# Erbil Karaman

> Erbil Karaman is a seed investor at Huma Finance backing Web3 and Medical. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Huma Finance
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erbilkaraman
- Website: https://x.com/0xErbil

Erbil Karaman is a seed investor at Huma Finance in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Web3 and Medical. Erbil Karaman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Huma. He previously worked at Earnin as a Chief Product Officer. Erbil Karaman attended Middle East Technical University,

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 1 | 33% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Freelance | 1 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| inshAllah | inshAllah is a cryptocurrency staking platform that works on cutting edge applications of Islamic finance built on crypto rails. | $2.1M | Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| HoustonBionics | Houston Bionics manufactures home-type medical devices. | $400K | Pre-Seed | Mar 18, 2021 |  |
| Bionluk | A community-driven platform where creative class meets like-minded people, and get hired. |  | Angel | Jul 07, 2015 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alesta Yatırım](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alesta-girisim) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blockchain Builders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-builders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alliance DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defi-alliance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Geometry Venture Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geometry-venture-development) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GD1 (Global From Day One)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-from-day-one-fund-ii) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [hiVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hivc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Huma Finance

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Huma is an Income backed DeFi.

3 contacts available at Huma Finance.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Erbil Karaman | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erbil-karaman |
| Lei Du | Co-founder | — |
| Richard Liu | Co-Founder | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Erbil Karaman invest in?

Erbil Karaman invests primarily in Web3, Medical and Freelance startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 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 Erbil Karaman?

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### When did Erbil Karaman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Erbil Karaman closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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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