Ozerk Ozan

Ozerk Ozan (born 1979) is a Norwegian IT entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder of Norsk Ideutvikling AS and the social networking service Biip.no.

Early life
Ozan was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, in 1979. At a young age, he moved to Norway with his family. His father, Ozerk Kamil, is a professor at the Department of Education at the University of Oslo.

Education
Ozan studied medicine at the University of Oslo from 2002 to 2008.

Career
In 2002, Ozan founded Norsk Ideutvikling AS. In 2005, the company launched the online community Biip.no, which quickly gained popularity, amassing a user base of 450,000 users within two years. In 2008, the majority of shares in the company were sold to Egmont Group and Nettavisen.

In 2015, Ozan transitioned to the fintech industry and began working on various small ventures. In 2018, he consolidated his early ventures under OpenPayd, headquartered in London.

In November 2018, Ozan founded European Merchant Bank (EMBank). By the end of 2021, EMBank's business loan portfolio reached €29.7 million, and the bank generated an income of €4.3 million.