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Burak Cendek

Investor

Partner at Autotech Ventures · Board director at BasicBlock · Board director at newtrul

Menlo Park, California, United States

Writes $1M – $8M checks · typically $4M

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416 people in our graph share verified history with Burak — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

GlebunlockedBurak: together at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2010)
×5Burak: together at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Burak: together at Autotech Ventures
×2Burak: together at VCIC (Venture Capital Investment Competition)

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 York · since 2022EMERGENT VENTURESSilicon Valley · since 2022Invest NebraskaLincoln · $250K checksNelnetLincoln · since 2022Rise of the Rest SeedWashington · since 2022Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Miami · $75K – $5M checks · since 2022TNT VenturesSan Francisco · since 2022Wakestream VenturesGrand Rapids · $150K – $500K checks

Co-founders at BasicBlock

BBBrett Byman
Brett BymanExecutive Officer, Director
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Taylor MonksExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at newtrul

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newtrul's investors · 4

Autotech VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $8M checks · since 2024Monta Vista CapitalMountain View · since 2024Newlin VenturesAustin · $15K – $100K checks · since 2024SignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2022

Experience

  1. Autotech VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2025 — present
  2. Autotech VenturesPartner2021 — 2025
  3. Autotech VenturesPrincipal2019 — 2021Menlo Park, CA
  4. Revo CapitalPartner2016 — 2019
  5. FigoparaInvestor2018 — 2019
  6. Logiwa WMSSeed Investor2017 — 2019
  7. CaptureFastInvestor2016 — 2019
  8. İTÜ ARI TeknokentStart-up Mentor & Judge2014 — 2019Istanbul, Turkey
  9. VCIC (Venture Capital Investment Competition)Judge2014 — 2016
  10. Sente FoundryCOO2013 — 2016
  11. ODTÜ TEKNOKENT YÖNETİM A.Ş.Start-up Mentor2013 — 2016Ankara, Turkey
  12. ZS AssociatesConsultant2012 — 2014
  13. ZS AssociatesAssociate Consultant2009 — 2011
  14. ZS AssociatesAssociate2007 — 2008
  15. CravzyCo-founder2014Chicago
  16. ServisimoCo-founder2011
  17. BUZSHOTSCo-Founder2008
  18. Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)Project Manager2004 — 2007

Skills & more

Management Consulting68Entrepreneurship63Marketing Strategy41Strategy30Analysis24Business Strategy21Consulting12Project Management11Six Sigma9Mergers & Acquisitions8Start-ups8Segmentation6
+12 moreAnalyticsOperations ResearchSEOOperational ExcellenceFinancial ModelingSocial MediaOnline AdvertisingOnline MarketingGo-to-market StrategyBusiness DevelopmentDigital MarketingStrategic Planning

Languages 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

Led

DesteiaGenLogsPivot Robotics

Board seats

BasicBlock

Investor

AugmentAugment TechnologiesBasicBlockBumperCarPayExponential ExchangeExponential MarketsGridwiseKlearNowLakaMartiPlug EVRectganle LabsRetailReadyYendo

Sources: curated public sources · 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

Network7

Daniel HofferScout
Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Edward LandoScout
Partner at Pareto Holdings
Jared FriedmanScout
YC Group Partner
Alexei Andreev
Co-Founder and Managing Director 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.
What companies has Burak Cendek invested in?
Investments tracked here include Desteia, GenLogs, Pivot Robotics, Augment, Augment Technologies, BasicBlock, Bumper, CarPay, Exponential Exchange, Exponential Markets, Gridwise, KlearNow, and 7 more.
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).
Does Burak Cendek lead rounds?
Yes — Burak Cendek has led 3 tracked investments.

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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business940

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Also attended Robert College47

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Shared employers

Also worked at Revo Capital3

Cenk BayrakdarFounding Partner and Managing Director at Revo CapitalBerkin ToktasFounding Partner and Managing Director at Revo CapitalArın ÖzkulaInvestor at 500 Emerging Europe

Also worked at Figopara3

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Also worked at İTÜ ARI Teknokent20

Selma BahcivanogluInvestment | Simya VC at 212Yunis 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 CekirdekOğuzcan ÇobanoğluSenior Expert, ITU Cekirdek Acceleration and ITU SEED Programs at ITU Cekirdek

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Also worked at ODTÜ TEKNOKENT YÖNETİM A.Ş.1

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