# Burak Karahasan

> Burak Karahasan is a seed investor at Formus Capital backing Payments and Analytics. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Formus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/formus-capital)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/burak-karahasan/

Burak Karahasan is a seed investor at Formus Capital in San Francisco focused on Payments and Analytics. Burak Karahasan is the Principal at Formus Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Payments | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |
| Advertising | 1 | 25% |
| Fraud Detection | 1 | 25% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sapiom | The agentic economy is here, but it cannot progress until AI agents can autonomously access and operate across real-world systems and services.Sapiom gives AI agents trusted access to the API economy.We provide the essential infrastructure (KYA, wallets, spending and usage controls, and multi-rail payments) to unlock secure, programmaticcommerce for the AI era.Built for the next era of commerce where agents buy, sell, and negotiate on our behalf.We're backed by world-class investors and are hiring exceptional engineers in SF to define the financial infrastructure for the agentic era.Learn more & join us: https://www.sapiom.ai | $35M | Series A | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| Sapiom | The agentic economy is here, but it cannot progress until AI agents can autonomously access and operate across real-world systems and services.Sapiom gives AI agents trusted access to the API economy.We provide the essential infrastructure (KYA, wallets, spending and usage controls, and multi-rail payments) to unlock secure, programmaticcommerce for the AI era.Built for the next era of commerce where agents buy, sell, and negotiate on our behalf.We're backed by world-class investors and are hiring exceptional engineers in SF to define the financial infrastructure for the agentic era.Learn more & join us: https://www.sapiom.ai | $15.8M | Seed | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| GoWit Technology | GoWit is a leading AdTech company, specializing in a multi-channel Retail Media Ads platform for online retailers. Our main objective is to empower businesses with comprehensive advertising solutions and maximize ad monetization. To reach a broader audience, we offer a variation of on-site & off-site advertising options such as SponsoredProducts, Sponsored Brands, Display, Video and In-Store Ads. With a clear focus on transparency, we are committed to helping our partners establish a powerful presence in the ever-growing world of retail. |  |  | Nov 17, 2025 |  |
| GoWit Technology | GoWit is a leading AdTech company, specializing in a multi-channel Retail Media Ads platform for online retailers. Our main objective is to empower businesses with comprehensive advertising solutions and maximize ad monetization. To reach a broader audience, we offer a variation of on-site & off-site advertising options such as SponsoredProducts, Sponsored Brands, Display, Video and In-Store Ads. With a clear focus on transparency, we are committed to helping our partners establish a powerful presence in the ever-growing world of retail. | $1.3M | Seed | Aug 12, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Operator Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/operator-collective) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Anthropic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthropic) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [APY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Array Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/array-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Diffusion Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diffusion-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Formus Capital

VC Fund

As an early stage VC firm, we invest in the people behind market-transforming ideas, and help them become enduring businesses. We partner up with high-growth technology and software companies. We value ambition and integrity.

1 contacts available at Formus Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Burak Karahasan | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/burak-karahasan |

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## FAQ

### What does Burak Karahasan invest in?

Burak Karahasan invests primarily in Payments, Analytics and Advertising startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Burak Karahasan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Burak Karahasan closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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