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About
Serhat Aydogdu is an investment professional with 17 years of experience in climate private equity, infrastructure, and growth equity. He is a member of the climate team at LeapFrog Investments, where he sources, executes, and manages investments in energy transition and climate infrastructure, and has previously held roles at Just Climate, Seaya, D4 Ventures, and Goldman Sachs. He also authors and hosts "The Curious Learners," a blog and podcast focused on the energy transition.
Experience
- LeapFrog InvestmentsPrivate Equity & Infrastructurecurrent2025 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Just ClimateInvestment Director, Private Equity & Infrastructure2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- D4 VenturesDirector, VC and Growth Equity2021 — 2023City Of London, England, United Kingdom
- CentricusDirector, Private Equity & Structured Finance2019 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Goldman SachsVice President, Investment Banking2014 — 2019Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Fiba RenewablesFounding Strategy & Commercial Lead2009 — 2012Istanbul, Turkey
Skills & more
Board of Directors2Portfolio Management2Energy Transition2Negotiation1Leadership1Management1Project Management1ValuationBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCorporate Finance7Private Equity
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FinanceStrategyDue DiligenceFinancial Modelingenergy transitionSpecial SituationsM&A analysisSustainable EnergyOperational ExcellenceSpecial Situations InvestingStructured FinanceProject FinanceFrom Serhat's professional profile.
Colleagues at LeapFrog Investments
Akshi Sharma
Investment Officer, Climate at LeapFrog Investments
Alessio de Gouveia
Investment Officer at LeapFrog Investments
Ali Ugradar
Reporting, Data and Operations Analyst at LeapFrog Investments
Andy Kuper
CEO & Founder at LeapFrog Investments
Anna Robertson
Strategy Manager at LeapFrog Investments
Betty Weng
Senior Manager, Strategy at LeapFrog Investments
Biju Mohandas
Partner at LeapFrog Investments
Brian Mutiga
Investment Officer at LeapFrog Investments
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Serhat Aydogdu?
- Serhat Aydogdu is an investment professional with 17 years of experience in climate private equity, infrastructure, and growth equity. He is a member of the climate team at LeapFrog Investments, where he sources, executes, and manages investments in energy transition and climate infrastructure, and has previously held roles at Just Climate, Seaya, D4 Ventures, and Goldman Sachs. He also authors and hosts "The Curious Learners," a blog and podcast focused on the energy transition.
- Where does Serhat Aydogdu work?
- Serhat Aydogdu is Associate Director at LeapFrog Investments.
- Where did Serhat Aydogdu go to school?
- Serhat Aydogdu studied at Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); UCL (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (part-time), Sustainability Studies); Boğaziçi University (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Just Climate4
Also worked at D4 Ventures1
Also worked at Centricus3
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