Can Ertugrul (AUT)

Can is a stARTist by passion and a storyteller by fortune. His hobby is to help young entrepreneurs telling their stories and making them real. After STARTeurope, where Can was a core team member and in-house pitch trainer, he moved to the Austrian incubator and early-stage investor i5invest. From there he gradually shifted to the new online payment startup payolution, where he does business development.

Can has given pitch trainings in Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Kosovo, Romania and Portugal so far. His previous position as a chairman of Austria’s biggest Debating Club not only brought him to finals in debating tournaments but helped him to get the right eye for public speaking and communications. Through his experience as a mentor at various international startup events he has seen hundreds of pitches (the good, the bad & the ugly) and understands the needs of young teams of founders quite well.