Aydin Senkut

Aydin Senkut is the Founder and Managing Partner of Felicis Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. Before launching the investment firm in 2006, he earned an MBA from the Wharton School and served as the first Product Manager at Google. Under his leadership, Felicis has grown to manage over $3 billion in assets under management, recently closing an $825 million ninth fund in March 2024. Senkut has directed investments across a global portfolio of more than 100 companies, backing prominent technology startups including Canva, Stripe, Shopify, and Notion. In his role, he recently led a $100 million Series B funding round for the artificial intelligence developer Replit in February 2025. His current investment strategy focuses on early-stage opportunities within the artificial intelligence, enterprise software, cybersecurity, and financial technology sectors.