Elbruz Yilmaz
Board Member | Growth Leader | Strategic Advisor
20+ years in executive roles, specialising in payments, fintech, crypto, and venture capital.
ABOUT US
ABOUT US
Outrun designs and executes strategy for banks, fintechs, and digital asset companies operating at the intersection of traditional finance and digital infrastructure. We combine institutional rigour with deep on-the-ground execution.
OUR CORE PHILOSOPHY
BEYOND ADVICE
While most firms sell advice and most vendors sell software, Outrun connects strategy, regulation, and execution. Clients come away with closed deals and live products. Our mission is to transform complex market challenges into definitive commercial roadmaps.
WHO WE ARE
OPERATORS, NOT JUST CONSULTANTS
Our team is composed entirely of former senior operators from global payments, banking, and crypto platforms. With deep market access and regulatory expertise across Europe, Türkiye, and MENA, we combine institutional rigor with the speed of digital finance.
Michael Pötscher
Marketing Leader | CMO | Entrepreneur in Residence
10+ years of CMO experience in e-commerce, Crypto and digital Wallets.
Franz Steinbeiß
Finance Leader | Corporate Strategy | Operator
9+ years of experience in corporate finance, M&A, and crypto/gaming payments.
Jamie Brew
Product Strategy | GTM Specialist | Operator
7+ years of experience in the Digital Asset Industry.
Samuel Collins
BD Leader | Expansion Strategy | Trading Operator
8+ years of experience in the Personal finance Industry.
Philipp Wurzian
Marketing Strategy | Payment Specialist | GTM
15+ years of Marketing experience in payments, gaming and entertainment.
ELITE EXECUTION
EMBEDDED STRATEGY
Outrun operates as a collective of former operators. To complement our core team, we deploy a select group of Operating Partners: senior executives who have led the world's most influential financial institutions and high-growth platforms.
Steve Delpy
Operating Partner | Banking & Regulated Payments
Senior banking and payments executive with over 20 years of experience (Visa, Amex, JPMorgan Chase).
LET'S BUILD
SOMETHING REAL.
If you are launching a stablecoin, entering a new market, or building out institutional crypto infrastructure, Outrun takes on the engagement as part of the team. Book a 15-minute call and we will tell you in that call whether we are the right fit.