EP #510 - Levent Künzi: When Does a Startup Become a Scaleup?
July 31, 2025
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Timestamps:
4:16 - When does a startup become a scaleup?
18:04 - Prioritizing which issue to tackle next
25:06 - Why properti only has Swiss investors
28:40 - Challenges in scaling up in Switzerland vs Internationally
31:34 - How Levent leverages his advisory board
39:00 - Key advice for early founders
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About Levent Künzi:
Levent Künzi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Properti, a technology-driven real estate company modernizing how people buy, sell, and rent homes. He holds a BSc in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing and Business Communication from Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences. Before founding Properti, Levent spent a decade at Betterhomes Real GmbH, where he rose to COO by age 25.
In his conversation with Silvan, Levent unpacked the shift from startup to scaleup, how founders can prioritize the right challenges during periods of growth, and why Properti made the strategic choice to raise exclusively from Swiss investors in its early stages.
Levent also opened up about key tips for early startup founders, such as building a supportive environment, staying flexible and focused, and continuing to push through the hard times.
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