Summary
Ozan Bilgen is a seasoned software leader and founder with 13 years of experience building high-scale, production-critical systems across fintech, mobility, streaming, and cloud platforms. As President and founder of Base64.ai he led the creation of a Document AI platform backed by Sequoia and others, authored four patent applications, and drove hypergrowth (9x revenue, 35x user growth) with multiple G2 awards. Previously he architected major payment and infrastructure systems at Netflix, PayPal, and Microsoft, and led global engineering teams at Uber and a migration at Palantir, demonstrating deep expertise in distributed systems and payments at internet scale. A serial entrepreneur who co-founded Dynotag and holds patents for consumer QR innovations, he also brings hands-on engineering chops from early work on Azure and NATO-grade projects, and outside the office is a pilot and scuba diver—reflecting a practical, disciplined approach to risk and exploration.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering Computer Engineering at Galatasaray Üniversitesi
High School Math & sciences, High School Math & sciences at Bornova Anadolu Lisesi (İzmir Koleji)
Master of Science Computer Science, Master of Science Computer Science at Istanbul Technical University
English, French, German, Turkish