Baris Aksoy
InvestorGeneral Partner at AV8 Ventures
Palo Alto, California
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2M
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
- 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
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance2006 — 2008
- Istanbul Technical UniversityBSc, Electrical Engineering1993 — 1997
Skills & more
Product MarketingProduct Launch31Product Design29Product Lifecycle Management6Product Innovation6Product Liability5Financial Reporting1Financial Analysis3Financial Accounting1Enterprise Technology Sales2New Business Development5Pricing Strategy1
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Cloud Computing IaaSCloud Application DevelopmentCloud ApplicationsArtificial Intelligence (AI)CybersecurityDeal SourcingRecruitingEnterprise Software SalesStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementLeadershipFrom 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 AV8 Ventures
Alexander Statnikov
Investor at AV8 Ventures
Anna Binder
Investor at AV8 Ventures
Brett Battles
Partner at AV8 Ventures
Brian Kissel
Investor at AV8 Ventures
Dr. Gloria Lau
Investor at AV8 Ventures
Dr. Marco Pavone
Investor at AV8 Ventures
Gemma Garriga
Investor at AV8 Ventures
George Ugras
General Partner at AV8 Ventures
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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
Eylul KayinScout
Vice President at SoftBank Vision Fund
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
Ruchita Sinha
General Partner at AV8 Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Baris Aksoy work?
- Baris Aksoy is General Partner at AV8 Ventures.
- What check size does Baris Aksoy write?
- Baris Aksoy typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,482
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Also attended Istanbul Technical University33
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Shared employers
Also worked at Eclypsium, Inc.10
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Also worked at Society of Kauffman Fellows18
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