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Sena Zorlu
Venture Partner at 212 NexT
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Sena Zorlu is currently an Early Stage Investor at Kubera Venture Capital in the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in investing in sectors like ConstructionTech, Supply Chain Tech, and AI. With a background in Corporate Venture Capital and experience as a CEO at Instapio Inc., Sena excels in strategic initiatives and operations management, contributing to successful fundraising and go-to-market strategies.
Work Experience
Seed Investor
2019 - Current
Pre-seed to Series A investors in startups building proprietary technologies that transform the way industries work. Focus on AI, ML, devops, B2B SaaS, computer vision, future of work. Email: sena@kubera.vc
Kubera Venture Capital is an early stage investor investing in AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science powering Digital Transformation.
Venture Partner
2024
212 Next is an early stage deep tech fund, anchored by the largest acrylics manufacturer in the world, with an investment focus on advanced materials, chemicals, sustainability and manufacturing. I serve as an outside venture partner, focused on investments and partnerships in North America. Email: sena@212next.fund
Venture Capital Portfolio Management Consultant
2022
Implement investment strategies for direct and fund of fund investments, establish relationships, conduct due diligence, create portfolio dashboards. Empower internal innovation team, work with founders in residence, assist in devising go to market and fundraising strategies for spin out. Establish partnerships, work on new program development with the innovation team.
Community Surgery Center East is an outpatient surgery center providing advanced surgical technology, treatment, and physician expertise.
Raised $3,792,648.00.
Member
2020
Investment Associate
2019 - 2019
Sourcing and supporting investment deals, generating investment memorandums, portfolio support, research and develop investment opportunities.
CEO
2015 - 2019
Instapio is a consumer data platform, that uses proprietary signal processing technology to extract unique identifiers from connected devices, to build robust consumer intelligence profiles. Head of Business Development until 2016; Chief Executive Officer after.
Instapio is a data platform that provides network driven, location based consumer intelligence.
Raised $300,000.00 from Nexus Ventures.
International Fellow
2014 - 2015
International Fellow for regional program and partnership development for the university's global programs. Worked with program coordinators and faculty to bridge between the local institutions and university staff as well as students enrolled in the program. Responsible for network building, curriculum planning and onsite operational assistance.