# Ahu Serter

> Ahu Serter is a seed investor at Fark Labs (Istanbul) backing Software and Transportation. See 37 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fark Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/difference-labs)
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 37
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://tr.linkedin.com/pub/ahu-buyukkusoglu-serter/8/333/855
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/aserter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahu.buyukkusoglu

Ahu Serter is a seed investor at Fark Labs in Istanbul focused on Software and Transportation. Ahu Serter is the Founder and President of Fark Labs. She previously worked at FARHYM Vehicle Interiors as a Head of Management Committee, Board Member. Ahu Serter attended Pace University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $110k–$3.6M |
| Pre-Seed | $87k–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 11% |
| Transportation | 4 | 11% |
| Electronics | 3 | 8% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 8% |
| Baby | 2 | 5% |

60 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 17 | 46% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 16% |
| Angel | 2 | 5% |
| Series A | 2 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 19 | 51% |
| United States | 2 | 5% |
| Greece | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Saykal | Saykal develops electronic product design technology intended for EV transformation. Saykal manufactures advanced sensing, detection, and imaging systems for strategic and scalable industries with automotive applications. Saykal aligns its product development with customer requirements and strives for timely delivery. | $4M | Series A | Jul 12, 2025 |  |
| MaestroHub | MaestroHub is a Single Source of Truth industrial data governance platform to overcome data architecture and integration challenges faced in digital transformation. MaestroHub points data sources to a smart data layer with drag & drop features and automatically creates contextualized data packages in real-time with Unified Namespacearchitecture. MaestroHub is the first self-diagnostic Unified Namespace solution with DataOps capabilities. | $675.6K | Pre-Seed | Apr 10, 2025 |  |
| Jobtogo | Jobtogo is a freelancer platform that offers solutions to the problems experienced by companies in the supply of talent. |  |  | Mar 13, 2025 |  |
| Jobtogo | Jobtogo is a freelancer platform that offers solutions to the problems experienced by companies in the supply of talent. |  | Seed | Mar 13, 2025 |  |
| Tripy Mobility | Tripy Mobility strives to promote the adoption of electric vehicles while reducing carbon emissions in transportation by increasing the charging station network. |  | Seed | Feb 14, 2025 |  |
| M-Based | M-based is an initiative aiming to develop eco-friendly alternative material technologies using mycelium, a component of the mushroom. Its R&D efforts focus on developing mycelium-based vegan leather to address environmental concerns and animal ethics violations in the textile industry. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 25, 2024 |  |
| Euronova | Euronova develops advanced raw materials based on the ideas of sustainability, recycling, and circular economy. |  | Angel | Jul 04, 2024 |  |
| Euronova | Euronova develops advanced raw materials based on the ideas of sustainability, recycling, and circular economy. | $128.9K | Pre-Seed | Jul 04, 2024 |  |
| Harcy | Harcy is an R&D organization that uses waste to create new types of building materials to strengthen the circular economy. First, it developed Harcy Polyester Wool, a building thermal insulation material made from textile waste. With its high performance and ease of application, Harcy Polyester Wool is a contender to replace the previousinsulation materials while recycling two kilograms of textile waste per square meter into the economy. | $350K | Seed | Jun 11, 2024 |  |
| AMPHERR | Ampherr provides cutting-edge, intelligent energy storage solutions based on different chemical variations of lithium-ion cells, such as NMC, LTO, and LFP, for all types of electrical cars and stationary applications. Manufacturer of battery packs, focus on delivering application-specific products for practically all use cases while combiningquality, cutting-edge engineering, and agile service. | $3.2M | Series A | Oct 11, 2023 |  |

10 of 37 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arya Women's Investment Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arya-women-s-investment-platform) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Fark Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fark-holding) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Galata Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galata-business-angels) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [APY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apy-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ark pres](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ark-pres) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Coşkunöz Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co%C5%9Fkun%C3%B6z-holding) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Fark Labs

VC Fund · Maslak, Turkey

Fark Labs is a global innovation and transformation hub that aims to build a better future for all. We help entrepreneurs, startups, corporations, and investors transform into more connected, innovative, and future-ready versions of themselves so they have a positive impact on the world. We apply an investment portfolio approach to our innovationstrategy, touching all stages of the startup lifecycle from incubator to investor in Turkey, which is strengthened by our strong global network of regional accelerators and VC partners in our key global geographies. We use this approach for our 4 focus verticals: mobility, life sciences, sustainable lifestyle, and emerging technologies, which we call our curiosity cabinet.We back change-makers who transform industries and create new ones. Our sweet spot is investing early, and we continue to provide support and investment up to Series A. We envision a better future by championing entrepreneurship, innovation, and frontier technologies that transform legacy businesses and build future-proof startups.We also drive innovation and transformation through collaborative intelligence. We build a unique ecosystem that connects difference-makers, leading corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies across our 4 verticals.

3 contacts available at Fark Labs.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ahu Serter | President Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahu-serter |
| Eren Hursit | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eren-hursit-9395 |
| Omer Burhanoglu | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omer-burhanoglu |

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## FAQ

### What does Ahu Serter invest in?

Ahu Serter invests primarily in Software, Transportation and Electronics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 37 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ahu Serter's check size?

Ahu Serter typically joins rounds of $110k–$3.6M at Seed and $87k–$1.5M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ahu Serter participates in.

### When did Ahu Serter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ahu Serter closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 37 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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