# Selçuk Atlı

> Serial tech entrepreneur, angel investor, and songwriter based in New York.

## About

Selçuk Atlı is the Co-Founder & CEO of Bunch, a social gaming platform that raised $28M+ from General Catalyst, Lightspeed, EA, Supercell, and Ubisoft. He is a YCombinator alumnus (W14) and Endeavor Entrepreneur with 3 successful exits.

## Current Role

- Co-Founder & CEO at Bunch (bunch.live) - The party app for multiplayer games

## Previous Ventures

- Manifest: Product ads platform for retailers (Acquired by Rakuten)
- Boostable: Adtech platform for e-commerce (Acquired by Metric Collective)
- Nomadic Mentors: Non-profit for startup mentorship (Acquired by The Family)

## Investing & Advisory

- Former Venture Partner at 500 Startups
- Angel investor in 30+ companies including GetStream ($58M+ raised)
- Advisor to MobileAction, StackShare (acquired), Blockthrough (acquired)

## Publications

### The Pivot Pyramid
A visual framework for startup experimentation created by Selçuk Atlı. Five layers—Customers, Problem, Solution, Technology, Growth—guide founders on where to pivot and how changes cascade through their business.
- 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/

### Patents
I've been awarded 5 US patents in social gaming infrastructure and adtech, cited by Google, Meta, Salesforce, Nike, and ByteDance.

## Music

Performs as ATLI. Debut album "Heart Sized Revolutions" available on Spotify, Apple Music, and all streaming platforms.
Website: atli.co

## Links

- Website: https://selcukatli.com
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/selcukatli
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/selcukatli
- GitHub: https://github.com/selcukatli
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3t7SDQAdxlPGQyJMp00laU

## Contact

Email: hello@selcukatli.com