We Decide is a project management and decision-making platform for businesses and non-governmental organisations.
Users can submit proposals, discuss them and vote for the best solutions for each problem. When users are interested in a particular proposal they can ‘buy a share’ on that idea, taking it to the next level in the decision-making process.
The startup was founded by Berkeley alumnus Erdem Ovacık and Stanford alumnus Kutlu Kazancı and has seven other team members. It has offices both in Copenhagen – where one of the founders was living when they created the business – and in Istanbul. The team wanted to capitalise their existent network in their home country, Turkey. At the same time, they see Copenhagen as a more suitable location to launch a global business.
After proof of concept, WeDecide launched its 1.0 version in April 2011. It had 15 clients so far, from a 30-people organisation to companies with 2500 employees. The Turkish food ordering website Yemeksepeti.com was one of their customers. They are currently partnering with the NGO YAP – Yeni Anayasa Platformu, a debate portal for public discussion of Turkey’s new constitution. Pricing plans start at $55 for non-profit associations, schools and other communities. Larger corporations receive a quote according to their needs.
We Decide received initial investment from Investures, the seed fund from Turkish company Inveon. The founding team has also invested in the company. They are now looking for further investment to develop their application and expand to new markets.