# Cem Sertoglu at Earlybird Venture Capital

> Cem Sertoglu, Managing Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/cem-sertoglu (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

New York, US · Partner

# Cem Sertoglu

Managing Partner at [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird)

Latest rounds

- **idemama** Series A Nov 2012
- **HipWay** Seed · $2.8M Oct 2011

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Nov 2012
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Earlybird Venture Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## The firm

[**Earlybird Venture Capital** VC firm · DE **21** cheques in 12 months **244** all time **11** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $2.8M
- **Active:** 2011–12

2012

- [idemama](https://millionrounds.com/company/idemama) *Series A* *TR* Nov 2012 Joined · +2 investors · historical

2011

- [HipWay](https://millionrounds.com/company/hipway) *Seed* **$2.8M** *RU* Oct 2011 Joined · +12 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**
- Series A **1**

Alongside

- [Alp Saul *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alp-saul)
- [Chamath Palihapitiya *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya)
- [Christoph Janz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital)
- Evren Ucok *1*
- [Fabrice Grinda *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fabrice-grinda)
- Javier Pérez *1*
- [Jeremie Berrebi *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremie-berrebi)
- [Jose Marin *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jose-marin)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [CivicSolar](https://millionrounds.com/startup/civicsolar-inc)
- [GROU.PS](https://millionrounds.com/startup/grou-ps-inc)
- [Hazelcast](https://millionrounds.com/company/hazelcast)
- [Picus Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/picus-security)
- [Tapu.com](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tapu-com)
- [Vivense Home & Living](https://millionrounds.com/startup/vivense-home-living)
- [obilet](https://millionrounds.com/startup/obilet)
- DCSplus
- GittiGidiyor
- HipWay
- Lime&Tonic
- PropertyFinder
- WikiMart.ru
- YemekSepeti.com
- idemama

## Also at Earlybird Venture Capital

- [**Evren Ucok** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/evren-ucok)
- [**Rolf Mathies** Co-Founder and Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rolf-mathies)
- [**Akash Bajwa** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/akash-bajwa)
- [**Alexander Graubner-Mueller** Founder & Co-CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alexander-graubner-mueller)
- [**Alexander M?Eller** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alexander-m-eller)
- [**Andre Retterath** General Partner & EagleEye Lead *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andre-retterath)
- [**Arda Kirkagac** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/arda-kirkagac)
- [**Baturay Kaya** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/baturay-kaya)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 20 Nov 2024 · 1h 3m 20VC: Turning $16.5M into $2.1BN; Lessons from the Greatest Venture Investment in European History: UiPath | Why VC is Not Being Commoditised | Why Price Does Not Matter | Lessons on Loss Ratio, Selling and Signalling with Cem Sertoglu With [Cem Sertoglu](https://millionrounds.com/person/cem-sertoglu) Mentions [Bek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bek-ventures) About this episode Cem Sertoglu is one of the great venture investors of the last decade. Cem is famed for writing the first check into UiPath and over several rounds turning $16.5M into $2.1BN. Cem recently started Bek Ventures, a $250M fund that was 3x oversubscribed. In Today's Show with Cem Sertoglu We Discuss:… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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