On the first episode of the Silkroad Podcast, Mustafa Sakalsiz, founder of Peaka, shares his experiences building tech companies in Turkey and Silicon Valley. Asror and Mustafa discussed Mustafa’s experiences building a successful SaaS startup DIA in Turkey, his YCombinator journey with Viaopt, education and the startup ecosystem in Turkey – and why it is a good idea to invest in Turkish startups. Mustafa also provides insights on his current data integration startup Peaka, which has raised $2 million in funding.