Burkay Kaplan

Burkay Kaplan is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with extensive experience in various sectors. Currently serving as a Partner at The Pay It Forward Company since January 2024, Kaplan emphasizes value-aligned entrepreneurship and profit distribution to nonprofit organizations. As an Angel Investor at Blockchain Investors Consortium since March 2016, Kaplan participates in a collective investment group managing over $6 billion in crypto assets. Investment roles also include positions at Fantom Foundation, DFINITY, Chainlink Labs, and Polygon Technology. Previously, Kaplan founded The Delight Guys and excelled as an Account Executive at EverString, consistently outperforming sales quotas. Early career highlights include a role as Retail Sales Manager at McKesson and Sales Manager at AS Faktoring Hizmetleri A.Ş., both showcasing exceptional sales capabilities. Kaplan holds advanced degrees in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Harvard Business School and the Wharton School, alongside a Finance and Professional Sales degree from William Paterson University.