# Karthik Bupathi

> Karthik Bupathi is a seed investor at Arcanum Capital (New York) backing Music and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Arcanum Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arcanum-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karthik-bupathi
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/karthikbupathi

Karthik Bupathi is a seed investor at Arcanum Capital in New York focused on Music and Internet. Karthik Bupathi is the Founding Partner of Arcanum Capital. He previously worked at Impact Chain Lab as a Co-Founder and Product Lead. Karthik Bupathi attended Rutgers Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Music | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Data Mining | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vurse | Vurse is an interactive short video platform, a destination for users to showcase, consume and engage with talent, ideas and culture from anyone, anywhere. Vurse’s unique suite of AI-powered editing tools empowers content creators to unleash their creative confidence, and using state of the art Blockchain technology to bring transparency into dayto day entertainment. Their mission is to showcase the world’s spontaneous talent, creativity and passion anytime, anywhere - all through a simple tap and hold. All in one. All in Vurse. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 15, 2022 |  |
| Struct Finance | Struct Finance enables structured products on Decentralized Finance. Customize, Compose, and Invest in Superior Financial Instruments. | $3.9M | Seed | Mar 21, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [0x Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/0x-ventures-071e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bixin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bixin-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blizzard Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blizzard-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Double Peak Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/double-peak-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FBG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fbg-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Arcanum Capital

VC Fund · Dover, United States

Arcanum Capital invests in early-stage companies at the intersection of fintech, blockchain, and AI.

4 contacts available at Arcanum Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| James McDowall | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-mcdowall |
| Karthik Bupathi | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karthik-bupathi |
| Caleb August | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caleb-august |
| Luchang Zheng | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luchang-zheng |

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## FAQ

### What does Karthik Bupathi invest in?

Karthik Bupathi invests primarily in Music, Internet and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Karthik Bupathi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Karthik Bupathi closed in Apr 2022. 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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