Serhat Pala
InvestorGeneral Partner at Breakaway Partners OÜ · President at NuFund Venture Group
San Diego
About
Serhat Pala is President of NuFund Venture Group, one of the largest early-stage investment organizations in the US with over 350 members and 100+ investments, and General Partner at Cross Ocean Ventures, which focuses on immigrant founders in high-growth technology. He is a serial founder who co-founded and scaled Confirm BioSciences to over $50M in revenue before its acquisition in 2020, and has served as an LP in multiple venture funds while mentoring through accelerators including Techstars and NYU Stern. His investment focus spans pre-seed and seed stage companies globally across sectors including AI/ML, SaaS, healthtech, fintech, and deep tech.
Experience
- NuFund Venture GroupPresidentcurrent2024 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Cross Ocean VenturesCo-Founder General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Diego Metropolitan Area
- KRTR.aiInvestor & Board Membercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PEF CommunityMember2025 — 2026Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Fund Fellow Founders (fff.vc)Angel Investor2022 — 2026Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Endless Frontier LabsMentor (Deep Tech and Digital Tech)2022 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- Breakaway Partners OUCo-Founder & Partner2021 — 2026Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Rotary InternationalMember2009 — 2026
- Angel InvestorAngel Investor2014 — 2024
- 500 GlobalMentor2021 — 2023
- TechstarsStartup Mentor at Accelerator Program2020 — 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- NuFund Venture GroupInvestor | Deal Lead | Member Engagement Chair2021 — 2023San Diego, California, United States
- Confirm BioSciencesCo Founder - Special Advisor (Company Acquired Successfully in 2020)2013 — 2021San Diego
- Inc. MagazineColumnist2016 — 2021
- 3dPrinterStore.comCo-Founder, Board Member2014 — 2016Kauai, Hawaii
- GBSS GroupCo-Founder & CEO (Business Units Acquired Separately: 2006, 2010, 2013)1999 — 2013San Diego, California, United States
- Interbank TurkiyeProduct Manager / Strategic Planning Manager1996 — 1998
- Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)Research Analyst1995Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Education
- San Diego State UniversityMBA, Finance1998 — 1999
- Boğaziçi UniversityUndergraduate, Economics1992 — 1996
- Izmir 60. Yil Anadolu Lisesi
Skills & more
Strategic Planning93Management82Leadership31Strategy10General Advice4Board Level4Early Stage Investment3Early Stage Ventures2Product Innovation11Fundraising8Fund of Funds (FOF)2Corporate Venture Capital18
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Creative EntrepreneurshipInternational BusinessTechnological InnovationVenture FinancingNew Venture DevelopmentStartup DevelopmentFundingCommercializationStart-up VenturesGrowth StrategiesVenture CapitalTechnology CommercializationFrom Serhat's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended San Diego State University83
Lucas SchaubelInvestor at DN CapitalJohn GregerCPO & Portfolio Partner at Burda Principal InvestmentsAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesEmily NorwoodManager, Marketing at Sapphire VenturesMarienne CaroMarketing Lead at Qualcomm VenturesTakaaki TobaruPartner at Remiges Ventures, Inc.
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Also attended Boğaziçi University47
Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalElçinTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAnıl Gökçen KörpınarManaging Partner at IdacapitalSecil BaysalOperator in Residence at QED InvestorsGülenay ÖzbekInvestment Director at IdacapitalSercan OzcanPartner, Finance & Operations at AlleyCorp
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Shared employers
Also worked at KRTR.ai1
Also worked at PEF Community58
Ellen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesEran SavirFounder & Managing Partner at Savyon VenturesZach PosnerManaging Partner & Co-Founder at LegalTechGreg RaizGeneral Partner at FoundersEdgeNitay JoffeInvestor at Verissimo VenturesBob MasonCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Argon Ventures
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Also worked at Endless Frontier Labs20
Brannon JonesPrincipal at AlleyCorpNour ObeidallahHead of Community at AlleyCorpJoshua RubnitzInvestment Analyst at TDK VenturesBrian GloedeHead of Business Development and Startup Partnerships at New York Life VenturesNealFounder at Zoic CapitalChristian TheriaultPartner at Material Impact
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Also worked at Rotary International13
Courtney SawatzkeEarly-stage Investor at Active PartnersLucile BeaumeSenior Associate at BreegaDirk ReynManaging Partner at Bioqube VenturesBrenda HalloranBoard of Directors; District Governor at Rotary International at Waterloo Accelerator CentreViktorija TrimbelInvestor at LitBANGrégoire MaistreInvestor at Amadeus Capital SA
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