Investing Profile

Aydin Senkut(134)

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Founder and Managing Partner at Felicis Ventures
felicis.com/team/aydin-senkutSan Francisco Bay Area
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48 Investors

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Networks Aydin is a member of
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The Wharton School Network
240 CONNECTIONS
Boston University Network
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Current Investing Position
Felicis Ventures Managing Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $15.0M
Sweet Spot
$7.8M
Investments On Record
171
Current Fund Size
$825M

Aydin Senkut is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Aydin Senkut's Investments On Record (91)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Deep Infra
Series BMay 2026$110M
Series AApr 2025$18M
SeedNov 2023$8M
$130M
Co-investors: James Hong (NewCo), Brian Pokorny (SV Angel LLC), Georges Harik, Guillermo Rauch
Depot
Series AMar 2026$10M
SeedAug 2024$4M
$16M
Co-investors: Jake Storm (Felicis Ventures), Tim Suzman (Pioneer Fund), Ted Suzman (Pioneer Fund), Ben Porterfield
Revel
Series BFeb 2026$150M
Series AApr 2025$23M
$350M
Co-investors: Kirsten Green (Forerunner Ventures), Miles Grimshaw (Thrive Capital), Nina Achadjian (Index Ventures), Andy McLoughlin (Uncork Capital), Michael Granoff (Maniv Mobility), Jim Adler (Toyota Ventures), Ramtin Naimi (Abstract Ventures), Chris Bennett (Wonderschool), Elizabeth Weil (Scribble Ventures), Villi Iltchev (Two Sigma Ventures), Alexis Ohanian (Curated), Dylan Field, Brian Abrams, Prescott Watson, Justin Mateen, Austin Ogilvie, Jacob Kerzner
Runway
Series EFeb 2026$320M
Series CDec 2022$50M
$410M
Co-investors: Viviana Faga (Felicis Ventures), David Cahn (Sequoia Capital), Caryn Marooney (Coatue), Michael Dempsey (Compound), Shruti Gandhi (Array Ventures), Sarah Catanzaro (Amplify Partners), Sunil Dhaliwal (Amplify Partners), Zavain Dar (Dimension Capital), Jay Simons (Bond), Adam Gries (Authentic Partners), Moshe Lifschitz (Basement Fund), Nico Wittenborn (Adjacent), Amjad Masad, Lukas Biewald, Guillermo Rauch, Howie Liu
Entire
SeedFeb 2026$60M
$60M
Co-investors: Michelle Gonzalez (Google Ventures), Jerry Yang (AME Cloud Ventures), Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Harry Stebbings (Stride.VC), Jerry Yang (Hardware Club)
RAPIDFORT
Series AFeb 2026$42M
SeedJun 2022$9M
$55M
Co-investors: Nancy Wang (Felicis Ventures), Andy Chou (11.2 Capital), Ernie Bio (ForgePoint Capital), Carlos Perez Pla (Plug and Play Tech Center)
Skild AI
Series CJan 2026$1.4B
Series AJul 2024$300M
$1.7B
Co-investors: Ravi Mhatre (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Raviraj Jain (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Brian Zhan (CRV), Stephanie Zhan (Sequoia Capital), Matt Murphy (Menlo Ventures), Murat Bicer (CRV (Charles River Ventures)), Brian Zhan (Striker Venture Partners), Jeff Bezos
Verkada
Series UnknownDec 2025$20M
Series DSep 2022$210M
Series CJan 2020$80M
$660M
Co-investors: Alex Kurland (Meritech Capital Partners), Mike Vernal (Sequoia Capital), James Ephrati (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Gaurav Gupta (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Micah Rosenbloom (Founder Collective), Bill Trenchard (First Round Capital), Deep Nishar (SoftBank Investment Advisers), Aidan Madigan-Curtis (Eclipse Ventures), Derek Zanutto (CapitalG), Lak Ananth (Next47), Victor Hwang (Msd Capital)

Aydin Senkut's Experience

Founder and Managing Partner Felicis Ventures2005 - Present
Founder and Managing Partner FelicisPresent
Investor & Board Observer SemgrepPresent
Investor @ Board Observer Runway Present
Investor NotionPresent
Investor and Board Member GuidelinePresent
Investor (Ser B lead) & Board Member DedronePresent
Investor and Board Member DedronePresent
Investor & Board Observer SupabasePresent
Investor & Board Observer TINESPresent
Investor & Board Member n8nPresent
Investor & Board Member VoiceflowPresent
Investor & Board Observer DiffbotPresent
Early Investor & Board Observer Vicarious.comPresent
Investor Rovio Entertainment Ltd.Present
Senior Manager, Websearch & Syndication GooglePresent
Sales Manager, Strategic Accounts GooglePresent
Product Manager GooglePresent
Investor (Lead Series A) poolsidePresent
Investor (Lead Series B) & Board Observer SemgrepPresent
Investor (Lead Series B) & Board Observer SupabasePresent
Investor (Lead Series C) @ Board Observer Runway Present
Investor (Lead Series B) & Board Observer TINESPresent
Investor (Lead Series B) & Board Member GuidelinePresent
Investor Skild AIPresent
Investor (Lead Series B) & Board Member DedronePresent
Investor (Co-lead Seed) NotionPresent
Investor (Lead Series A) & Board Member n8nPresent
Investor & Seed Lead General ProximityPresent
Investor (Series Seed Lead) & Board Observer RevelPresent
Investor (Lead Series A) & Board Member n8n.ioPresent
Investor (Series A) Skild AIPresent
Investor (Lead Series C) @ Board Observer RunwayPresent
Investor AdyenPresent
Investor ShopifyPresent
Early Investor & Board Observer VicariousPresent
Investor Rovio EntertainmentPresent
Product Manager SGIPresent
Business Development Manager SGIPresent
Investor (Seed Lead) & Board EntirePresent
Investor (Lead Series B) & Board Member (Compensation & Audit Committee) GuidelinePresent
Investor @ Board Observer RunwayPresent
Investor & Board Observer TinesPresent
Investor (Lead Series A) PoolsidePresent
Investor (Lead Series B) & Board Observer TinesPresent
Senior Manager, Websearch & Syndication Google, Inc.2001 - 2005
Sales Manager, Strategic Accounts Google, Inc.2000 - 2001
Product Manager Google, Inc.1999 - 2000
Product Manager Silicon Graphics, Inc.1997 - 1999
Business Development Manager Silicon Graphics, Inc.1996 - 1997

Aydin Senkut's Education

The Wharton School MBA Marketing
University of Pennsylvania / SAIS MA International Studies, Portuguese
Boston University BS Business Administration, Finance
St. Xavier High School MA International Studies, Portuguese
St. Xavier High School BS Business Administration, Finance
St. Xavier High School MBA Marketing