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Baris Aksoy

Kauffman Fellow at Society of Kauffman Fellows

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Baris Aksoy is an Early Stage VC based in San Francisco, California, known for his expertise in AI, data, cloud, and security. With a background in product marketing and financial analysis, Baris has successfully invested in companies like Hydrolix, Cerby, and Soter Analytics, playing key roles as a Board Member and Investor. Baris Aksoy's career highlights include leading investments in innovative companies such as Hydrolix in Series B and Cerby in Series A, showcasing his ability to identify and support promising startups in the tech industry. Additionally, his role as a Board Member and Investor in various companies demonstrates his strategic leadership and commitment to driving growth in emerging technologies.

Work Experience 

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Stealth

  • Board Observer

    2024 - Current

    LLM powered security automation

  • Board Member

    2023

    LLM powered automation platform for software testing

  • Board Member

    2022

    LLM powered coding / software engineering automation

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Hydrolix Inc.

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Board Observer

    2019 - 2020

Hydrolix is a data management company that specializes in providing solutions for storing, managing, and analyzing large-scale data.

Raised $65,000,000.00 from Oregon Venture Fund, Wing Venture Capital, S3 Ventures, AV8 Ventures and Nava Ventures.

hydrolix.io
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Embrace

  • Board Member

    2019

Embrace helps mobile engineers build better experiences.

Raised $77,000,000.00 from AV8 Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Eniac Ventures and Greycroft.

embrace.io
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Cerby

  • Board Member

    2020

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DataGalaxy

  • Board Member

    2022

    Data catalog / governance platform for enterprise data assets

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Soter Analytics

  • Board Member

    2022

E

Elucidate

  • Board Member

    2022

EI

Eclypsium, Inc.

  • Investor

    2020

Eclypsium offers a platform for supply chain security for IT infrastructure.

Raised $84,049,983.00 from J-Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, Intel Capital, Alumni Ventures, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, Green D Ventures, Madrona, Global Brain Corporation, AV8 Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz.

eclypsium.com
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Society of Kauffman Fellows

  • Kauffman Fellow

    2012

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Measured Analytics and Insurance

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2024

Measured Analytics and Insurance is a cyber security insurance company.

Raised $9,250,000.00 from Origin Ventures, AV8 Ventures, Royal Street Ventures, Silicon Valley Data Capital and Signal Peak Ventures.

measuredinsurance.com

Education 

Investments 

Hydrolix

Seed

Total funding: $65M

Cerby

Pre Seed

Total funding: $25M

DATAGALAXY

Seed

Total funding: $10M

Neol

Seed

Total funding: $5M

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