About us

We build the infrastructure of the future: institutional-grade technology companies, launched and scaled from the ground up.

What we believe

  1. We build from zero.

    Every company in our portfolio was built by our own team, not bought.

  2. We stay in infrastructure.

    Cloud, compute, connectivity and payments: the systems other businesses run on.

  3. We fund ourselves.

    Ulgen Holdings is self-funded and takes no outside capital.

  4. We build to last, and sell when the fit is right.

    There’s no exit deadline, so a company changes hands only when the buyer is right.

How we work

One path for every company, from first idea to exit.

  1. Launch

    We spot a gap in the infrastructure market and start the company ourselves.

  2. Build

    We build the product and the systems behind it, and put the operating team in place.

  3. Scale

    We run the company day to day and grow it across regions and markets.

  4. Exit

    When another owner can take the company further, we sell it.

Track record

Since 2017: 6 companies founded, 2 of them acquired.

  1. 2017
  2. 2020
  3. 2022
  4. 2023
  5. 2025
  6. 2026
    • Nuxo founded Crypto payments

“We don’t raise outside money and we don’t chase trends. We take on hard infrastructure problems and build each company to stand on its own.”

Doruk Alp Ülgen Founder and Executive Chairman

Let’s talk.

[email protected]
Office
165 Broadway, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10006
Mailing address
447 Sutter St, #1235
San Francisco, CA 94108