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Valyuu CEO Ferhat Topuz on building a multi-sided platform in the circular economy and taking investor calls on a train station floor

March 27, 2023 Ferhat Topuz Season 2 Episode 36
Start to scale. Startup and Scale-up Founder Stories.
Valyuu CEO Ferhat Topuz on building a multi-sided platform in the circular economy and taking investor calls on a train station floor
Show Notes

Ferhat is the CEO and Co-founder of Valyuu, the circular economy marketplace to sell and buy pre-owned goods, like smartphones and macbooks. With first hand experience from T-mobile and a first venture in b2b refurbishment, he started the company in January 2021. 

Valyuu joined Techstars and in March 22 they raised a first investment with ten prominent angel investors. Valyuu has been growing rapidly, so Ferhat is currently raising to support the next stage.

In this episode, we'll cover the following topics:

  • Building a multi sided platform in the circular economy;
  • The value of a startup accelerator;
  • Taking investor calls on a train station floor… ;-)


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