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408 people in our graph share verified history with Dogakan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Nick WashburnunlockedDogakan: together at National Venture Capital Association (2025)
×3Dogakan: together at University of California, Berkeley
Dogakan: together at Courtyard Ventures
×3Dogakan: together at National Venture Capital Association
About
Dogakan Toka is founding partner at BridgeX Ventures and co-founder and managing partner at Crea, an AI-focused product development company based in Silicon Valley. He previously spent a decade in management consulting, leading strategy and operations engagements with Fortune 500 technology and consumer companies including Apple, Adobe, Walmart, Google, Nike, and Target. He co-founded Courtyard Ventures, a student-led venture capital fund at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where he holds an MBA, and serves as an advisor at Skydeck Berkeley and USMarketAccess; he earned a BS in Engineering from Sabanci University.
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Experience
- BridgeX VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Crea IncManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- National Venture Capital AssociationMember, AI Working Groupcurrent2025 — present
- Berkeley SkyDeckAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- Global Turks AIFounding Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Courtyard VenturesAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Courtyard VenturesCo-Founder2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Teaching Assistant / Guest Lecturercurrent2023 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- Deloitte ConsultingEngagement Manager2012 — 2021Los Angeles, California, United States
Skills & more
Management Consulting11Strategic Planning7Business Strategy4GrowthProduct StrategyGo-to-Market StrategyProduct DevelopmentTechnologyConsumer BusinessAnalytics5Early-Stage StartupsVenture Capital1
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EntrepreneurshipLanguages English · Spanish · Turkish
From Dogakan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Bridgex Ventures
Abhishek Nagaraj
GtM & Customer Strategy at Bridgex Ventures
Ayhan Sebin
Generative AI at Bridgex Ventures
Ben Adler
Legal at Bridgex Ventures
Brett Wilson
General Partner at Swift Ventures
Halit Akar
Revenue Growth/Monetization at Bridgex Ventures
Jagan Cuddapah
Partnerships & Biz. Dev. at Bridgex Ventures
James Hurst
Branding at Bridgex Ventures
Jay Sarmaz
Data & AI Infrastructure at Bridgex Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dogakan Toka?
- Dogakan Toka is founding partner at BridgeX Ventures and co-founder and managing partner at Crea, an AI-focused product development company based in Silicon Valley. He previously spent a decade in management consulting, leading strategy and operations engagements with Fortune 500 technology and consumer companies including Apple, Adobe, Walmart, Google, Nike, and Target. He co-founded Courtyard Ventures, a student-led venture capital fund at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where he holds an MBA, and serves as an advisor at Skydeck Berkeley and USMarketAccess; he earned a BS in Engineering from Sabanci University.
- Where does Dogakan Toka work?
- Dogakan Toka is Founder/Managing Partner at Bridgex Ventures.
- Where did Dogakan Toka go to school?
- Dogakan Toka studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Sabanci University (Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering); Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering).
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business968
Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera CapitalAnna ChenInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupJohnny HooperAssociate at March Capital Partners
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Also attended Sabanci University28
Mine DedekocaVenture Partner at Treeo VCFaruk OztokOperations | Venture Fellow at 212Mehmet AkalinExperts | Venture Partner at 212Ziaf RehmanAssociate at Delin VenturesHakan KaranInvestment Associate at European Circular Bioeconomy FundGörkem TürkFounding Partner at Laton Ventures
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Also attended Universidad Politécnica de Madrid157
Mariano Rodríguez MonterdeSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment GroupSamuel GilCEO & General Partner at JME VenturesLourdes Álvarez de ToledoPartner at JME VenturesPablo VenturaInvestor at KfundEmily MeadsPrincipal at QuantonationÁlvaro LozanoInvestment Vice President at Kibo Ventures
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Also attended Beijing Language and Culture University58
Lindsey YeePrincipal at Starbridge Venture Capital LlcSophie StalkerOperations Director, Healthcare at Red Cell IncubationMick AguirrePrincipal, Strategy & Sustainability at Kickstart VenturesTom ProfumoPartner at Active PartnersMurat AkuyevGeneral Counsel at Runa CapitalMinh DoChief Operating Officer at Animoca Brands
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Shared employers
Also worked at Crea Inc1
Also worked at National Venture Capital Association71
Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Tiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo VenturesAdam D'AugelliInvestor at True VenturesWill PriceInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalAziz GilaniAssociate at Mercury Fund
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Also worked at Courtyard Ventures6
Also worked at University of California, Berkeley529
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesKevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker Capital
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