She is a co-founder at Angel Labs, the world’s first investor accelerator with a strong focus on diversity & inclusion. Before founding Angel Labs, she worked as a Managing Director at Startup Labs where she managed over 30 successful digital investments.

Angel Labs operates in 40 countries and exists to supercharge investor communities and empower high-net-worth individuals, family offices & executives worldwide.

Tugce has been and continues to be a national and international consultant and speaker on economic development, angel and venture financing for numerous countries and NGOs including the EU and OECD.

She has worked closely with several countries on their national entrepreneurship programs, and with digital agencies on their startup partnerships.

She regularly collaborates with agencies, media companies, and corporations on accelerating the ways they discover and pilot innovation from startups.

Tugce is an active member of the European VC network and regularly speaks at events around the world regarding entrepreneurship, economic development and technology.