Overview
Burak Cendek is a Managing Director at Autotech Ventures[1][3], a position held since December 2025[3]. Cendek previously served as Partner at the firm from July 2021 to December 2025[4] and as Principal from November 2019 to July 2021[5]. Before joining Autotech Ventures, Cendek was a Partner at Revo Capital from August 2016 to October 2019[6]. Cendek holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Caltech (2000–2004)[11] and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2010–2013)[12]. Cendek has served as a startup mentor and judge at İTÜ ARI Teknokent from June 2014 to 2019[10] and has made seed and early-stage investments in companies including Figopara, Logiwa WMS, and CaptureFast[7][8][9]. Cendek hosts weekly office hours for founders and expresses particular interest in vertical robotics, logistics, supply chain, and automation domains[2].
Profile introduction
I host weekly office hours and I am excited to meet all the brilliant current or aspiring founders! Schedule yours here: https://calendly.com/bcendek/office-hours I'm particularly interested in discussing unsexy domains with massive opportunities like vertical robotics, logistics, trucking, supply chain, back-office automation, auto finance etc. Other than that, feel free to contact me about anything and everything related to Start-ups, Robotics, Logistics Tech, Ground Transportation, Supply Chain Technologies, AI, Machine Learning, Automation, Entrepreneurship, Funding, Start-up Finance, L…
Career history
- Managing DirectorDec 2025 to presentAutotech Ventures
- PartnerJul 2021 to Dec 2025Autotech Ventures
- PrincipalNov 2019 to Jul 2021Autotech Ventures
- PartnerAug 2016 to Oct 2019Revo Capital
- Investor2018 to 2019Figopara
- Seed Investor2017 to 2019Logiwa WMS
- Investor2016 to 2019CaptureFast
- Start-up Mentor & JudgeJun 2014 to 2019İTÜ ARI Teknokent
Education
- BS, Electrical Engineering at Caltech2000 - 2004
MBA, Entrepreneurship2010 - 2013The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- High School at Robert College1993 - 2000
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