December 10th, 2012

Ask A VC: Aydin Senkut Talks Series A Crunch, Natural Selection For Startups, And More

Ask a VC: Aydin Senkut on the Series A Crunch

Aydin Senkut, my first guest on Ask A VC, sat down this past week to talk about the Series A Crunch and general state of the venture world, his investment strategies, and, of course, to answer your questions. Senkut says that there is a crunch when it comes to Series B and C funding,  especially following the explosion of seed funding over the past few years. And Senkut, who was Google’s first… → Read More

September 3rd, 2010

Felicis Ventures' Aydin Senkut: The Next Great Mobile Company Is Not Here Yet

Aydin Senkut, founder of Felicis Ventures, has an enviable track record. Founded in late 2005, Felicis has made roughly 60 investments, with 16 successful exits, including Mint, Tapulous and Aardvark. As anyone in the investment community will tell you, that’s not a shabby hit rate.

Senkut, a former senior manager at Google, is getting ready to deploy even more capital, with the recent birth of… → Read More