Serhat Cicekoglu is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sente Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
Serhat Cicekoglu is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sente Ventures, a Chicago-based global deep-tech investment platform established in 2008, with a background in corporate venture capital, financial analysis, and business strategy. His investment thesis targets early-stage companies in sectors including agtech, climate tech, robotics, urban mobility, industrial IoT, and supply chain technology, primarily at the pre-seed stage across 20 countries. Typical check sizes range from $15,000 to $6.0 million, and he often serves as a board member or follows corporate and family office leads in CVC-as-a-Service programs. Notable portfolio companies include Our Next Energy (Series B), Dox, Lojika Field Labs, and NiveauUp, with Cicekoglu holding board roles at the latter three. A distinctive point of view is Sente’s provision of non-dilutive project financing—$200 million to $1.5 billion—to help deep-tech startups build their first commercial manufacturing facilities, differing from traditional venture fund models. He is a frequent judge at global venture programs such as Start-up Chile, World Bank, and ITU Gate, and holds degrees in Industrial Engineer
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