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Doğuş Kuran

Technology & Growth Executive | Investor | Board Advisor

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With 25+ years in tech & telecom, Enver Doğuş Kuran held senior global roles. He founded Lancra and served as SabancıDxBV CEO. As an active venture capital investor, he contributes to Turkey's digital future.

Doğuş Kuran is a business leader, investor and board consultant with over 25 years of international experience in technology, investment, digital transformation and growth strategies. Throughout his career, he has assumed senior-level leadership positions in telecommunications, technology, artificial intelligence, investment and digital platforms; leading growth, transformation and scaling processes of global organizations.

A graduate of Istanbul Technical University in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Kuran has shaped his career in technology-driven growth by combining engineering and technology infrastructure with business strategy. He completed his master's degree in Engineering Management at Portland State University, followed by participation in innovation and leadership programs at London Business School and MIT.

In the early stages of his career, he held positions in sales, consulting, technology transformation and business development at leading global technology companies such as Alcatel, Cisco, Microsoft and Ericsson. Particularly during his time at Cisco and Microsoft, he led significant projects in corporate transformation, cloud solutions, technology modernization and large-scale customer management.

Subsequently serving as Managing Partner responsible for Communications, Media and Technology sectors at Accenture; he managed companies' growth strategies, customer experience transformations, analytics, innovation and corporate transformation programs. During this period, he took active leadership in large-scale transformation projects, M&A processes and technology modernization programs.

During his tenure as Executive Board Member and Chief Customer Officer at Turkcell, he led significant transformation programs in customer experience, data analytics, digital channels, CRM, artificial intelligence applications and digital transformation. He also managed Lifecell operations, data-driven organizational structuring and the establishment of customer analytics teams.

Following 2020, focusing on technology investments, venture capital and board consulting, Kuran took on the role of CEO at SabancıDx and leadership of a Netherlands-based technology investment company; serving as board member in many technology companies and investment platforms. He plays active roles in technology investments, AI infrastructures, data centers, cloud systems and venture scaling.

Today, serving as CxO Advisor at G42, Venture Partner at ENA Venture Capital and board consultant at various technology companies; he provides support to companies in growth, investment, technology strategies and global expansion. He also provides fractional CEO and board consulting services.

Doğuş Kuran possesses strong field experience particularly in scaling, investment preparation and commercial growth in technology companies, investment-focused organizations and rapidly growing ventures.

Areas of Support

Technology strategy and digital transformation
Artificial intelligence strategies and AI infrastructures
Venture capital and investment processes
Company scaling and growth strategies
Board consulting and fractional CEO support
M&A processes and company mergers
Data-driven organizational design
Customer experience and digital channels transformation
Global market expansion and regional growth
Cloud, data center and technology modernization
Corporate transformation programs
Go-to-market and commercial growth strategies for technology companies

Areas of Expertise

Doğuş Kuran