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Cem Sertoglu

Managing Partner @ Bek Ventures (fka Earlybird Digital East)

United States

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $2,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Managing Partner

    2012

    Anti-mediocrity, pro-principle.

  • Managing Partner - Digital East Fund

    2012 - 2024

    Earlybird DEF is now Bek Ventures. DEF invests in early-stage, high-growth technology ventures in Emerging Europe. Investments include UiPath, Hazelcast, oBilet, Apsiyon, Tapu.com, UberCloud, Minit, DST Group (Mikro, Zirve & Parasut), Photoneo, Picus Security, FintechOS, Binalyze, Orgnostic, Anari.AI, Orgnostic, Trickest and Payhawk

  • Founder & CEO

    2005 - 2013

    Personal investment vehicle, focused on early-stage internet ventures in Emerging European markets. Investments include: - YemekSepeti (acquired by Delivery Hero) - GittiGidiyor (acquired by eBay) - PropertyFinder

  • CEO & Co-founder

    1999 - 2005

    SelectMinds pioneered corporate alumni programs in 2000 and continues to push the boundaries of technology in enterprise social networking industry to provide corporate social networking solutions that help our clients and their current and former employees build and maintain the professional relationships that drive success. SelectMinds was acquired by Oracle in 2012.

1998 - 1999

  • Vice President

    1998 - 1999