Aydin Senkut
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Wesley Chan: How I Created Google Analytics; The Founding Story of Gmail & Canva | 20VC #919
Wesley Chan, Wes Chan, Larry, Sergey, Aydin Senkut
Former Google executive Wesley Chan leverages his decade of product experience to lead FPV Ventures, a $450 million fund managed by a small team that prioritizes "market creation" and 100-year founder visions over traditional metrics. The firm targets 20 core investments with checks between $10 million and $20 million, explicitly excluding crypto while focusing on revenue-generating businesses like Canva and Plaid to provide a safe harbor for charity-focused limited partners. By rejecting dogmatic ownership requirements and intervening only when requested, Chan's strategy aims to identify outlier companies capable of adapting the world for a century.
Aydin Senkut: How I Scaled from a $4M Angel Fund to $900M AUM | 20VC #890
Founded by former Google executive Aydin Ocalle after facing rejection from traditional firms, Felicis Ventures evolved from a $41 million seed fund into a $900 million global entity that prioritizes investing in high-quality companies over optimizing for initial valuation or ownership percentage. Operating under a "success with empathy" culture, the firm differentiates itself by accepting smaller initial checks to secure positions in top-tier ventures before doubling down, while deliberately mitigating market volatility through vintage and geographic diversification. Ocalle continues to shape the firm's strategy by focusing on critical sectors like climate technology and advocating for rigorous decision-making processes that navigate the tension between late-stage market inflation and the need for early-stage conviction.