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Baris Akis

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General Partner at TCM · Co-Founder & President at Human Capital · Managing Member at Human Capital Holdings

Stanford, California

Writes $250K – $200M checks · typically $1M

FoundedHuman Capital Holdings

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About

Raised venture funds as an undergrad and backed Brex in early 20s, Stanford-trained computer scientist who leverages relationships advising 500+ software engineers and xAI Talent Engineering to assemble frontier-tech teams.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareHealthtech

Managing Member at Human Capital Holdings

Co-founders at Human Capital Holdings

AAArmaan Ali
Armaan AliManaging Member

Experience

  1. Human CapitalCo-Founder, President & Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Languages English · French · Turkish

From Baris's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

CloakedCourtedKangarooNaturalNuvoSanasTenetyendo

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Colleagues at TCM

Armaan Ali
Co-Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner at Human Capital

Network9

Peter ThielScout
Co-founder & Partner at Founders Fund
Guillermo RauchScout
Founder & CEO of Vercel
Gokul RajaramScout
DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital
Ramtin NaimiScout
Founder & General Partner at Abstract Ventures
Armaan Ali
Co-Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner at Human Capital
Emma Kirst
Associate at Human Capital
Ishan Sinha
Point72 · Kauffman Fellow (Class 25)
Matthew Colford
Investment Partner at Human Capital
Neelan Veloo
Associate at Human Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Baris Akis?
Raised venture funds as an undergrad and backed Brex in early 20s, Stanford-trained computer scientist who leverages relationships advising 500+ software engineers and xAI Talent Engineering to assemble frontier-tech teams.
Where does Baris Akis work?
Baris Akis is Managing Member of Human Capital Holdings and General Partner at TCM.
What does Baris Akis invest in?
Baris Akis invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech.
What check size does Baris Akis write?
Baris Akis typically writes checks of $250K – $200M.
What companies did Baris Akis found?
Baris Akis founded Human Capital Holdings.
What companies has Baris Akis invested in?
Investments tracked here include Cloaked, Courted, Kangaroo, Natural, Nuvo, Sanas, Tenet, yendo.
Where did Baris Akis go to school?
Baris Akis studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science Engineering).

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TCM mafia2

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Armaan AliGeneral PartnerFounded Human Capital Holdings

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