About
Cenk Sezginsoy is a Venture Partner at 212 who advises and invests in enterprise AI startups, having led or overseen more than 100 AI transformation programs and trained over 200 executives on AI. He previously served as a Managing Director and Partner at BCG in London until 2024, where he headed BCG X's Private Equity and Principal Investors practice across Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Africa. He co-founded KoçDigital, a data and AI company launched jointly by BCG and Koç Group, and holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Experience
- appliedAI.comFoundercurrent2025 — present
- tquilaAI Partnercurrent2026 — present
- 212Venture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- BCG XManaging Director & Partner, AI & Software2018 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Managing Director & Partner2007 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- Norrsken BarcelonaFounding Member2023 — 2024Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- KoçDigitalFounder and co-Head of KoçDigital (Enterprise AI Solutions)2018 — 2022
- MIT SolveStartup Mentor2019 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Monitor GroupProject Manager2002 — 2007London, England, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Building New BusinessAdvisory BoardsBusiness Advisory ServicesStart-up VenturesAngel Investing1Early Stage Ventures1Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Consumer ProductsSales and MarketingSupply Chain OperationsStart-up LeadershipAccelerator
+12 more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)StartupsCorporate DevelopmentCorporate FinancePrivate EquityVenture CapitalStrategic ConsultingFinancial ModelingBusiness BuildingAdvisorAI StrategyTechnologyFrom Cenk's professional profile.
Colleagues at 212
Ali H. Karabey
Investment | Growth Funds at 212
Ali Naci Temel
Operations & Investment | 212 NexT at 212
Ali Pandir
Experts | Venture Partner at 212
Barbaros Ozbugutu
Experts | Leadership Management at 212
Beliz Gunel
Experts | Advisor at 212
Cagdas Yildiz
Investment | Simya VC at 212
Caglar Urcan
Investment | 212 NexT at 212
Can Abacigil
Experts | Product Development at 212
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cenk Sezginsoy?
- Cenk Sezginsoy is a Venture Partner at 212 who advises and invests in enterprise AI startups, having led or overseen more than 100 AI transformation programs and trained over 200 executives on AI. He previously served as a Managing Director and Partner at BCG in London until 2024, where he headed BCG X's Private Equity and Principal Investors practice across Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Africa. He co-founded KoçDigital, a data and AI company launched jointly by BCG and Koç Group, and holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley.
- Where does Cenk Sezginsoy work?
- Cenk Sezginsoy is Venture Partner at 212.
- What does Cenk Sezginsoy invest in?
- Cenk Sezginsoy invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software.
- Where did Cenk Sezginsoy go to school?
- Cenk Sezginsoy studied at University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Economics); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc., Global Market Economics).
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
+ 1,447 more
Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)980
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
+ 974 more
Shared employers
Also worked at tquila1
Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)907
David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
+ 901 more
Also worked at Norrsken Barcelona1
Also worked at MIT Solve6
Narges BaniasadiVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcEd PhillipsManaging Director, Global at Future Planet CapitalAarti ChandnaSV2 Board Member at Silicon ValleyLara MetcalfChief Portfolio Officer and Member, Operating Committee at The Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationDr Arvind GuptaAdvisor at Kalaari CapitalLara MetcalfAdvisory Board; Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation at Zeal Capital Partners
