# Danyal Özdüzenciler

> Danyal Özdüzenciler is the co-founder and CEO of Capsa AI, a London- and New York-based startup building what it calls an AI operating system for the private capital industry. A former private equity and investment banking professional with Turkish-German roots, he founded Capsa AI in 2024 with Callum Downie after a first failed startup taught him hard lessons about grit. In June 2026 the company raised an $18m Series A, bringing total funding to about $20m, on the back of 14x year-on-year revenue growth and a 100% customer renewal rate.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Capsa AI
- **Organizations:** Capsa AI, Antler, AEA Investors LP, Sannders
- **From:** Germany
- **Nationality:** German (Turkish-German heritage)
- **Education:** B.Sc. Accounting & Finance, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Capsa AI, an AI operating system for private capital, Raised an $18m Series A in June 2026, bringing total funding to around $20m, Grew revenue 14x year-on-year with a 100% customer renewal rate and net dollar retention above 122%

## Career timeline

- **2014-2017** — Studied Accounting & Finance at Goethe University Frankfurt, with time spent in China during university
- **2017-2023** — Roughly six years in private equity and investment banking, including AEA Investors LP and Antler
- **2024** — Co-founded Capsa AI with Callum Downie in London
- **2024-09** — Raised £1.7m seed round led by Outward VC
- **2026-06** — Raised $18m Series A co-led by TX Ventures and Pivot Investment Partners; opened New York office

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Capsa AI, an AI operating system for private capital
- Raised an $18m Series A in June 2026, bringing total funding to around $20m
- Grew revenue 14x year-on-year with a 100% customer renewal rate and net dollar retention above 122%
- Signed private equity firms collectively managing over $30bn within months of launch
- Attracted angel backing from Indeed co-founder Paul Forster

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Capsa AI raised an $18m Series A co-led by TX Ventures and Pivot Investment Partners, with Bek Ventures and returning investors Antler, Outward VC and Cornerstone; funds earmarked for US expansion and engineering and sales hiring.

## Links

- Website: https://capsa.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danyal-ozd/

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Last updated: 2026-07-22