# Arya Women's Investment Platform

> Arya Women's Investment Platform is a VC fund backing Software. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 15%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Arya-Women-Investment-Platform-Group-5140846
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/AryaWomen
- Website: http://www.aryawomen.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AryaWomen

Arya Women's Investment Platform is a VC fund in Istanbul focused on Software and Biotechnology. Arya WIP is a platform that creates acceleration and investment opportunities with strategic partnerships for women led entrepreneurship.They believe investing in women is an opportunity. Women are one of the most underutilized assets in society and their economies world wide. Arya is founded to leverage an entrepreneurial network of investors,business people and entrepreneurs who share this belief to accelerate women led entrepreneurship. Arya is currently vetting potential pilot prospects.Arya is not a fund and each investor makes his/her individual investment decision to form a board for each entrepreneur.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 12% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 12% |
| Baby | 2 | 8% |
| AgTech | 2 | 8% |

56 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 58% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 15% |
| Grant | 1 | 4% |
| Series A | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 14 | 54% |
| United States | 3 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ahu Serter | Founder | 37 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahu-serter |
| Deniz Alexandra Duygu | Director | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deniz-alexandra-duygu |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Navlungo | e-commerce shipping platform |  | Seed | Mar 11, 2025 |  |
| text2test | Text2Test is an AI-based approach that allows for the creation of executable, maintainable, and self-healing end-to-end tests using unrestricted plain language descriptions without a need for technical expertise. | $495K | Pre-Seed | Nov 29, 2024 |  |
| Ingosa | Ingosa virtual assistants can interact and engage with your business on your website, phone or in the app. Ingosa creates a rich and engaging experience for customers, including through visual widgets (giphs, videos, carousels, date pickers etc.) and unique branding and customization opportunities. |  | Seed | Oct 10, 2023 |  |
| Ingosa | Ingosa virtual assistants can interact and engage with your business on your website, phone or in the app. Ingosa creates a rich and engaging experience for customers, including through visual widgets (giphs, videos, carousels, date pickers etc.) and unique branding and customization opportunities. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Oct 10, 2023 |  |
| UP School | UP School fills in the gap of female participation in society’s most important technology roles by offering free educational programs for women through technical education programs that train them in a specific area of technology. UP School launched two pilot programs in Robotic Process Automation and in Data Science, and have two activecorporate-sponsored programs in Data Analytics and Android Development in partnership with Ford Motor Company, and Akbank.Students who graduated from the program have been recruited by globally lead companies such as Ford Motor Company, Unilever, Siemens and Coca Cola Company. | $481.7K | Seed | Jan 26, 2023 |  |
| Nanomik Biotechnology | Nanomik Biotechnology produces next generation biofungicides that increase the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables. Antimicrobial raw materials produced by microorganisms isolated from nature and active molecules obtained from plants are placed in micro-sized biopolymer capsules and applied to fruits. These completely natural microcapsulesadhere to the fruit and open within 24-48 hours and provide protection on the surface. While the biopolymer material forms an edible layer on the fruit, the ingredients in it prevent the growth of molds present in the medium. Unlike chemical fungicides, our products do not cause any harm to human and environment. | $878K | Grant | Dec 21, 2022 |  |
| Nanomik Biotechnology | Nanomik Biotechnology produces next generation biofungicides that increase the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables. Antimicrobial raw materials produced by microorganisms isolated from nature and active molecules obtained from plants are placed in micro-sized biopolymer capsules and applied to fruits. These completely natural microcapsulesadhere to the fruit and open within 24-48 hours and provide protection on the surface. While the biopolymer material forms an edible layer on the fruit, the ingredients in it prevent the growth of molds present in the medium. Unlike chemical fungicides, our products do not cause any harm to human and environment. | $850K | Seed | Dec 20, 2022 |  |
| KuartisMED | KuartisMED is a biomedical company developing products for the well-being of preterm infants. It developed Premades, a monitoring feeding ability for newborns.KuartisMED is a proud Horizon 2020 SME Instrument grantee. Its banner product has received a Phase-2 grant for the “SMEInst-12-2016-2017 — New business models for inclusive, innovative andreflective societies” which is awarded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. The company had previously received H2020 SME Instrument Phase-1 grant in 2014 for the Feasibility Study and Commercialization Plan for PREMADES. | $1.8M | Seed | Nov 28, 2022 |  |
| Vahaa | Vahaa is a smart agriculture startup that combines vertical hydroponic agriculture techniques with IoT technology that provides you to grow fresh and clean fruits and vegetables in the middle of the city all year round. It doesn't matter whether you are at home, at your office, or somewhere else. With the Vahaa Hanging Garden, you can growproducts such as lettuce, arugula, mint, basil, and thyme on your wall and you can easily control every step of your production with the Vahaa App. | $330.2K | Seed | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| Jobtogo | Jobtogo is a freelancer platform that offers solutions to the problems experienced by companies in the supply of talent. |  | Seed | Feb 25, 2022 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Galata Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galata-business-angels) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Coşkunöz Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/co%C5%9Fkun%C3%B6z-holding) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [CVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cventures-c881) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Maxis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maxis-19c6) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Arya Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arya-ventures-139c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dinçer Logistics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/din%C3%A7er-logistics) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Arya Women's Investment Platform invest in?

Arya Women's Investment Platform invests primarily in Software, Biotechnology and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Arya Women's Investment Platform?

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### Who are the partners at Arya Women's Investment Platform?

The team at Arya Women's Investment Platform includes Ahu Serter (Founder) and Deniz Alexandra Duygu (Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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