# Aydin Senkut: angel investments and portfolio

> Aydin Senkut is an angel. 20 investments on record, latest Jul 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Aydin Senkut

Last cheque observed Jul 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record

Since the last cheque **4478** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$775K** Rounds led **0 of 20** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 90%**

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## Aydin Senkut highlights

- 01 20 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 95% of its rounds
- 03 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **20 appearances**

- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Mobile Action](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobile-action)** Seed · US **$805K** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Opendoor](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendoor)** Series A · US **$9.9M** With 36 others
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **May** **[NOWBOX](https://millionrounds.com/company/nowbox)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 11 others
- **Mar** **[Worldly Developments](https://millionrounds.com/company/worldly-developments)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$800K** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[Inkling Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/inkling-systems)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$925K** With 3 others
- **2009** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Chomp](https://millionrounds.com/company/chomp)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$565K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Producteev](https://millionrounds.com/company/producteev)** Seed · US **$180K** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/company/y-combinator)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **2008** 6 rounds
- **May** **[Handipoints](https://millionrounds.com/company/handipoints)** Seed · US · virtualworldsnews.com **$550K** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Mob.ly](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobly)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[VentureBeat](https://millionrounds.com/company/venturebeat)** Series A · US **$320K** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[VentureBeat](https://millionrounds.com/company/venturebeat)** Seed · US · venturebeat.com **$320K** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Feedjit](https://millionrounds.com/company/feedjit)** Seed · US **$450K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Yamli](https://millionrounds.com/company/yamli)** Seed · US · venturehacks.com **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Mesmo.tv](https://millionrounds.com/company/mesmo-tv)** Series A · GB · techcrunch.com **$900K** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Mogad](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogad)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$500K** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[MUBI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mubi)** Series A · US **$750K** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Trivop](https://millionrounds.com/company/trivop)** Seed · FR **Undisclosed** With 6 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Cake Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/cake-financial)** Seed · US · cakefinancial.com **Undisclosed** With 8 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Loomia](https://millionrounds.com/company/loomia)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all**

**[Producteev](https://millionrounds.com/company/producteev)** Bought by Jive Software **Undisclosed** Nov 2012

**[Chomp](https://millionrounds.com/company/chomp)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **$50M** Feb 2012

**[Mob.ly](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobly)** Bought by [Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupon) **Undisclosed** May 2010

**[Mesmo.tv](https://millionrounds.com/company/mesmo-tv)** Bought by GSN **Undisclosed** May 2010

**[Cake Financial](https://millionrounds.com/company/cake-financial)** Bought by [E*Trade Financial Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-trade) **Undisclosed** Jan 2010

**[Mogad](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogad)** Bought by iSkoot **Undisclosed** Sept 2008

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Venture

Median round joined **$775K** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2014
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *14*
- Series A *5*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2014

Often in the room with

- [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) 11
- [Georges Harik](https://millionrounds.com/fund/georges-harik) 9
- [Softtech VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softtech-vc) 5
- [Auren Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auren-hoffman) 3
- [Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) 3
- [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Aydin Senkut. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Felicis** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Georges Harik** Angel **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/georges-harik)[**Softtech VC** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softtech-vc)[**Auren Hoffman** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auren-hoffman)[**Naval Ravikant** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant)[**Paul Buchheit** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[**SV Angel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Amidzad Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amidzad-partners)[**MHS Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mhs-capital)[**Mike Brown** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-brown)[**Oliver Jung** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oliver-jung)[**Philippe Cases** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/philippe-cases)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Aydin Senkut in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The Generalist](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-generalist) 9 Dec 2025 · 1h 17m Why Being a Generalist VC Is a Competitive Advantage (Aydin Senkut, Founder & Managing Partner at Felicis Ventures) Mentions [Aydin Senkut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Larry Page](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-page) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 31 Oct 2025 · 3h 25m Marc Andreessen & Ilya Sutskever Host TBPN, Mag 7 Earnings Recap | Aydin Senkut, Dean Ball, Shreya Murthy, Lulu Meservey & Gaby Goldberg, Jakob Diepenbrock, Shishir Mehrotra, Karri Saarinen With [Gaby Goldberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/gaby-goldberg)[Ilya Sutskever](https://millionrounds.com/person/ilya-sutskever)[Karri Saarinen](https://millionrounds.com/person/karri-saarinen-2) Mentions [Aydin Senkut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut)[Marc Andreessen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-andreessen)[Shishir Mehrotra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shishir-mehrotra) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) 14 Jan 2025 · 57 min E73: Aydin Senkut on Building Felicis Ventures Mentions [Aydin Senkut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) 22 Aug 2023 · 56 min E3: Aydin Senkut on Why the Generalist Approach to VC Generates More Hits Mentions [Aydin Senkut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 4 Mar 2023 · 44 min Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures Is Investing in AI's Picks and Shovels Mentions [Aydin Senkut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut) Apple Podcasts
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 5 Oct 2022 · 55 min Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures on angel to 9 time Midas list investor, inception to scale at Felicis, and winning in today's crowded market Mentions [Aydin Senkut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) 20 Feb 2025 · 1h 25m Inside Guideline's mission to modernize 401(k)s | Building from first principles, finding strategic edges, and rewiring retirement | Kevin Busque (Co-founder and CEO) Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 22 Aug 2022 · 49 min 20VC: Why Market Always Wins Over the Founder & Why I Do Not Do Market Sizing | Why it is not the Best Time to be Investing but it is the Best Time to Have a Fund & The Type of Deals to do Today | Why The Best Founders Have 100 Year Plans with Wes Chan, C Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 2 Dec 2021 · 24 min SaaStr 502: Why Founders Should Prioritize Personal Development with Shopify President, Harley Finkelstein Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 8 Dec 2020 · 30 min SaaStr 406: Notion's Head of Customer Experience, Kate Taylor on How To Approach Delegation at Scale, How Leaders Can Truly Empower Their Team Members & The Role of Sales in a World of Product-Led Growth Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Aydin Senkut

### What does Aydin Senkut invest in?

Aydin Senkut invests most often at Seed and Series A (95% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Aydin Senkut?

20 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2014.

### How big are Aydin Senkut's cheques?

The median round it joins is $775K.

### Does Aydin Senkut lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Aydin Senkut invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%), the United Kingdom (5%) and France (5%).

### Is Aydin Senkut investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2014.

### Who does Aydin Senkut invest alongside?

Most often Felicis (11 rounds together), Georges Harik (9 rounds together) and Softtech VC (5 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Aydin Senkut?

Aydin Senkut is an angel.

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