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Cem Sertoglu

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Managing Partner @bek_vc. Investing in tech in Emerging Europe since 2006

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And, here we go! Welcome @bek_vc! Everything stays the same, except our name.

Meet Bek Ventures! 🚀 The best-performing VC fund globally has a new name. Introducing the quietly thought-provoking venture firm. We’re excited to build on the legacy we have established during our decade as Digital East Fund (ex-Earlybird).



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In my new book, The Science of Second Chances, I talk about the strong research evidence that access to SNAP benefits reduces recidivism for adults coming out of prison, because it helps them make ends meet without resorting to crime. I also talk about the even stronger evidence…

jenniferdoleac's tweet image. In my new book, The Science of Second Chances, I talk about the strong research evidence that access to SNAP benefits reduces recidivism for adults coming out of prison, because it helps them make ends meet without resorting to crime.

I also talk about the even stronger evidence…

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Upstash Workflow is taking off — 5× growth in just 4 months!

enesakar's tweet image. Upstash Workflow is taking off — 5× growth in just 4 months!

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they are adding ‘syndrome’ to every personality trait. Visionary syndrome. Lazy syndrome. Overachiever syndrome. Study-hard syndrome. today, everything is a syndrome


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VitVio is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to build AI-powered tools for safer, more efficient operating rooms. We’re looking for a pragmatic engineer who loves Elixir, NixOS, and React. Remote (EU timezones). Apply here: jobs.ashbyhq.com/vitvio/5d9782f… #ElixirLang #NixOS


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Turkey’s first commission-free trading platform Midas is now valued at nearly $1 billion following its latest funding round bloomberg.com/news/articles/…


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No team had completed a treble in European basketball since 2015. Until today. @FBBasketbol


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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/4j8e0DG

TheEconomist's tweet image. Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/4j8e0DG

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Today, we’re introducing Jace, your AI Email Agent. Jace uses your past responses, checks your calendar, and pulls in context from attachments or the web to draft replies in your voice and schedule your meetings. Imagine an executive assistant that knows exactly what to reply,…


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“VC has become a publicly followed industry, which is a bit strange. It creates a weird incentive for VCs to make very loud proclamations…which I usually find miss the mark.” Our Managing Partner @csertoglu sat down with @LPhypeman on the @the_euvc podcast.


Thank you, @DavidBogoslaw, for the coverage of our beliefs, strategy, and news of our new fund in @VCJournal. Bek’s drift discipline, strong returns drew LPs to oversubscribed Fund III   venturecapitaljournal.com/beks-drift-dis…


Good observation, Daniel. I’d extend the thinking to all underserved markets globally. If you can stand out and grow sustainably in deprived market conditions, that’s a great signal for a high-quality business.

UK tech companies are actually more advanced and effective than their peers in the USA. The US has enjoyed a solid 15 years of growth and investment that the UK missed out on. Anything that’s come out of the UK has been refined and sharpened in a harsher market. The UKs less…



It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks. We transitioned from the brand we have been using for the last twelve years, Earlybird Digital East, to Bek Ventures. The hard work of our team and supporting agencies has paid off and I am happy to see that our ecosystem received our key…

csertoglu's tweet image. It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks.

We transitioned from the brand we have been using for the last twelve years, Earlybird Digital East, to Bek Ventures. The hard work of our team and supporting agencies has paid off and I am happy to see that our ecosystem received our key…

Thank you for having me @harrystebbings. It was a pleasure to look back at what we have created with Bek Ventures — now to get to work on our second decade.

Our Managing Partner @csertoglu sat down with @HarryStebbings of @twentyminuteVC to talk early-stage VC + how Bek supports a select group of exceptional founders. Listen to the full episode to hear more about this and VC’s ‘greatest ever deal’ 👀 youtube.com/watch?v=P9MK3n…

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This is a super cool story. Kiwi Crate started alongside the wave of subscription commerce startups and found a way to build a sustainable business. Exclusive: Toy brand KiwiCo has surpassed $1 billion in lifetime revenue fortune.com/2024/10/14/toy…


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BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”…

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”…

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