# Emre Fadıllıoğlu

> Emre Fadıllıoğlu is the London-based co-founder and CEO of AppSamurai and Storyly. After corporate roles in finance, sales and business development, he co-founded the marketing agencies Netvent and Growth Tower before building software businesses for mobile user acquisition, advertising fraud prevention and engagement.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at AppSamurai and Storyly
- **Organizations:** AppSamurai, Storyly, Interceptd, Netvent, Growth Tower, PwC, Inta Spaceturk, Enerjisa, Oracle
- **Nationality:** Turkish
- **Education:** Business Administration, Middle East Technical University, Executive Leadership Program, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded AppSamurai, established in 2016, and engagement platform Storyly., AppSamurai raised a $2.4 million Series A in 2020, bringing reported total funding at that time to $4.6 million., AppSamurai appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2022, 2024 and 2025; ranked 4,353 in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2013** — Worked in finance, sales and business development at organizations including PwC, Inta Spaceturk, Enerjisa and Oracle; individual employment dates were not established.
- **2013** — Co-founded digital marketing agency Netvent.
- **2015** — Co-founded mobile marketing agency Growth Tower.
- **2016** — Co-founded AppSamurai.
- **2020** — Storyly launched in January; AppSamurai closed a $2.4 million Series A led by 212 Ventures.
- **2025** — Listed as a co-founder and CEO of AppSamurai and Storyly for an October 30 Startup Grind Istanbul fireside chat.
- **2026** — Shared the launch of Apps Prize, AppSamurai’s play-and-earn consumer application.

## Achievements

- Co-founded AppSamurai, established in 2016, and engagement platform Storyly.
- AppSamurai raised a $2.4 million Series A in 2020, bringing reported total funding at that time to $4.6 million.
- AppSamurai appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2022, 2024 and 2025; ranked 4,353 in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — In a LinkedIn update labeled one month old when researched in October 2026, shared the launch of Apps Prize and described its progression from SDK to rewarded API to consumer app; the exact launch day was not established.
- **2025-10** — Listed as the speaker for a Startup Grind Istanbul fireside chat on October 30 about entrepreneurship, mobile applications and international growth.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emrefa/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/emrefa

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Last updated: 2026-10-26