Nevzat Aydın
Turkish entrepreneur (born 1976)
Nevzat Aydın (born 8 March 1976) is a Turkish internet entrepreneur, angel investor and a mentor. Aydın is the co-founder and former CEO of Yemeksepeti, the leading online food delivery portal in Turkey.
During his lead in 2015, Yemeksepeti was acquired by the German-based Delivery Hero for $589 million (£378 m), which was the biggest valuation ever yet in Turkish internet history. He was among the 150 entrepreneurs invited from all around the world to the Entrepreneurship Summit held by USA President Barack Obama in April 2010. Aydın also was one of the juries/investors in Dragon's Den TV show. In 2013 and 2015, Aydın was named number one on Fortune's 40 Under 40 List.
Yemeksepeti career
Professional career of Nevzat Aydın started with Yemeksepeti the first online food ordering company in Turkey, providing the facility to place food orders on-line from an affiliated network of restaurants without charging the user any extra fees. Aydın founded the company with Melih Odemis (chief technology officer), Cem Nufusi (sales director) and Gokhan Akan (chief financial officer), and has been the chief executive officer of the company since then.
When Aydın and the team started the business in 2001, internet penetration was very low in Turkey. Yemeksepeti did not make any profit for the first 5 years, but with a strong focus on customer experience and the convenience of the business model, they managed to convince the users and the restaurants to benefit from the huge potential of internet.
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