Cem Sertoglu

Cem Sertoğlu is an entrepreneur and venture capital investor who has been focusing on technology startups in emerging Europe since 2006.13 He is currently a Managing Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital, where he leads the Digital East Fund (DEF).4 Sertoğlu joined Sabanci University's International Board of Overseers in 2024.24

Some key highlights of Cem Sertoğlu's career include:

1. Founding Partner of Earlybird Digital East Fund (DEF) in Istanbul1
2. Notable investments through DEF: UiPath, Trendyol, Peak Games, YemekSepeti, GittiGidiyor, Hazelcast, PropertyFinder, oBilet, and Vivense1
3. Founder and CEO of SelectMinds (now part of Oracle), a global leader in social talent management software in New York13
4. Strategy consultant in New York for six years before founding SelectMinds in 19991
5. Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin13

Sertoğlu is known for his successful investments, particularly his early investment in UiPath, which turned $16.5M into $2.1BN.5 He recently started Bek Ventures, a $250M fund that was 3x oversubscribed.5

His LinkedIn username is csertoglu, as mentioned in the query.