About
Serkan Fergan is a Venture Partner at 212 who brings experience across banking and telecommunications sectors in both business and IT functions. His background includes work in payments, agile transformation, digital channels development, and marketing, which he applies to supporting early-stage companies.
Experience
- 212Venture Partnercurrent2025 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
- Alternatif MenkulFractional CDOcurrent2025 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
- TechsignFractional CxOcurrent2024 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
- sf&coFoundercurrent2024 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
- TEBDigital Banking Group Director2017 — 2024Istanbul, Turkey
- Turk TelekomAgile Solutions Director2015 — 2017Istanbul, Turkey
- ICBC TurkeyHead of Application Development2012 — 2015Istanbul, Turkey
- VerifoneSoftware and Solutions Director2011 — 2012Istanbul, Turkey
- PLANERA Teknoloji A.S.Partner2011Istanbul, Turkey
- Fortis Bank A.S.Head of Application Development2000 — 2010Istanbul, Turkey
- BKM Bankalararası Kart Merkezi (Interbank Card Center of Turkey)Operations & Technology Committee Member2005 — 2008Istanbul, Turkey
- PamukbankProject Manager1993 — 2000Istanbul, Turkey
- Revenue Canada, Customs & ExciseTeam Member1992 — 1993Ottawa, Canada Area
Skills & more
Big-Picture ThinkingProblem SolvingCommunicationLeadershipInterpersonal SkillsStrategyManagementTeam ManagementCardsStart-up LeadershipStart-up VenturesSolution Architecture
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Computer ScienceJava Virtual Machine (JVM)Team PerformanceSoftware ArchitectureTechnology EvaluationTechnology LeadershipContract NegotiationDatabase Management System (DBMS)Banking TechnologiesCustomer JourneysCustomer ExperienceStakeholder ManagementLanguages English · French · Italian
- Generative AI for Data Science — Microsoft
- Introduction to Neural Networks and PyTorch — IBM
- Selecting the Right LLM with Hugging Face — Coursera Instructor Network
- AI Applications in Marketing and Finance — University of Pennsylvania
- AI for Business: Generation & Prediction — Coursera Instructor Network
- Introduction to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras — IBM
- Startup Valuation Methods — Duke University
- Building Generative AI-Powered Applications with Python — IBM
- IBM AI Developer Specialization — IBM
- Developing AI Applications with Python and Flask — IBM
From Serkan's professional profile.
Colleagues at 212
Ali H. Karabey
Investment | Growth Funds at 212
Ali Naci Temel
Operations & Investment | 212 NexT at 212
Ali Pandir
Experts | Venture Partner at 212
Barbaros Ozbugutu
Experts | Leadership Management at 212
Beliz Gunel
Experts | Advisor at 212
Cagdas Yildiz
Investment | Simya VC at 212
Caglar Urcan
Investment | 212 NexT at 212
Can Abacigil
Experts | Product Development at 212
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Serkan Fergan?
- Serkan Fergan is a Venture Partner at 212 who brings experience across banking and telecommunications sectors in both business and IT functions. His background includes work in payments, agile transformation, digital channels development, and marketing, which he applies to supporting early-stage companies.
- Where does Serkan Fergan work?
- Serkan Fergan is Venture Partner at 212.
- Where did Serkan Fergan go to school?
- Serkan Fergan studied at Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi (Computer Sciences Engineering); Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi ve Maarif Koleji; Istanbul Technical University (Master's degree, Computer Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi6
Also attended Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi ve Maarif Koleji3
Also attended Istanbul Technical University36
Ali PandirExperts | Venture Partner at 212Barbaros OzbugutuExperts | Leadership Management at 212Cagdas YildizInvestment | Simya VC at 212Eren BaydemirExperts | Product Management at 212Ipek CeliksozExperts | Venture Partner at 212Ozge SevimInvestment | Growth Funds at 212
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Shared employers
Also worked at TEB5
Also worked at Turk Telekom6
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