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About
Baris Aksoy is a board observer at a stealth-mode company and an early-stage venture capital investor focused on enterprise AI, data, cloud, and security startups from inception through Series A. His investment activities encompass deal sourcing, technical due diligence, portfolio company support, and board governance, supported by prior experience in product launches and go-to-market execution.
Experience
- StealthBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StealthBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StealthBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Hydrolix Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- Hydrolix Inc.Board Observer2019 — 2020Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- Eclypsium, Inc.Investor & Board Advisorcurrent2020 — presentPortland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- 37 Ventures PartnersFoundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Society of Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellowcurrent2012 — present
- EmbraceBoard Member2019 — 2026Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Uizard TechnologiesBoard Observer2019 — 2024Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- Rephrase.aiBoard Observer2019 — 2024Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
- DataGalaxyBoard Member2022 — 2024Greater Lyon Area
- CerbyBoard Member2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- AV8 VenturesGeneral Partner2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- LocomationBoard Member2020 — 2023Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- LocomationBoard Observer2019 — 2020Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- PulseBoard Member2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleStrategic Business Development & Alliances2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleM&A Integration Lead2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- AnvatoCFO2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- CrowdstarInvestor2011 — 2014
- YuMeInvestor2010 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Sense Networks, Inc.Investor2010 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- Intel CorporationInvestment Director2008 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- OpenFeintInvestor2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Product MarketingProduct Launch32Product Design30Product Lifecycle Management6Product Innovation6Product Liability5Financial Reporting2Financial Analysis3Financial Accounting1Enterprise Technology Sales2New Business Development5Pricing Strategy1
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Cloud Computing IaaSCloud Application DevelopmentCloud ApplicationsArtificial Intelligence (AI)CybersecurityDeal SourcingRecruitingEnterprise Software SalesFrom Baris's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Pulse Q&ABoard seat
via AV8 Ventures · filed Jan 2020 · $6.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at TBD
Network13
Balaji SrinivasanScout
Angel investor and founder of The Network School
Aaron PermanScout
General Partner at S3 Ventures
Allison Barr AllenScout
Investor at Operator Collective
Amit KumarScout
Investor at Accel
Baris GuzelScout
Partner at BMW i Ventures
Brendan IribeScout
Angel
Chris MoranScout
Vice President and General Manager at Lockheed Martin Ventures
Gavin BakerScout
Managing Partner & CIO of Atreides Management — the 'watts and wafers' AI investor
Matt OckoScout
Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)
Shruti GandhiScout
Investor at Array Ventures Management Llc
Alireza Masrour
General Partner at Plug and Play Ventures
George Ugras
General Partner at AV8 Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Baris Aksoy?
- Baris Aksoy is a board observer at a stealth-mode company and an early-stage venture capital investor focused on enterprise AI, data, cloud, and security startups from inception through Series A. His investment activities encompass deal sourcing, technical due diligence, portfolio company support, and board governance, supported by prior experience in product launches and go-to-market execution.
- Where does Baris Aksoy work?
- Baris Aksoy is at TBD.
- What check size does Baris Aksoy write?
- Baris Aksoy typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What boards does Baris Aksoy sit on?
- Baris Aksoy holds tracked board seats at Pulse Q&A.
- Where did Baris Aksoy go to school?
- Baris Aksoy studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance, General); Istanbul Technical University (BSc, Electrical Engineering).
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School2,000
Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of AtomicKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Also attended Istanbul Technical University58
Ali PandirExperts | Venture Partner at 212Barbaros OzbugutuExperts | Leadership Management at 212Cagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212Eren BaydemirExperts | Product Management at 212Ipek CeliksozExperts | Venture Partner at 212Ozge SevimInvestment | Growth Funds at 212
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Shared employers
Also worked at Eclypsium, Inc.14
David HahnCISO Operating Partner at Ballistic VenturesAlex DollInvestor at Ten ElevenKaz KikuchiPartner at TransLink CapitalSunil NagarajFounder and Managing Partner at Ubiquity VenturesMark GodschalkCFO & COO at Rain CapitalWesley YiuPrincipal at Alumni Ventures
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Also worked at Society of Kauffman Fellows30
Henri DeshaysGeneral Partner at Newfund CapitalKen HorneManaging Partner at AN Venture PartnersBion LudwigVenture Partner at ABS Capital PartnersKush M ParmarManaging Partner at 5AM VenturesKelli CullinaneManaging Partner, CFO, CCO at Next Legacy PartnersDr. Tom HawesInvestor at Sandbox Industries
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