Barış Özistek led the sale of two successful internet companies within the SHR Group, which he joined as CEO in early 2011, to foreign investors, including the leading alternative payment gateway in Turkey and the Middle East and the leader in the game industry in the same region. Özistek also acts as the Chairman of Boğaziçi Ventures which is one of the major venture capital companies in the region. Boğaziçi Ventures manages multiple funds focusing on tech investment and cryptocurrencies.