# Karan Burman

> Karan Burman is a debt financing investor at Shawbrook Bank (London) backing FinTech and Finance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Shawbrook Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shawbrook-bank)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2018
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karan-burman-ab451420/?originalSubdomain=uk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karan.burman.5

Karan Burman is a debt financing investor at Shawbrook Bank in London focused on FinTech and Finance. Structured Finance Associate Director

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Lending | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |
| Small and Medium Businesses | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| iwoca | Iwoca provides financing to businesses for various purposes, including bridging short-term cashflow gaps and investing in stock opportunities. It services retailers, restaurants, hotels, and other businesses. It offers flexible repayment options from 1 day to 24 months, with no penalties for early repayment. Iwoca helps businesses manage cash flowgaps and invest in growth opportunities, enhancing their financial capabilities. | $63.7M | Debt Financing | Apr 30, 2018 |  |
| iwoca | Iwoca provides financing to businesses for various purposes, including bridging short-term cashflow gaps and investing in stock opportunities. It services retailers, restaurants, hotels, and other businesses. It offers flexible repayment options from 1 day to 24 months, with no penalties for early repayment. Iwoca helps businesses manage cash flowgaps and invest in growth opportunities, enhancing their financial capabilities. | $32.7M | Debt Financing | Oct 04, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NIBC Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nibc-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pollen Street Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pollen-street-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Shawbrook Bank

VC Fund · Brentwood, United Kingdom

Shawbrook Bank offers banking services. It provides savings account, asset finance, commercial mortgage, consumer lending, secured lending, and business credit services. Shawbrook Bank began operation in 2011, with its headquarters in Brentwood in the United Kingdom. It operates as a subsidiary of Shawbrook Group.Shawbrook is a growing UKspecialist bank. Their approach to lending and savings is founded on the simple and good old-fashioned quality of good sense.What sets us apart is the deep relationships they develop with their customers and business partners. They take the time to get to know them; they learn more about their specific needs and this allows us to produce products going forward to help them to maximise their opportunities.Their chosen target markets are selected carefully and are ones that are poorly served by the mainstream banks. They are determined to support their customers and business partners by being highly engaged, straightforward, agile and easy to do business with.Drawing on a deep understanding of their clients’ businesses and their specialist knowledge, they offer a clear proposition in the markets in which they operate.They use their experience and judgement to make decisions that balance risk, return and customer needs.Shawbrook – Proudly different.Shawbrook Bank Limited. Registered Office: Lutea House, Warley Hill Business Park, The Drive, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3BE. Registered in England and Wales – Company Number 388466.Shawbrook Bank Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.

5 contacts available at Shawbrook Bank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dylan Minto | Chief financial officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dylan-minto |
| Ian Cowie | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-cowie |
| Karan Burman | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karan-burman |
| Mark Whitburn | Underwriter | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-whitburn |
| Russ Thornton | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/russ-thornton-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Karan Burman invest in?

Karan Burman invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Lending startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Karan Burman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Karan Burman closed in Apr 2018. Shizune tracks 2 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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