Aydin Senkut - Founder & Managing Partner @ Felicis

Overview

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Primary Job Title Founder & Managing Partner
Primary Organization
Felicis

Location Menlo Park, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast
Gender Male

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Website www.felicis.com
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Aydin Senkut is based out of Menlo Park, California, and is the Founder and Managing Partner of Felicis. Aydin Senkut attended the Boston University.

Personal Investments

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Aydin Senkut

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Series A - Notion

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Notion

raised

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Notion	—	Series A - Notion	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	ContextLogic	—	Angel Round - ContextLogic	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	MUBI	—	Series C - MUBI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Optimizely	No	Angel Round - Optimizely	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Inkling Systems	—	Angel Round - Inkling Systems	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Handipoints	No	Angel Round - Handipoints	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Disqus	—	Series A - Disqus	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

162

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Supabase	Felicis	—	Series F - Supabase	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Deep Infra	Felicis	—	Series B - Deep Infra	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Depot	Felicis	Yes	Series A - Depot	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Revel	Felicis	—	Series B - Revel	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Entire	Felicis	Yes	Seed Round - Entire	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Runway	Felicis	—	Series E - Runway	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	RAPIDFORT	Felicis	—	Series A - RAPIDFORT	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Skild AI	Felicis	—	Series C - Skild AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Verkada	Felicis	No	Venture Round - Verkada	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Hepta Bio	Felicis	Yes	Seed Round - Hepta Bio	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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Aydin Senkut

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exit -

Optimizely

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Optimizely

Inkling Systems

, and

Handipoints

Optimizely Optimizely is a digital experience platform for unlocking digital potential, content, commerce, and optimization.
Inkling Systems Inkling is a single system that lets teams create great content, share it on any digital device, and measure how it's being used.
Handipoints Handipoints is a website with a chore chart component and a virtual world containing a range of online games and activities for children.
Disqus Disqus is a blog comment hosting service offering a platform for social integration, social networking, user profiles, analytics and more.
ContextLogic ContextLogic is a technology firm that develops and oversees a mobile shopping platform designed to link users with merchants worldwide.

Jobs

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Aydin Senkut

has

current jobs including

Investor

Guideline

Founder & Managing Partner

Felicis

, and

Investor

Paravision

. Additionally,

Aydin Senkut

has had

past jobs including

Senior Manager

Google

Guideline InvestorJul 2017
Felicis Founder & Managing PartnerDec 1, 2005
Paravision Investor

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Google	Senior Manager	Jun 2001	Oct 2005
Google	Sales Manager, Strategic Accounts	1999	2001
Silicon Graphics	Product Manager	1996	1999

Board and Advisor Roles

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Aydin Senkut

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

Chalk

Board of Directors

Wherobots Inc.

, and

Board Member

Guideline

Chalk Board MemberMay 28, 2025
Wherobots Inc. Board of DirectorsNov 2024
Guideline Board MemberAug 2017
Diffbot InvestorFeb 10, 2016
Greenhouse Software InvestorJul 2014
Adyen InvestorSep 2013
Counsyl Investor & Strategic AdvisorFeb 2012
Rovio Entertainment Corporation Investor2011
Shopify InvestorOct 2010
Fitbit InvestorAug 2010

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Dedrone	Board Member	Feb 13, 2017	Oct 2024
PredictSpring	Member of Board of Directors	—	2024
Dropcam	Investor	Mar 2009	Jun 2014
Meraki	Investor	Aug 2006	Nov 2012
Paravision	Board Member	—	—
Vicarious	Board Observer	—	—
Altitude Networks	Board Member	—	—
Adentro	Board Observer	—	—

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