Cem Sertoglu(237)
Earlybird Venture Capital Managing Partner
location
Istanbul
investment range
$500k - $10.0m
sweet spot
$2.0m
most interested in
Consumer-facing e-businesses, including marketplaces, e-tailers, SaaS and SME-focused software companies targeting local markets in CEE & Turkey. Enterprise technology innovators with roots in CEE & Turkey.not interested in
Life sciences, material science, clean techCem Sertoglu's Past Investments (17)
| Company | Deal Type | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picus Security | Series A | $5M (Lead) | Oct 2019 | |
| Tapu.com | Seed Round | $1.2M (Lead) | Feb 2016 | |
| UIPath | Seed | (Lead) | Sep 2015 | |
| Tapu.com | Seed Round | $525K (Lead) | Jan 2015 | |
| obilet | Seed | (Lead) | Mar 2014 | |
| DCSplus | Series A | (Lead) | Mar 2014 | |
| Vivense Home & Living | Series A | (Lead) | Mar 2014 | |
| Hazelcast | Series A | $2.6M (Lead) | Sep 2013 | |
| PropertyFinder | Seed | Mar 2013 | ||
| idemama | Series A | — | Nov 2012 |
Cem Sertoglu's Experience
VC Council Member Invest Europe (fka EVCA)2015 - Present
Partner Earlybird Venture Capital2012 - Present
Founder & CEO Young Turk Ventures2005 - 2013
Partner iLab Ventures2008 - 2009
CEO & Co-Founder Mondus2006 - 2007
CEO & Co-founder SelectMinds (acquired by Oracle)1999 - 2005
Vice President Farmer & Company1998 - 1999
Corporate Knowledge Manager KTI1996 - 1998
Engagement Manager IMS1993 - 1995
Cem Sertoglu's Education
The University of Texas at Austin BA
Robert Koleji
