AI is making it easier than ever for one person to build, operate, and live from a real business. Work that once required a team can increasingly be handled by a focused founder with good systems, software, and judgement.

I want to back those founders.

I invest my own money in solopreneurs turning their ideas into profitable, sustainable companies of one. I am most interested in people who value independence, craft, and a durable business over growth at any cost.

More than capital

Alongside the investment, I can help with the operating framework I use at Sommo, the wine intelligence company I built and run alone.

Sommo spans product, AI, native apps, backend, infrastructure, marketing, content, revenue operations, partnerships, and support. Much of that business runs through systems and automation, allowing one person to maintain and grow the whole company. I can help you apply the same principles to your own business: deciding what to automate, what to keep human, and how to build an operation that does not require a large team to survive.

What I look for

• A founder committed to building the business themselves
• A useful product with a clear path to paying customers
• Thoughtful use of AI and automation as leverage
• Sustainable economics and long-term independence

You do not need a polished pitch deck or a plan to become a unicorn. You need a convincing idea, evidence that you understand the problem, and the determination to turn it into a business.

If that sounds like you, email me at gokhan [at] hey [dot] com with a short note about what you are building, who it is for, and where you are today.