Where does Aydin Senkut work?

Aydin Senkut is Founder of Felicis and General Partner at Felicis Associates and Board director at Emailage and Board director at Mark One Lifestyle and Board director at Literati.

What check size does Aydin Senkut write?

Aydin Senkut typically writes checks of $2M – $40M.

What boards does Aydin Senkut sit on?

Aydin Senkut holds tracked board seats at Emailage, Mark One Lifestyle.

Where did Aydin Senkut go to school?

Aydin Senkut studied at University of Pennsylvania / SAIS (MA, International Studies); The Wharton School (MBA, Marketing); Boston University (BS, Business Administration).

What awards has Aydin Senkut received?

Senkut was recognized by The New York Times as a 'Top Tech Investor'. Senkut was named one of the Top 25 Angel Investors by BusinessWeek in 2010. Senkut was included on Business Insider's AI Power List in 2026.

Aydin Senkut

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Felicis Associates · Founder, Managing Partner at Felicis Ventures · Board director at Emailage · Board director at Mark One Lifestyle · Board director at Literati

Atherton, CA

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

FoundedFelicis

Midas 2014 · #50 Midas 2015 · #39 Midas 2016 · #43 Midas 2017 · #51 Midas 2018 · #53 Midas 2019 · #36 Midas 2020 · #52 Midas 2021 · #87 Midas 2022 · #47 Midas 2023 · #56 Midas 2024 · #88 Midas 2025 · #79 Midas 2026 · #47

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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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

aydin@felicis.com

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareHealthtech

Beyond investing

Founded: Senkut founded Felicis, a venture capital firm, in 2006.
Education: Studied at Boston University (undergraduate degree, 1992) Studied at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA, 1996)
Boards: Senkut serves on Wharton's Graduate Executive Board.
Awards: Senkut was recognized by The New York Times as a 'Top Tech Investor'. Senkut was named one of the Top 25 Angel Investors by BusinessWeek in 2010. Senkut was included on Business Insider's AI Power List in 2026.
Family: Senkut is married to author Sonia Arrison. Senkut grew up in Turkey with entrepreneur parents, which shaped his approach to risk and investing.
More: Senkut is fluent in Turkish, English, French, German, and Portuguese.

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Board director at Emailage

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Emailage's investors · 9

Anthos CapitalSanta Monica · $500K – $10M checks · since 2017 Cobre Capitalsince 2018 Double M PartnersLos Angeles · $100K – $3M checks · since 2016 Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2014 Millennium Technology Value PartnersBelgrade · since 2017 Mucker CapitalVenice · $250K – $750K checks · since 2017 PitchdriveAntwerp · $250K – $2M checks · since 2017 Radian CapitalNew York · $15M – $100M checks · since 2017 Wipro VenturesBengaluru · $1M – $10M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Emailage

Reinaldo CarvalhoExecutive Officer, Director

Amador TestaDirector

Board director at Mark One Lifestyle

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Mark One Lifestyle's investors · 1

Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2013

Co-founders at Mark One Lifestyle

Justin LeeExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Nicholas BarnesExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Literati

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Literati's investors · 13

01 AdvisorsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2021 Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025 FootworkSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2024 Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021 General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2021 Kevin Hartzsince 2019 Moonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checks Moxxie VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2M checks Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks · since 2019 Silverton PartnersAustin · $200K – $2M checks · since 2021 Springdale VenturesSanta Fe · $250K – $2M checks · since 2019 Teamworthy VenturesNew York · since 2019 Wheelhousesince 2019

Co-founders at Literati

Jess EwingFounder

Jessica EwingFounder

Experience

FelicisFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2005 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
n8nInvestor (Lead Series A) & Board Membercurrent2021 — present
SupabaseInvestor (Lead Series B) & Board Observercurrent2022 — present
EntireInvestor (Seed Lead) & Boardcurrent2025 — present
SemgrepInvestor (Lead Series B) & Board Observercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
RevelInvestor (Series Seed Lead) & Board Observercurrent2024 — present
TinesInvestor (Lead Series B) & Board Observercurrent2022 — present
Skild AIInvestor (Series A)current2024 — present
poolsideInvestor (Lead Series A)current2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
RunwayInvestor (Lead Series C) @ Board Observercurrent2022 — present
NotionInvestor (Co-lead Seed)current2013 — present
General ProximityInvestor & Seed Leadcurrent2024 — present
VoiceflowInvestor & Board Membercurrent2021 — present
AdyenInvestorcurrent2013 — present
ShopifyInvestorcurrent2010 — present
DiffbotInvestor & Board Observercurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto, California
GuidelineInvestor (Lead Series B) & Board Member (Compensation & Audit Committee)2017 — 2026San Mateo
DedroneInvestor (Lead Series B) & Board Member2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Vicarious.comEarly Investor & Board Observer2010 — 2022
Rovio Entertainment Ltd.Investor2011 — 2017Finland
Google, Inc.Senior Manager, Websearch & Syndication2001 — 2005
Google, Inc.Sales Manager, Strategic Accounts2000 — 2001
Google, Inc.Product Manager1999 — 2000
Silicon Graphics, Inc.Product Manager1997 — 1999
Silicon Graphics, Inc.Business Development Manager1996 — 1997

Skills & more

Strategy50SaaS9Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital53Business Development32Product Management35Business Strategy25E-commerce25Angel Investing13Strategic Partnerships16Corporate Development10

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Mobile ApplicationsMobile DevicesOnline MarketingDigital MediaUser ExperienceAnalyticsGo-to-market StrategyOnline AdvertisingMergersProduct DevelopmentMarketing StrategyMergers & Acquisitions

Languages English · French · German · Italian · Portuguese · Turkish

Duolingo

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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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Other disclosed investments

Investor

Acompli Adyen Altitude NetworksAny.doBrightRoll, IncChalkClear LabsClearSlideCleoCodeSignal, Inc.ContextLogicCounsyl Credit Karma Cruise Dedrone by Axon Deep Infra Depot Diffbot Disqus DrivetimeDropcamEarnin Entire AI ExowattFigure EightFitbitFree GamesGeneral Proximity Greenhouse GuidelineHandipointsHearsay SystemsHepta BioInkling SystemsInSensiJanuary AIJustin.TVLiteratiLiveRampLiving CarbonMark OneMerakiMesmoMiloMintMob.lyMobileActionMobilikeMUBIMusen8nNotion OctopartOpendoor TechnologiesOptimizelyOsmosisPluralsightPoolsidePost IntelligencePosterousPowersetPractice FusionPredictSpringRapidFortRapleafRevel RovioRovio Entertainment CorporationSauna by WordwareScaled Inference Semgrep Shopify Skild AI Smartling Sooth LabsSoundHoundStreamSupabaseThe Climate Corporation (Bayer Crop Science)The Mind CompanyThird Dimension AITinesTynkerUltimateVannevar LabsVerkadaVicariousVoiceflowWarmlyWaviiWebsWeddington WayWeebly Weights & Biases WherobotsWildfireYotascaleZEFRZodiac

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Aydin Senkut

Aydin Senkut: How I Scaled from a $4M Angel Fund to $900M AUM | 20VC #890

20VC with Harry Stebbings

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

This Week in Startups

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

The Generalist

From Google’s First PM to Backing 50 Unicorns — The 10X Principle | Felicis, Aydin Senkut

Aydin Senkut on Building Felicis Ventures

Turpentine VC

Aydin Senkut on Building Felicis Ventures

Turpentine VC

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Colleagues at Felicis Associates

Niki Pezeshki

General Partner at Felicis Ventures

Sandeep Peechu

General Partner at Felicis Associates

Sundeep Peechu

General Partner at Felicis Ventures

Victoria Treyger

General Partner at Felicis Ventures

Wesley Chan

Investor at Felicis Ventures

Network23

Dylan FieldScout

Co-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma

Amit LubovskyScout

Director, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund

Arun MathewScout

Investor at Accel

Ben ParrScout

Managing Partner at Theory Forge Ventures

Blake BartlettScout

Partner at OpenView Venture Partners

Brian JacobsScout

Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF

Caryn MarooneyScout

Investor at Coatue Management

Casber WangScout

Operating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

Chad PackardScout

Partner at Pelion Venture Partners

Daniel GwakScout

Managing Partner, Head of Point 72 Private Investments at Point72 Ventures

Dasha MaggioScout

Partner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychology

Dave AmbroseScout

General Partner & Co-Founder at Bungalow

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Aydin Senkut?: 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.
Where does Aydin Senkut work?: Aydin Senkut is Founder of Felicis and General Partner at Felicis Associates and Board director at Emailage and Board director at Mark One Lifestyle and Board director at Literati.
What does Aydin Senkut invest in?: Aydin Senkut invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Hardware, Healthtech.
What check size does Aydin Senkut write?: Aydin Senkut typically writes checks of $2M – $40M.
What companies did Aydin Senkut found?: Aydin Senkut founded Felicis.
What boards does Aydin Senkut sit on?: Aydin Senkut holds tracked board seats at Emailage, Mark One Lifestyle.
What companies has Aydin Senkut invested in?: Investments tracked here include Acompli, Adyen, Altitude Networks, Any.do, BrightRoll, Inc, Chalk, Clear Labs, ClearSlide, Cleo, CodeSignal, Inc., ContextLogic, Counsyl, and 88 more.
Where did Aydin Senkut go to school?: Aydin Senkut studied at University of Pennsylvania / SAIS (MA, International Studies); The Wharton School (MBA, Marketing); Boston University (BS, Business Administration).
What awards has Aydin Senkut received?: Senkut was recognized by The New York Times as a 'Top Tech Investor'. Senkut was named one of the Top 25 Angel Investors by BusinessWeek in 2010. Senkut was included on Business Insider's AI Power List in 2026.
What podcasts and interviews feature Aydin Senkut?: Tracked appearances include "Aydin Senkut: How I Scaled from a $4M Angel Fund to $900M AUM | 20VC #890", "Aydin Senkut, Felicis Ventures on turning misses into wins; what he learned passing on Uber Airbnb", "Why Being a Generalist VC Is a Competitive Advantage | Aydin Senkut (Founder, Felicis Ventures)", and 6 more.