# Selçuk Atlı - Complete Profile

> Serial tech entrepreneur with 3 exits, angel investor, Fulbright Scholar with 5 patents, and singer-songwriter.

## Personal Information

- Name: Selçuk Atlı
- Location: New York
- Nationality: Turkish-American
- Website: https://selcukatli.com
- Email: hello@selcukatli.com

## Professional Summary

Selçuk Atlı is a serial entrepreneur who has founded multiple successful technology companies. He is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Bunch, a social gaming platform. He is also an active angel investor, having invested in over 30 startups, and serves as an advisor to several technology companies.

## Current Role

**Bunch** (2018 - Present)
- Role: Co-Founder & CEO
- Website: https://bunch.live
- Description: The party app for multiplayer games. Play your favorite games with friends over video chat.
- Funding: Raised $28M+ from General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, EA, Supercell, Ubisoft, and more.
- Status: Active

## Previous Companies Founded

**Manifest** (Acquired by Rakuten)
- Role: Founder & CEO
- Description: Product ads platform helping retailers like Gilt, Neiman Marcus, and OneKingsLane generate dynamic ads on Facebook, Google, and Pinterest.
- Exit: Acquired by Rakuten

**Boostable** (Acquired by Metric Collective)
- Role: Co-Founder
- Description: Adtech platform enabling e-commerce businesses to offer online advertising as a service to their sellers.
- Investors: YCombinator, SV Angel, 500 Startups
- Exit: Acquired by Metric Collective

**Nomadic Mentors** (Acquired by The Family)
- Role: Co-Founder & Board Member
- Description: Non-profit bringing elite startup mentors to emerging tech hubs around the world.
- Exit: Acquired by The Family

## Investment Activity

**Venture Partner Role:**
- 500 Startups (Previously Venture Partner)
- Worked with portfolio companies on growth, product, and go-to-market strategy

**Angel Investments:**
- GetStream: Chat and activity feed APIs powering communications for 1B+ end users. Raised $58M+ from Felicis, GGV Capital, and 01 Advisors.
- 30+ other angel investments in early-stage startups

**Advisory Roles:**
- MobileAction: App Store Optimization and mobile growth intelligence platform
- StackShare: Developer tools community with 1.5M+ developers (Acquired by FOSSA in 2024)
- Blockthrough: Adblock revenue recovery platform for publishers (Acquired by eyeo in 2022)

## Education & Recognition

- Fulbright Scholar
- YCombinator Alumnus (W14 Batch)
- Endeavor Entrepreneur

## Publications & Thought Leadership

### The Pivot Pyramid Framework

The Pivot Pyramid is a visual framework created by Selçuk Atlı for startup experimentation. It provides a systematic approach to pivoting by organizing a startup into five interconnected layers:

1. **Customers** - Who you're building for
2. **Problem** - What pain point you're solving
3. **Solution** - How you solve the problem
4. **Technology** - What you build to deliver the solution
5. **Growth** - How you acquire and retain users

The framework helps founders understand that changes at lower layers (Customers, Problem) cascade upward and require more fundamental pivots, while changes at higher layers (Technology, Growth) are less disruptive. This guides strategic decision-making about where and how to pivot.

**Featured In:**
- Full Guide: https://selcukatli.com/pivot-pyramid
- Blog: https://medium.com/@pivot_pyramid/introducing-the-pivot-pyramid-aa26d0255397
- VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/2016/05/28/the-pivot-pyramid-how-to-experiment-with-your-startup/
- 500 Startups: https://500.co/content/the-startup-pivot-pyramid
- Founder Institute: https://fi.co/insight/what-pivoting-is-when-to-pivot-and-how-to-pivot-effectively
- MaRS: https://learn.marsdd.com/article/pivots-part-6-types-of-pivots/

## Intellectual Property

I've been awarded 5 US patents in social gaming infrastructure and advertising technology:

1. US11701576B2 - Mediating multiplayer electronic game sessions (2023)
2. US11642596B2 - Game mediation infrastructure for multiplayer gaming sessions (2023)
3. US11465056B2 - Game mediation component for enriching multiplayer gaming (2022)
4. US20150058119A1 - Automated Advertisement of Products on Online Sites (2015)
5. US20210224859A1 - Promoting products on social networking systems (2021)

These patents have been cited by major technology companies including Google, Meta, Salesforce, Nike, and ByteDance.

## Music Career

Selçuk performs as a singer-songwriter under the stage name ATLI.

**Debut Album:** Heart Sized Revolutions
- Genre: Indie rock, synth pop, brit rock
- Description: A collection of 12 tracks exploring the tension between ambition and vulnerability
- Available on: Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, SoundCloud
- Website: https://atli.co
- Spotify Artist Page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3t7SDQAdxlPGQyJMp00laU

## Social Media & Online Presence

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/selcukatli
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/selcukatli
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/selcukatli
- GitHub: https://github.com/selcukatli
- Spotify (ATLI): https://open.spotify.com/artist/3t7SDQAdxlPGQyJMp00laU
- Medium: https://medium.com/@selcukatli

## Expertise Areas

- Entrepreneurship & Startups
- Social Gaming
- Mobile Applications
- Advertising Technology (AdTech)
- Angel Investing
- Startup Mentorship
- Music Production & Songwriting

## Contact

For business inquiries, investment opportunities, or general contact:
Email: hello@selcukatli.com
Website: https://selcukatli.com