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Aydin Senkut

Managing Partner at Felicis Ventures

Atherton, CA

Writes $2M – $40M checks · typically $7.8M

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About

Aydin Senkut was Google's first product manager and international sales lead before founding Felicis in 2006, growing it from a solo angel operation into a firm managing over $4 billion. Felicis was an early backer of Adyen, Shopify, Canva and Notion, and roughly 65 of its portfolio companies have crossed $1 billion valuations. The Istanbul-born investor has appeared on the Forbes Midas List thirteen consecutive years.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareHealthtech

Deals · 3

EmailageBoard seat

via Felicis Ventures · filed Apr 2016 · $5.7M raise

Mark One LifestyleBoard seat

via Felicis Ventures · filed Jan 2015 · $3.2M raise

Pluralsight HoldingsQuoted

via Felicis Ventures · filed Mar 2015

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Aydin Senkut

Aydin Senkut, Felicis Ventures on turning misses into wins; what he learned passing on Uber Airbnb - YouTube

This Week in Startups

Why Being a Generalist VC Is a Competitive Advantage | Aydin Senkut (Founder, Felicis Ventures) - YouTube

The Generalist

Aydin Senkut on Building Felicis Ventures - YouTube

Turpentine VC

5 Lessons from Aydin Senkut @ Felicis Ventures - YouTube

ConfluenceVC: The VC Operating Playbook

Colleagues at Felicis Ventures

Network25

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