# Seyhun R. Özkara

> Seyhun R. Özkara is an Istanbul-based entrepreneur who co-founded IdeaSoft and Shopio. His career spans online-store software, merchant education, international expansion and technology investment. Formerly IdeaSoft’s CEO and a board member, he now identifies as independent on LinkedIn.

- **Role:** Independent entrepreneur; co-founder of Shopio and IdeaSoft
- **Organizations:** Shopio, IdeaSoft, EDER, Idea Teknoloji Yatırımları
- **Education:** Economics, Yıldız Technical University, Management Information Systems, master’s degree, Beykent University
- **Known for:** Co-founded IdeaSoft, which had served more than 30,000 businesses by its June 2025 acquisition coverage., Co-founded Shopio and introduced it to international markets in 2014., Helped establish EDER, the e-commerce infrastructure providers association.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Early internet and web work during university; EDER dates his involvement in the business to this period.
- **2005** — IdeaSoft founded with Fatih Çalışkan and Kerem Kaya.
- **2012** — Hosted a Webrazzi TV visit to IdeaSoft’s office as co-founder and CEO.
- **2014** — Presented Shopio at E-Ticaret’14 as an international e-commerce platform; a May release named him CEO and co-founder.
- **2017** — Shopio included in an export offer with İş Bankası payments and DHL Express shipping.
- **2018** — Spoke at the KOBİ E-Ticaret Zirvesi about supporting merchants and weekly training.
- **2020** — Named CEO of Idea Teknoloji Yatırımları when its first investment, in Sopyo, was announced.
- **2025** — Discussed Shopio’s acquisition economics on Swipeline in January. Sinan Akdal took over IdeaSoft’s CEO role in May; Sipay Global’s acquisition was reported in June.
- **—** — Subsequently announced the end of all remaining formal roles at IdeaSoft; public LinkedIn profile now lists Independent.

## Achievements

- Co-founded IdeaSoft, which had served more than 30,000 businesses by its June 2025 acquisition coverage.
- Co-founded Shopio and introduced it to international markets in 2014.
- Helped establish EDER, the e-commerce infrastructure providers association.
- Led IdeaSoft through its development into an e-commerce platform and its 2025 ownership transition.

## Latest updates

- **—** — Most recent substantive personal update visible in the researched LinkedIn profile: all formal IdeaSoft roles, including board service, had ended. Exact publication month was not independently verified.
- **2025-06** — Sipay Global’s acquisition of IdeaSoft was reported; Özkara initially remained a board member following the CEO handover.
- **2025-01** — Appeared on Swipeline episode 229 to discuss more than two decades in commerce software.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seyhunozkara/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/seyhunozkara

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Last updated: 2026-10-26