Your Product Team.
We're startup founders who love building products with ambitious founders. Find us on Bookface or contact any one of us below to talk about how we can help you build products your customers need.
Sinan Sari
Sinan is based in Irvine, CA and is a systems and processes nut. He was co-founder & CTO of Cuboh (YC S19), a senior software engineer at Tasso & Oscar Health, and a co-founder at Kidsy. He loves working on healthtech & e-commerce/marketplace projects. He does a little bit of everything depending on what our clients need. Sinan has a Bachelor's in Computer Science from Bilkent University.
Serdar Pehlivan
Serdar is based in Turkey and oversees developer output & training. A math Olympiad medalist, PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of Connecticut, Bachelor's in Computer Science from Bilkent University, and ex-Vice Dean of Engineering at Zirve University, Serdar's work ensures our developers deliver quality code on time and on schedule. He prepares every proposal, bi-weekly report, and financial reports for each client personally.
Esra Nur
Esra is based in Newport Beach, CA and is our lead Product Manager, bridging the gap between client business objectives and our technical teams. She's responsible for crafting user stories our engineers use to understand each client's customer needs before we begin writing code. Esra has a Bachelor's in Computer Science from Bilkent University, and a Master's in Graphic Design from the Istanbul Arel University.
Mairah Karim
Mairah is based in Pakistan and is our swiss army knife. She is the "voice of the customer" for Horizon Labs' clients and the projects we incubate internally. She built our process for prioritizing client requests, escalating emergencies, and updating customers about the status of their tasks regularly. She also runs our Founding Engineer's program by conducting every applicant interview personally. Mairah has her Bachelor's in Psychology from the Istanbul Bilgi University.
Basmah Masood
Basmah is based in Berkeley, CA and is responsible for providing UI/UX support for our clients and incubated projects. A self-described visual story teller, Basmah has 10+ years of experience as a photographer, videographer, and illustrator before she made the plunge into UI/UX design. She has her Bachelor's in Social Sciences from IBA Pakistan.
Gorkem Bendin
Gorkem is based in Turkey and is responsible for overseeing the code we deploy for clients. A full-stack web, mobile, and embedded developer with 9+ years of experience across a variety of startups and enterprises, Gorkem is one of our best coders and project managers ensuring successful client outcomes. He has a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering from Erciyes University.
Saif Akhtar
Saif is based in Berkeley, CA and is responsible for keeping our clients happy (and the lights on). He's been an early employee, co-founder, investor/VC, and advisor to various startups, most recently on the founding team of Cresance (part of Stanford's StartX & Alchemist Accelerator) and Intellus.ai. Saif has a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from San Jose State University.
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