Burak Cendek
InvestorPartner at Autotech Ventures · Board director at BasicBlock · Board director at newtrul
Menlo Park, California, United States
Writes $1M – $8M checks · typically $4M
About
Managing director with broad business and technical experience helping founders on growth strategy, modeling, and fundraising. Previously a junior partner at Revo Capital and COO of Sente, with a Caltech BS and Chicago Booth MBA.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at BasicBlock
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BasicBlock's investors · 9
Autotech VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $8M checks · since 2026Clear Haven Capital ManagementNew YorkEMERGENT VENTURESSilicon ValleyInvest NebraskaLincoln · $250K checksNelnetLincolnRise of the Rest SeedWashingtonSaas Ventures, L.L.C.Miami · $75K – $5M checksTNT VenturesSan FranciscoWakestream VenturesGrand Rapids · $150K – $500K checks
Co-founders at BasicBlock
BB
Brett BymanExecutive Officer, Director
TM
Taylor MonksExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at newtrul
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Experience
- Autotech VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Autotech VenturesPartner2021 — 2025
- Autotech VenturesPrincipal2019 — 2021Menlo Park, CA
- Revo CapitalPartner2016 — 2019
- FigoparaInvestor2018 — 2019
- Logiwa WMSSeed Investor2017 — 2019
- CaptureFastInvestor2016 — 2019
- İTÜ ARI TeknokentStart-up Mentor & Judge2014 — 2019Istanbul, Turkey
- VCIC (Venture Capital Investment Competition)Judge2014 — 2016
- Sente FoundryCOO2013 — 2016
- ODTÜ TEKNOKENT YÖNETİM A.Ş.Start-up Mentor2013 — 2016Ankara, Turkey
- ZS AssociatesConsultant2012 — 2014
- ZS AssociatesAssociate Consultant2009 — 2011
- ZS AssociatesAssociate2007 — 2008
- CravzyCo-founder2014Chicago
- ServisimoCo-founder2011
- BUZSHOTSCo-Founder2008
- Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)Project Manager2004 — 2007
Skills & more
Management Consulting68Entrepreneurship63Marketing Strategy41Strategy30Analysis24Business Strategy21Consulting12Project Management11Six Sigma9Mergers & Acquisitions8Start-ups8Segmentation6
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AnalyticsOperations ResearchSEOOperational ExcellenceFinancial ModelingSocial MediaOnline AdvertisingOnline MarketingGo-to-market StrategyBusiness DevelopmentDigital MarketingStrategic PlanningLanguages English · Turkish
From Burak's professional profile.
Deals · 1
newtrulBoard seat
via Autotech Ventures · filed May 2024 · $44.6M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Autotech Ventures
Aki Siebelink
Operations Team at Autotech Ventures
Alan Taub
Advisor at Autotech Ventures
Alexei Andreev
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Anthony Foxx
Advisor at Autotech Ventures
Ashley Saeb
Research Analyst and Operation Support at Autotech Ventures
Brian Donnelly
Director at Autotech Ventures
Daniel Hoffer
Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
David Le
Portfolio Success Team at Autotech Ventures
Network9
Daniel HofferScout
Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Edward LandoScout
Partner at Pareto Holdings
Jared FriedmanScout
YC Group Partner
Nicolas EssayanScout
Partner at Motier Ventures
Alexei Andreev
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Esat Canli
Investor at Autotech Ventures
Kate Burkhardt
Senior Principal at Autotech Ventures
Maurice Gunderson
Managing Director Emeritus at Autotech Ventures
Quin Garcia
Founder and Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Investors connected to Burak in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Burak Cendek?
- Managing director with broad business and technical experience helping founders on growth strategy, modeling, and fundraising. Previously a junior partner at Revo Capital and COO of Sente, with a Caltech BS and Chicago Booth MBA.
- Where does Burak Cendek work?
- Burak Cendek is Partner at Autotech Ventures and Board director at BasicBlock and Board director at newtrul.
- What check size does Burak Cendek write?
- Burak Cendek typically writes checks of $1M – $8M.
- What boards does Burak Cendek sit on?
- Burak Cendek holds tracked board seats at BasicBlock, newtrul.
- Where did Burak Cendek go to school?
- Burak Cendek studied at Caltech (BS, Electrical Engineering); The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship); Robert College (High School).
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Also attended Caltech144
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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business491
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Also attended Robert College38
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Shared employers
Also worked at Revo Capital5
Also worked at Figopara1
Also worked at İTÜ ARI Teknokent20
Selma BahcivanogluInvestment | Simya VC at 212Serhat CicekogluManaging Partner at Sente VenturesYunis İsmayılDirector, ITU Cekirdek Incubation Center at ITU CekirdekAylin ÖtünPortfolio Manager, ITU Cekirdek Incubation Center at ITU CekirdekHande KanbirManager, Collaborations and Stakeholder Relations at ITU CekirdekMert KonukManager, ITU Cekirdek Acceleration and ITU SEED Programs at ITU Cekirdek
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