Yomi Kastro
He was born in 1981 in İzmir. He developed his first lines of code when he was 11 and has dedicated himself to software and web technologies. Yomi completed his Bachelors and Masters Degree in Computer Engineering in Bogaziçi University with an honor degree by his performance on software quality. Many of his articles about topics of his searching areas, such as wireless networks, electronic security, software engineering and artificial intelligence, are published in international academic journals. He still continues his academic career pursuing a PhD at Bogazici University in Computer Engineering. His achievements took place in “Who’s Who in the World 2010“ book. In 2011, Yomi Kastro attended Harvard Business School Executive Education Program “Private Equity and Venture Capital”.
Yomi Kastro has worked in several international firms, including Pfizer. He could not hide the passion of entrepreneurship inside and established Inveon in 2006.
Inveon still holds leadership and uniqueness in various internet ventures and it was selected by Endeavor as “The Most Successful Enterprise of The Year” in 2008. Yomi Kastro was invited to the Global Entrepreneur Selection Panel in November, 2009; and also, one of the most esteemed association of business world and entrepreneurship JCI selected Yomi Kastro as “The Most Successful Young Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2009. Moreover, Inveon was one of two companies chosen by MIT in order to deliver strategic consultancy in Turkey.
Since the internet ventures Inveon invested in demonstrated an increasing growth chart, from the beginning of 2009, Inveon continued delivering those technology and business development consultancy services under the name of “Inventures” as a different business unit. For the rest of the activities such as developing exclusive web based software solutions for corporate companies under the name of “Inveon Software Solutions” and “InveonPharma”. Yomi Kastro has been co-founder of 8 internet ventures including 1V1Y.com, Bonvagon.com, We-Decide.net, Bulucak.com and Trendyol.
Yomi holds membership in various business and philosophical associations and he mentors students in Bogazici through BUMED. He likes to explore different places in the world by his motorcycle, solve brainteasers and listen to new Age music in his spare time.
About Inveon
Yomi Kastro - Inveon
In 2006, Inveon was established to develop innovative software solutions for companies and individuals worldwide. Inveon’s two brands, “Inveon Software Solutions” and “Inveon Ventures”, provide a unique organizational structure allowing Inveon to meet the needs of corporate partners with high-performance web-based solutions while simultaneously launching ground breaking internet ventures utilizing advanced technologies.Inveon’s mission is “to be the best at transforming technology to value”. By working with partners to understand not only their technological needs, but also their broader business strategy, Inveon transforms companies by customizing efficient, high performance solutions. Working with Inveon provides firms with more perfect business operations, instantaneous insights into processes and workflows, and even assists in creating new business opportunities. Thus, firms that work with Inveon are able to automate their operational process and free up time, man-power, and money to develop more important strategic decisions. With a 22 member team and an expertise in the pharmaceutical and retail sectors, Inveon offers customized services to the world’s top institutions. A number of projects developed by Inveon have been recognized internationally as “Best Practices” and have been used in multiple countries.
Combining its web technology experience and entrepreneurial spirit, Inventures establishes visionary web-based businesses through internal development and strategic partnership. The Inventures portfolio contains companies such as 1V1Y.com, Bonvagon.com, Bulucak.com, We-Decide.net, Trendyol.com, Firmanya.com, BloXoo.com, Mulakat.TV and PikCV.comInveon R&D operations are supported by Tubitak and Kosgeb. Inveon’s development team consists of an outstanding group of people who hold advanced degrees from world-renowned institutions such as Bogazici, Bilkent, Stanford, MIT and Duke University.
After receiving a strategic investment from Alkaş Danışmanlık at the end of 2008, Inveon started a rapid growth trend and grew %255 in 2009. Inveon was recognized by Endeavor as one of Turkey’s top start-ups in 2008 and late in 2009 was chosen as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the esteemed entrepreneurship community JCI Turkey.
