Feyza Haskaraman

As a partner at Felicis, Feyza focuses on soon-to-break-out AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and applications.

Prior to joining Felicis, Feyza was an investor at Menlo Ventures, where she backed category-defining companies in enterprise security, developer infrastructure, and AI-native platforms. At Menlo, she sourced and led investments in Semgrep, Astrix, Clerk, Abacus, Parade, and Cloudtrucks – zeroing in early on how AI is reshaping developer security and enterprise infrastructure. 

Feyza has worked as an engineer at various companies in different growth stages, including Analog Devices, Fitbit and Nucleus Scientific. Her exposure to a wide range of tasks and opportunities led Feyza to grow curious about the way companies operate. Feyza pursued a career in business management when she joined McKinsey & Company after graduating from MIT. At McKinsey, she consulted multi-billion-dollar technology companies on strategy and operations, in addition to early-stage startups. Working with startups piqued her interest in venture capital and she joined Insight Partners. After working on a slew of successful investments, Feyza became even more inspired to work closely with founders throughout their journey from series seed and beyond.

Feyza hails from Turkey, where her father and grandfather—both entrepreneurs—often discussed business at the dinner table. She credits them with inspiring and encouraging her interest in how early businesses gain traction.

Feyza holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. Passionate about STEM education, she previously taught science in Nepal and Malawi. When she’s not working, you can find Feyza running, playing tennis, and critiquing indie movies.