Kutlu Kazanci

Kutlu is the founding head of ventures for Creative Destruction Lab at University of Oxford, overseeing the scouting, selection, support and alumni relations across AI, fintech, climate, health and space programmes. He has 20+ years of business experience, advising startups and technology companies around the world. Before joining the CDL programme, Kutlu launched and ran startup programs in UK and EMEA, including UKBasecamp, SUCool, Founder Institute, Galata Business Angels, Endeavor Turkey as well as cofounding an enterprise innovation software company, WeDecide. Previous to that, he worked as a banker in New York and Jakarta. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering with distinction from Stanford University. He is also an investor in ~100 startups across North America and EMEA, part of European Investment Committee of Angelschool, part of Stanford UK Angels.