Zeynep Ilgaz
Zeynep Ilgaz is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with a strong background in building and scaling successful businesses. She is currently a General Partner at Cross Ocean Ventures, where she invests in innovative technology companies and collaborates with founders to secure funding and refine growth strategies. Additionally, she serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Yale Ventures, helping Ph.D. innovators translate their research into startup ventures.
Zeynep is also an Angel Investor with NuFund Venture Group, focusing on early-stage startups in various sectors, including SaaS and digital health. She has been an advisor at Berkeley SkyDeck since March 2022, leveraging her expertise to support startups in their growth journeys. Furthermore, she is a Board Advisor for Endometrics, a company specializing in non-invasive diagnostics for endometriosis.
Her extensive experience includes co-founding Confirm BioSciences, a multi-brand consumer diagnostics company, which she helped scale to a nine-figure acquisition. Zeynep has also held various advisory and board positions at San Diego State University, contributing to initiatives that foster innovation and entrepreneurship.
Title: General Partner
Organization: Cross Ocean Ventures
