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Tugce Bulut

Founder

Founder at Eloquent AI

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedEloquent AI · YC

About

Tugce Bulut is co-founder of Eloquent AI. She previously founded Streetbees, an AI company that grew to approximately 200 employees and raised $80M in venture funding with enterprise clients. Her background includes strategy consulting focused on technology companies and an economics degree from Cambridge.

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Tugce Bulut @tugcebulut

@DoorDash 15 mins and still no response

Nov 10, 2025 · ♥ 1

Tugce Bulut @tugcebulut

Is this how you provide customer support @DoorDash. Order delayed by more than an hour and your cx team didn’t even pick up the chat to cancel the order. https://t.co/CDA6PQN6R4

Nov 10, 2025 · ♥ 2

Tugce Bulut @tugcebulut

And that’s exactly why enterprise software is here to stay @t_blom https://t.co/cHPlta8ZDq

Mar 30, 2025 · ♥ 2

Founder at Eloquent AIYC X25

Intro paths

YC

Tugce went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Eloquent AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Tugce can intro founders to Eloquent AI's investors below.

Eloquent AI's investors · 8

Duke Capital PartnersFoundation CapitalHomebrewRevo CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementValia VenturesY CombinatorZeno Ventures

Co-founders at Eloquent AI

ALAldo Lipani
Aldo LipaniFounder

Experience

  1. Eloquent AICo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Imperial College LondonGuest Lecturer in Innovation & Enterprisecurrent2022 — present
  3. World Economic ForumTechnology Pioneercurrent2020 — present
  4. VariousAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
  5. SaibleNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — present
  6. Bank of EnglandAdvisor2020 — 2025
  7. StreetbeesFounder & CEO2015 — 2023
  8. EY-ParthenonStrategy Consultant2009 — 2015

Education

  1. University of CambridgePolitical Economy
  2. Y CombinatorX25
  3. Georgetown UniversityPolitical Economy

Skills & more

Strategy99Leadership22Market Entry46Business Development30Entrepreneurship18Start-ups22Venture Capital16Mergers & Acquisitions29Private Equity31Management Consulting26

Languages English · Italian · Spanish · Turkish

  • Filmmaking and Cinematography — MetFilm School

From Tugce's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Cambridge652

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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Also attended Y Combinator1,463

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,457 more

Also attended Georgetown University326

Trae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution

+ 320 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Eloquent AI3

Alex BangashManaging Director and General Partner at Transpose Platform ManagementVlad TropkoManaging Director at Digital Horizon VCAldo LipaniFounder at Eloquent AI

Also worked at Imperial College London85

Madison LenormandInvestor at DaphniAlptugInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesItxaso del PalacioGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalStephen ChambersGeneral Partner at SOSVMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesAlexandraHead of Research at GVP Climate

+ 79 more

Also worked at World Economic Forum144

Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesLaura BockPartner at QED InvestorsZachary BogueCo-Founder and Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Nathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado Ventures

+ 138 more

Also worked at Bank of England10

Phil Edmondson-JonesPartner at OxxAdam ShapiroRegulatory Partner at Core Venture CapitalMaxi Pethö-SchrammInvestor at HV CapitalNyasha ChidumeAnalyst at Arts AllianceJohn ButtGeneral Partner at Conduit VenturesNancy ChenInvestor at Livingbridge

+ 4 more