Cem Baytok Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

Cem Baytok General Information

Biography

Mr. Cem Baytok serves as Managing Partner at Ida Capital. He serves as a Board Member at Reengen. He served as a Board Member at Faradai. He is a Co-Founder and serves as a Board Member and Partner at WorqCompany. He has over ten years of PE/VC and over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. Since 2003, He took managing director and lead investment manager roles in Turkey focusing on PE/VC Funds where he closed nine PE/VC investments of different sizes (1-100m USD) and concentrated on different industries (technology, financial services, logistics, agriculture, and energy/utilities). He also worked at CXO levels in several of investments, taking on post-investment management responsibilities. Prior to his PE/VC experience, He was a technology entrepreneur and a system engineer/consultant having expertise in supply chain optimization and military logistics.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, idacapital
Education
Middle East Technical University (METU), BS (Bachelor of Science)
Middle East Technical University (METU), BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Email
ce
Phone
+90 0850
Address
  • WorqCompany Akasya, AVM Number 426B
  • Uskudar
  • 34660 Istanbul
  • Turkey
+90 0850

Cem Baytok Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
idacapital Investor Managing Partner Istanbul, Turkey Venture Capital
WorqCompany Company Co-Founder, Partner & Board Member Istanbul, Turkey Other Business Products and Services

Cem Baytok Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
MentalUP Educational Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Istanbul, Turkey
WorqCompany Other Business Products and Services Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Istanbul, Turkey

Cem Baytok Lead Partner on Deals (4)

Cem Baytok has been the lead partner on 4 deals. Their latest deal was with Faradai, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made on 01-Dec-2023.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Faradai 01-Dec-2023 Later Stage VC Completed Business/Productivity Software London, United Kingdom
MentalUP 01-Dec-2020 Completed Educational Software Istanbul, Turkey
WorqCompany 01-Aug-2019 Seed Round Completed Other Business Products and Services Istanbul, Turkey
MentalUP 12-Jan-2018 Seed Round Completed Educational Software Istanbul, Turkey

Cem Baytok Network (15)

Board Members (2)

Name Company Representing Location From
WorqCompany WorqCompany Istanbul, Turkey
WorqCompany WorqCompany Istanbul, Turkey

Portfolio Executives (12)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Aycan Gulez Faradai Chief Technology Officer 01-Dec-2023 London, United Kingdom
Edward Hubbard Faradai Co-Founder, Vice President of Commercial Operations & Global Sales Director 01-Dec-2023 London, United Kingdom
Faradai Co-Founder, Vice President of Product & Head of Product 01-Dec-2023 London, United Kingdom
Faradai Chief Financial Officer & Head of Strategy 01-Dec-2023 London, United Kingdom
Faradai Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 01-Dec-2023 London, United Kingdom

Fund Team Members (1)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
idacapital Istanbul, Turkey

Cem Baytok Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
idacapital Acceleration Venture Capital Fund idacapital Venture - General Closed 2018

Cem Baytok FAQs

  • Who is Cem Baytok?

    Mr. Cem Baytok serves as Managing Partner at Ida Capital.

  • How much does Cem Baytok typically invest?

    Cem Baytok's median deal size is .

  • What is Cem Baytok’s main position?

    Cem Baytok’s primary position is Managing Partner.

  • What are the contact details for Cem Baytok?

    Cem Baytok’s email address is ce and his phone number is +90 0850 .

  • How many active board seats does Cem Baytok hold?

    Cem Baytok holds 2 board seats including MentalUP and WorqCompany.

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