About Us
SearchandWork's founding team leads the platform's growth vision with complementary expertise in technology, operations, field experience, student communities, sales, business development, and strategic management.
Founding Team
Özgür Özerbay
With more than 20 years of experience in logistics and enterprise sales, he led commercial growth at companies such as Arkas and Borusan. At SearchandWork, he leads commercial strategy, corporate partnerships, and employer relations.
Koray Sefertaş
An entrepreneur with experience in technology, e-commerce, and field operations. At SearchandWork, he is responsible for day-to-day operations and building the platform's operational infrastructure.
Ece Sefertaş
Through field and team management experience in large-scale organizations, she observed students' real challenges up close — the platform's founding idea grew from there. At SearchandWork, she leads student communities and the user experience perspective.
Strategic Investor Partners
SearchandWork's strategic investor partners contribute their experience in technology, software development, financial structuring, corporate governance, and strategic growth to help the platform become sustainable and scalable.
Evrim Benker
Strategic Investor PartnerNearly 30 years of experience in strategy, finance, and industry; held senior roles at McKinsey, Şişecam, and Akbank. Contributes to SearchandWork in strategy, corporate governance, and financial structuring.
M. Caner Elçi
Strategic Investor Partner & CTOA technology leader who has built technology companies for more than three decades and scaled digital platforms from idea to growth. At SearchandWork, he is responsible for technology architecture and product development.