TRVC16: Merve Zabcı on Data-Driven Investing and Building Metis Ventures

In this episode of TRVC – The Turkish VC Podcast, host Yunus Celebiler sits down with Merve Zabcı, General Partner at Metis Ventures, one of Turkey’s pioneering data-driven venture capital firms. Merve shares her journey from engineering to venture capital, and how her career path through investment banking, PE, and family office investing prepared her to launch and lead Metis Ventures.Topics Covered:The origin story of Metis Ventures and its differentiated data-first approachWhy Turkey and the broader region present untapped opportunities for VCInsights into how data and structured processes can drive early-stage investingHow Metis Ventures is building not just a fund, but a long-term platform from pre-seed to IPOMetis is a rising star VC firm in Turkey and the region. Don't miss this inside peak into how they are building and growing.⏱️ Chapters IntroductionMerve’s background and early careerFrom family office investing to launching Metis VenturesThe thesis behind a data-driven VC firmTrends in Turkish and regional startup ecosystemsAdvice to founders on working with data-centric investorsThe future of Metis Ventures and regional VC