# Mücahit Gündebahar

> Mücahit Gündebahar is the Istanbul-based co-founder and CEO of Fimple. A computer engineering graduate and former Microsoft consultant, Kuveyt Türk CIO and Architecht general manager, he co-founded the banking technology company with Abdurrahman Çınar in 2022. His work focuses on configurable core banking, Islamic finance and international expansion.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Fimple
- **Organizations:** Fimple, Architecht, Kuveyt Türk, Microsoft Türkiye, Paraglide AI (investor)
- **From:** Aksaray, Türkiye
- **Nationality:** Turkish
- **Education:** Computer Engineering, Istanbul University, MBA, Istanbul Bilgi University, PhD in Business Administration, Haliç University
- **Known for:** Led Fimple as it deployed its core banking platform at Dünya Katılım in 1.5 months, announced January 2024., Fimple raised a $12 million Series A in February 2025 and a $10 million follow-on investment in January 2026., Fimple was included in the CB Insights 2025 Fintech 100.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Graduated in computer engineering from Istanbul University.
- **2005–2009** — Worked as an application development consultant at Microsoft Türkiye.
- **2009–2012** — Managed enterprise architecture and R&D at Kuveyt Türk.
- **2012** — Became IT group manager / CIO at Kuveyt Türk.
- **By 2022** — Served as Architecht general manager; Architecht announced his departure to pursue his own venture in 2022.
- **2022** — Co-founded Fimple with Abdurrahman Çınar; established a London company for international operations.
- **2024** — Fimple announced a 1.5-month core banking deployment at Dünya Katılım.
- **2025** — Fimple raised a $12 million Series A led by DN Capital and Smartfin.
- **2026** — Fimple secured a $10 million follow-on investment and reported more than 35 customers across 10 countries.

## Achievements

- Led Fimple as it deployed its core banking platform at Dünya Katılım in 1.5 months, announced January 2024.
- Fimple raised a $12 million Series A in February 2025 and a $10 million follow-on investment in January 2026.
- Fimple was included in the CB Insights 2025 Fintech 100.
- Fimple announced two IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards in 2025 for its work with Dunya Islamic Bank.
- Fimple reported fourth place in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Türkiye 2026, with 1,110% revenue growth, following second place in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — In an October 6 interview, described Fimple serving more than 35 financial institutions in 10 countries and discussed human-approved AI agents for audit, customer insight and risk screening.
- **2026-10** — An October 7 bylined article argued for marketing and customer-experience teams to help shape embedded finance from the outset.
- **2026-09** — Fimple reported fourth place in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Türkiye 2026 with 1,110% revenue growth.
- **2026-01** — Fimple announced a $10 million follow-on investment led by Ak Asset Management VC Fund with participation from existing investors.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mucahitgundebahar/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21