Suufle is an evidence-based education and technology platform that supports children’s development. Our team of academics, therapists, and software developers builds activities for language development, cognitive skills, and social communication, and measures each child’s progress step by step.

We use only methods supported by research, and every module is developed under the guidance of education experts. We keep families’ data safe and private with up-to-date infrastructure, and we use AI to adapt each child’s activities to their needs.

The Suufle Team

Meet the Suufle Team

Suufle brings together people from psychiatry, special education, technology, law, design, and marketing around one goal: helping children with autism develop language and communication skills.

Every decision we make starts from research and from what children need.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ümit Haluk Yeşilkaya

Co-Founder and CEO


Ümit Haluk Yeşilkaya is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist. At Harvard Medical School – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, he researches the neurobiology of behavior, cognition, and development. He co-founded Suufle to turn scientific knowledge into accessible tools that support children’s cognitive and emotional growth, and as CEO he leads the team of academics, therapists, and software developers who build them.

Dr. Alperen Sağdıç

Co-Founder and CSO


Alperen Sağdıç is a special education specialist who works in both research and practice. He leads Suufle’s evidence-based work for children with autism, making sure every step is grounded in research and real-world data. He gives the developers ongoing feedback from the field and helps shape Suufle’s research and development. He also runs the “How to Use Suufle Effectively” workshops for families and professionals.

Emre Can Baykurt

CPO


Emre Can Baykurt is a data scientist and AI product builder. He holds an M.S. in Business Analytics from Boston University and an M.S. in Mechanics from Yildiz Technical University. As CPO, he leads Suufle’s AI product strategy and development, working with the science and special education team to turn evidence-based approaches into learning activities that are easy for children to use and that track their progress. He is also the founder of Folky Studio, an AI product and venture studio.

Niyazi Celil Aras

Legal Advisor


Niyazi Celil Aras is an attorney and entrepreneur specializing in corporate, contract, and startup law. He advises businesses of all sizes on their corporate structure, contracts, investment and funding, and mergers and acquisitions, and on the legal design of digital products and platforms. His work on data protection under Türkiye’s Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and the GDPR is especially relevant to Suufle, where families trust the app with information about their children.

Can Şakirt

UX Designer


Can Şakirt is a UX designer and artist. He holds a B.A. in Translation and Interpreting Studies from Boğaziçi University and has completed graduate-level coursework in educational media design, web and app development, and AI at Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education, where he also worked in quality assurance. At Suufle, he works with the science, special education, and product teams to design interfaces that children, families, and professionals find clear and easy to use. He draws on his training in motion graphics, 3D animation, and typesetting to make learning something children enjoy.

Yunus Emre Ceyhan

Social Media and Digital Marketing Specialist


Yunus Emre Ceyhan is a social media and digital marketing specialist. He develops social media strategies and runs digital advertising campaigns for organizations across many industries, pairing creative content with data analysis to raise brand awareness and improve campaign performance. At Suufle, he works on social media and digital marketing, helping the app reach more families and professionals.

SUUFLE

Suufle Developed in the Light of Science

Suufle is an evidence-based tool that supports children’s development. We keep its content up to date with new research on language development and early childhood.

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