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Aydin Senkut is the Founder and Managing Partner of Felicis Ventures. An original super angel turned multi-stage investor, he has been named on the Forbes Midas List for the past seven years (2014-2020) as well as the New York Times Top 20 Venture Capitalists list for the past four years (2016-2019). His recent focus areas include consumerization of enterprise, security, cloud optimization, and longevity.
He is well-known as an early backer of a number of iconic companies including Shopify (NYSE:SHOP), Fitbit (NYSE:FIT), Rovio (HEL:ROVIO), Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), Pluralsight (NASDAQ:PS), Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH), Credit Karma (acquired by Intuit), SoundHound & Vicarious.
Prior to starting Felicis Ventures, Aydin was a Senior Manager at Google responsible for strategic partner development and account management in Asia Pacific, including Japan. Aydin joined Google in 1999 as its first Product Manager to launch Google’s first 10 international sites, its first online search licensing products, and its first Safe Search. He then became the first International Sales Manager at Google, responsible for worldwide licensing deals. Before joining Google, Aydin was the Product Manager for Data Visualization and Data Mining software MineSet at SGI.
He received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with Honors from Boston University. He also earned an MBA in Marketing from the Wharton School and a master’s degree in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an avid pilot, loves playing tennis, and speaks five languages: English, German, French, Portuguese, and Turkish.
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Menlo Park, California, United States, North America
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Aydin Senkut is the Founder & Managing Partner at Felicis, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Aydin Senkut has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Aydin Senkut studied M.B.A. Marketing @ Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Jan 01, 2010 | Inkling Systems | Angel Round - Inkling Systems | 925.0K |
Jan 07, 2011 | MUBI | Series C - MUBI | 2.4M |
Jul 19, 2019 | Notion | Series A - Notion | 18.2M |
Oct 12, 2020 | Yotascale | Series B - Yotascale | 13.0M |
Partner investment
50
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Oct 19, 2023 | Warmly | Series A - Warmly | Felicis | 11.0M |
Nov 09, 2023 | Deep Infra | Seed Round - Deep Infra | Felicis | 8.0M |
May 22, 2024 | Literati | Venture Round - Literati | Felicis | 0 |
Jul 09, 2024 | Skild AI | Series A - Skild AI | Felicis | 300.0M |
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