Orkun Kıral

Consulting & Analytics | Visa | Ex-VC

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Former VC and investment banking professional with experience evaluating business models, shaping growth strategies, and providing financial insights. Currently a consultant at Visa, advising businesses on payments strategy, operational efficiency, and industry challenges.

Experience

  • Consulting Analyst at Visa
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    The Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) team – Visa’s payments advisory arm – provides data-driven expert analysis to issuers, acquirers, merchants, fintechs and other partners to stay current on payment trends and consumer behaviors. VCA uses in-house economic intelligence and proprietary analytical models applied to large sets of data to provide unique insights and actionable recommendations that drive measurable impact for clients.

  • Investment Associate at Atlas Ventures
    Sep 2024 - Feb 2025 · 6 mos

    Atlas Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage technology companies focused on industrial digitalization and decarbonization.

  • Vinci Venture Capital (Full-time · 2 yrs 4 mos)
    • Investment Associate
      May 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Investment Analyst
      Jun 2022 - Apr 2023 · 11 mos

      Vinci VC invests in European early-stage technology startups in mobility, energy storage & management, industry 4.0, supply chain and logistics.

  • Investment Banking Analyst at Odin Financial Advisors
    Jan 2022 - May 2022 · 5 mos

    Odin Financial Advisors is an independent technology-focused investment banking advisory firm that provides financial advisory services and capital raising solutions to strategic clients.

  • Investment Analyst at idacapital
    Aug 2020 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

    idacapital Innovation Fund is Turkey's first impact VC fund investing across technology-enabled business verticals in Fintech, E-commerce, Logistics, Cleantech, and Edtech in and around Turkey.