# Tugce Bulut

> Tugce Bulut is a Turkish-born British entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Eloquent AI, which develops AI operators for financial services. She previously co-founded Streetbees with Oliver May in 2015 and led its consumer intelligence business until September 2023. Her work connects research into everyday behavior with enterprise software; she studied at Cambridge and previously worked in strategy consulting.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Eloquent AI
- **Organizations:** Eloquent AI, Streetbees (co-founder and former CEO), EY-Parthenon (former strategy consultant)
- **Nationality:** British; Turkish-born
- **Education:** Master’s; research focused on poverty alleviation and global living standards, University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Co-founded Streetbees, whose community exceeded four million participants by January 2021., Led Streetbees when it won Innovation of the Year at the 2018 Research Live awards., Co-founded Eloquent AI, a Y Combinator Spring 2025 company.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Moved to the UK to study at Cambridge, having come from Istanbul.
- **Before 2015** — Worked as a strategy consultant, advising technology and consumer businesses on international growth.
- **2015** — Co-founded Streetbees with Oliver May.
- **2018** — Streetbees announced a $12 million Series A led by Atomico.
- **2023-09** — Announced her departure from Streetbees on 6 September, alongside co-founder Oliver May.
- **2025** — Co-founded Eloquent AI with Aldo Lipani; the company joined Y Combinator’s Spring 2025 batch.
- **2025-09** — Eloquent AI announced a $7.4 million seed round led by Foundation Capital.
- **2026-03** — In a recruitment post, reported a $10 million seed round and hiring in San Francisco and London.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Streetbees, whose community exceeded four million participants by January 2021.
- Led Streetbees when it won Innovation of the Year at the 2018 Research Live awards.
- Co-founded Eloquent AI, a Y Combinator Spring 2025 company.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — In a public recruitment post, Bulut said Eloquent AI had raised a $10 million seed round and was hiring across San Francisco and London; these are her stated company figures.
- **2025-09** — Eloquent AI announced a $7.4 million seed round led by Foundation Capital.
- **2025-04** — Publicly introduced Eloquent AI with co-founder Aldo Lipani and announced participation in Y Combinator.

## Links

- Website: https://www.eloquentai.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tugcebulut/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/TugceBulut

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Last updated: 2026-10-22