokomotif AI: Creator economy community and its AI adoption arm. Helping professionals build independent businesses and companies operationalize AI. Exposure AI: Global AI talent network. GelTech Labs: Lab automation for hydrogel scientists.

  • Founding Member at Yenibirlider
    Jul 2012 - Present · 14 yrs

    Leadership development ecosystem for Turkey's next generation.

  • Co-Founder at Lala Eğitim Teknolojileri
    Nov 2014 - May 2019 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    EdTech startup measuring and reporting student performance during university entrance exam preparation. Raised from BIC Angels. Reached 100K+ users.

  • Fellow at Türkiye Girişimcilik Vakfı
    Sep 2014 - Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Fellowship selecting Turkey's top entrepreneurial talent. One of the first fellows.