"A Multi-tiered Entrepreneurial Group"

IKAR HOLDINGS

A MULTI-TIERED ENTREPRENEURIAL GROUP

IKAR Holdings is a distinguished ecosystem of entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors from around the world that spans across a wide variety of industries and sectors. Our mission revolves around the commitment to empower growing business and emerging leaders globally.
 
IKAR Holdings is a multi-tiered group headquartered in London, encompassing more than 40 companies – spanning across diverse sectors and geographical regions. Its structure is reinforced by a network of external global partnerships and steered by a leadership team composed of accomplished business executives with established track records of success, united with the insights and expertise of senior figures from the political and public sectors.
 
IKAR HOLDINGS is majority owned by entrepreneurial partners and serves as the central mother-ship structure that oversees the entire ecosystem of IKAR companies – spearheading the alignment, advancement, and expansion strategies across a diverse range of enterprises, investments, services, innovations, and supportive initiatives.
The operational execution of the group is structured into four vertical Holdings, which cover all activities from matured industries to impact technology driven sectors to the startup world.Each Holding and related sector / portfolio companies are managed by experienced, best-in class CEOs who all have equity ownership in the companies they are leading.The ingenuity of our innovative structure lies in the fact that we have created entrepreneurship within an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

IKAR INDUSTRIES

IKAR Industries is the operational holding of the group and focused on the various matured IKAR partially or wholly owned companies.IKAR Industries is utilizing its decades of entrepreneurial experiences, industry know-how and its global network on the management level and is doing either direct investments or in co-operation with co-investors. 

ADELFI VENTURES

Adelfi Ventures Ltd. UK is a subsidiary of IKAR Holdings, established in London. This unique service provider to entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs  combines valuable advantages from the cumulative founder experiences and business know-how of IKAR’s ecosystem, with the significant benefits form their global business networks, operational competences and investor’s outreach

IKAR GLOBAL

IKAR Global is an impact holding center for the IKAR family, specifically devoted to media, technology, education and human resources. 
IKAR Global  is an international investment hub and global platform for impact driven companies that are looking for strategic global partnerships

IKAR ARABIA

IKAR Arabia Investment Group, London, was established to execute entrepreneurial activities in Saudi Arabia due to the impressive developments and launched mega projects in the country.
 
Based on the excellent local network and a strong leadership in place, the group is providing a range of services to international investors as well as acting as co-investors with prominent western partners into sophisticated projects in the country.

IKONIC EDUCATIONAL HOLDING

IKONIC Educational Holding, is a London – based, entrepreneurial group, focusing on the global education industry.
 
IKONIC was established in 2023 by IKAR Holdings, with the aim to create a global education ecosystem. The group is focusing on entrepreneurial activities within the higher- and non higher education sector. 
 

IKAR CRYPTO VENTURES

IKAR Crypto Ventures, established in 2024, aims to consolidate the group’s initiatives in the Fintech and Blockchain sectors under a unified operational framework.
 
The mission of IKAR Crypto Ventures is to cultivate exceptional business opportunities and investments, backed by cryptocurrency, and to create a global ecosystem for crypto investors.
MARIO DIEL
Group Chairman
SERTAN AYCICEK
Group CEO
Group Chairman and CEO
ORKUN IBAK
Group President
SEMIH AYCICEK
Group CFO
KEREM ETKIN
Group Vice President
Prof. Sir Manuel Freire Garabal y Núñez​
PROF. SIR MANUEL FREIRE-GARABAL Y NÚÑEZ
Group Vice President
Burak Ucoz
BURAK UCOZ
Group Vice President
Group Chairman and CEO
Gino Cüneyt Solak
GINO CUNEYT SOLAK
Group Vice President
Prof. Lilac A. AL-Safadi
PROF. LILAC A. AL-SAFADI
Group Vice President
Andreas Tolaros
ANDREAS TOLAROS
Group Vice President
MAIDE TEKIN
Legal Counsel
Oğuz Yirmibeş
OGUZ YIRMIBES
Legal Counsel
Hadi Al Alawi
HADI AL ALAWI
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Prof.Dr. Antonio Almeida Dias
PROF.DR. ANTONIO ALMEIDA DIAS
Board of Directors Independent
Takahisa Karita
TAKAHISA KARITA
Board of Directors Independent
H.E. Sheikh Al-Moustapha Kouyateh
H.E. SHEIKH AL-MOUSTAPHA KOUYATEH
Board of Directors Independent
Serhat Akpınar
SERHAT AKPINAR
Board of Directors Independent
LT. GENERAL SHOKIN CHAUHAN
LT. GENERAL SHOKIN CHAUHAN
Board of Directors Independent
AKWASI OPONG FOSU
AKWASI OPONG FOSU
Board of Directors Independent
BERNARD LAMBERT
BERNARD LAMBERT
Board of Directors Independent
BERNARD GARNIER​
BERNARD GARNIER
Board of Directors Independent
Prof. Olga Mroz
PROF. OLGA MROZ
Board of Directors Independent
Dr. Carlos Guzman Quilo
DR. CARLOS GUZMAN QUILO
Board of Directors Independent