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Akin Onal, OBE

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Owner at Storksak
📍 United Kingdom

Akin Onal, OBE, is the founder and CEO of MORI, a baby and kidswear group that now includes KIDLY and Storksak. A former J. P. Morgan investment banker with an MBA from Wharton, he applies his experience to build design-led, operationally rigorous consumer brands. He was recently awarded an OBE for services to entrepreneurship.

Inspired by his familys heritage in textiles and an early experience working in a Turkish factory, Akin is passionate about creating high-quality, sustainable products that support family wellbeing. He champions the idea that true sustainability is achieved through durable, long-lasting design, a core principle for his brands.

He has traveled to all seven continents, including climbing glaciers in Alaska and visiting Antarctica, and has also raised funds to build a public library in Darfur, Sudan.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Owner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Sustainable Brands
Champions the idea that "durability is the real sustainability, " focusing on creating high-quality, long-lasting products to reduce waste and extend value.
D2C Brand Building
Grew MORI from a single idea into an international direct-to-consumer brand and is now expanding his group by acquiring other brands like KIDLY and Storksak.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Owner
Storksak
4-2025
Owner
KIDLY
5-2016 - 8-2016
Member of Mountain View Accelerator Program at 500 Startups
500 Startups
9-2014
Founder and CEO
MORI (www.babymori.com)
7-2012 - 8-2014
Technology and Media - Investment Banking
J.P. Morgan
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Education
2010 - 2012
MBA
University of Pennsylvania
2000 - 2005
B.Sc.
Koç University
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