Serhat Akar
“We construct a narrative for ourselves, and that's the thread we follow from one day to the next.”
Paul Auster
Portfolio
Projects
Skiaskia
2025 – Present
A reading companion app that captures unknown words while you read and helps you learn them later. Type a word in ten seconds, stay in your book. Unlock definitions after your session. Remember them through spaced repetition using the SM-2 algorithm. Keep reading, learn later.
Skyvia
2025 – Present
Skyvia brings real-world airline operations into your virtual cockpit. AI-powered dispatcher briefings, advisor calls, random event scenarios, NOTAM analysis, and weather updates — all through natural voice conversations. Selected for the ElevenLabs Grants program.
My Beautiful Flight
Sunset2024 – 2025
A mobile app designed to help people overcome flight anxiety that reached 450+ users before being sunset. Featured real-time flight tracking, an AI chatbot for instant calming support, curated professional resources, personalized travel checklists, and interactive maps with landmark information. No longer available on the App Store.
Hype My Flight
2024
A web app that generates a customized Spotify playlist based on your flight and unique interests. Using AI and the Spotify API, it creates a personalized soundtrack for your journey. 1,000+ playlists generated so far.
About
A bit about me
I'm a product builder based in Paris with a strong artistic sense and a deep care for understanding what users actually need. I translate business problems into working software and I obsess over the details until it feels right.
Former Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler (<3% acceptance rate), where I explored and validated product ideas in mental health, built early prototypes, and learned to move fast with conviction. That experience shaped how I approach everything: start with the user, ship early, iterate relentlessly.
I've written a novel over two years, do hackathons whenever I can, and sold 1,500+ NFTs on Solana with two friends. When I'm not building something, you'll find me reading, writing poetry, or walking.
Experience
Where I've worked
Founder
Skiaskia / Skyvia / My Beautiful FlightJan 2024 – Present
Designed, built, and shipped multiple mobile apps from zero to production. Worked directly with real users across different verticals. 450+ organic users on MBF.
Software Engineer
Beink DreamJan 2025 – Dec 2025
Built features in a complex interactive product with React/TypeScript. Presented the product at VivaTech 2025 and client workshops.
Entrepreneur in Residence
Antler FranceSept 2023 – Jan 2024
Selected for the highly competitive program (<3% acceptance). Explored and validated product ideas in mental health. Built early prototypes and evaluated technical, product, and operational constraints.
Software Engineer
SofteamOct 2022 – Sept 2023
Contributed to GAIA-X, a European-scale project for secure data exchange and digital identity. Backend and integration work in a multi-team environment.
Digital Project Manager
SuezJan 2022 – Aug 2022
Supported design of a data traceability proof of concept. Interface between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Contact
Let's connect
Interested in collaborating, have questions about my projects, or just want to talk products and tech? I'd love to hear from you.