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Okan KARA, PhD, is a co-founder and managing partner at ACT Venture Partners, a venture capital fund manager focused on early-stage deep tech ventures in Europe, with offices in the Netherlands, the UK, and Turkey. Okan has held board member positions at various companies, including Qubitrium and Cellbricks since 2024, and previously at Ambeent Inc., Picus Security, SenpAI.GG, Skysens, DataRow, Botanalytics, and ARDIC. Academic credentials include a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a PhD in Science and Technology Policy and Innovation Economics from Orta DoÄŸu Teknik Ãœniversitesi, graduate research in Innovation Economics from UCL, and a Master of Science in Science and Technology Policy from Orta DoÄŸu Teknik Ãœniversitesi, complemented by a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Marmara University.