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The smartPulse Story and Our Journey in the Sector

smartPulse Talks Episode #1
The smartPulse Story and Our Journey in the Sector
29 August 2025

The evolution of electricity markets, the rise of battery technologies, and our vision at smartPulse. Discover all this and more in our new podcast!

The smartPulse Story and Our Journey in the Sector
Podcast Details

Podcast language: Turkish

With the “smartPulse Talks” podcast series, we’ll be sharing our conversations about the energy sector and our work life with you. In the first episode of this new series, which we started to share our insights and ideas, our founding partners Önder Akar and Ozan Korkmaz discuss the story of smartPulse’s foundation, our initial investment process, and the topics that excite us about where we are today.

  • A startup born from a software idea…
  • Milestones of our initial investment process…
  • Our global journey that started in Turkey and expanded to 10 countries…
  • Our new vision shaped by the development of batteries…
  • The aggregation transformation and our projections for the future…
Podcast Speakers
Co-Founder & CEO
ONDER AKAR

Önder Akar, smartPulse co-founder and CEO, has 20 years of experience in energy trading software and electricity markets. Before founding smartPulse in 2018, he gained expertise in market software, portfolio management, and trading operations at Deloitte and RWE. He leads smartPulse today, delivering innovative solutions for the digital transformation of energy markets.

Co-Founder
OZAN KORKMAZ

With over two decades of experience, smartPulse co-founder Ozan Korkmaz is a leading figure in the energy sector. Also a founder of Aplus Enerji and Sayax, he is currently spearheading the company's significant European expansion. His work focuses on advanced automation, battery optimization, and adapting to new regulations, bridging technology with energy markets.

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