# Zafer Şen

> Zafer Şen is the co-founder and CEO of OBSS, a software engineering and technology consulting company founded in 2005. Based in the London area, he is also a general partner at OBSS Ventures and a board member of Endeavor Türkiye. His public work connects corporate software delivery with talent development, technology leadership and startup investment.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at OBSS
- **Organizations:** OBSS, OBSS Ventures, Endeavor Türkiye, OBSS Limited
- **Nationality:** Turkish
- **Education:** Innovation & Growth programme (not identified as a degree), Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded OBSS in 2005 and continues to lead it as CEO., Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2015., Appointed to Endeavor Türkiye’s board in 2024 and re-elected in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Co-founded OBSS, a software and technology consulting company.
- **2015-02** — Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur at the international selection panel in Singapore.
- **2022-11** — Discussed OBSS support for 42 Istanbul, skills-based hiring and software talent development in 42 Sohbetleri.
- **2023** — Celebrated CodeMaster expansion to Oxford and Cambridge.
- **2023-07** — Appointed director of OBSS Limited on 13 July.
- **2024-06** — Joined the board of Endeavor Türkiye.
- **2025-03** — Co-authored the OBSS Ventures investment rationale for Navlungo with Orhan Bayram.
- **2025-06** — Re-elected to Endeavor Türkiye’s board following the 30 June general assembly.
- **2026-10** — Discussed UK defence software partnerships and command-and-control engineering in a Shephard interview published on 9 October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded OBSS in 2005 and continues to lead it as CEO.
- Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2015.
- Appointed to Endeavor Türkiye’s board in 2024 and re-elected in 2025.
- Led OBSS as it expanded to more than 1,000 software engineers, as stated on the current company overview.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On 9 October, discussed OBSS’s UK command-and-control software engineering ambitions with Shephard in an interview produced in partnership with OBSS.
- **2025-07** — OBSS Ventures announced his re-election to Endeavor Türkiye’s board following the 30 June general assembly.
- **2025-03** — Co-authored an explanation of OBSS Ventures’ investment in Navlungo, dated 3 March.

## Links

- Website: https://obss.tech/en/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senzafer

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