# Burak Arik

> Burak Arik is the San Francisco-based CEO of Maxitech and a general partner at Maxitech Ventures. Trained in computer engineering, he connects enterprise customers with technology startups, helped co-found Entrapeer and completed a Wharton MBA in 2025. He also maintains a travel-photography portfolio.

- **Role:** CEO at Maxitech
- **Organizations:** Maxitech, Maxitech Ventures, Entrapeer, Softtech, Anadolu Agency
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Ege University, MSc in Computer Engineering, Ege University, MBA for Executives, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Completed a Wharton MBA while serving as CEO., Reported in his 2025 graduation post that the team had reached 60 enterprise customers, launched three products, raised two venture funds and completed 12 investments., Led Maxitech, which facilitated the İşbank–Instabase collaboration.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Graduated in computer engineering from Ege University.
- **2004** — Completed a master’s degree at Ege University.
- **2006** — Began photography with an SLR camera, according to his personal account.
- **Before 2016** — Worked at Softtech for approximately a decade on İşbank projects.
- **2016** — Became Maxitech CEO and moved to San Francisco to build the company.
- **2021** — Described initiating and leading the İşbank–H2O.ai engagement.
- **2023** — Entered Wharton’s MBA program; publicly identified as an Entrapeer co-founder.
- **2024** — Maxitech announced its enterprise AI investment fund and facilitated İşbank’s Instabase partnership.
- **2025** — Completed his Wharton MBA.
- **2026** — Discussed Entrapeer’s development into an AI-supported strategic-work platform as its lead investor.

## Achievements

- Completed a Wharton MBA while serving as CEO.
- Reported in his 2025 graduation post that the team had reached 60 enterprise customers, launched three products, raised two venture funds and completed 12 investments.
- Led Maxitech, which facilitated the İşbank–Instabase collaboration.
- Contributed editorial photography to Anadolu Agency.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Appeared with Eren Hükümdar on Bloomberg HT’s Girişim Sahnesi to discuss Entrapeer as its lead investor.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on Finansal Teknoloji with Sefer Yüksel on June 3 to discuss AI and banking.
- **2026-07** — Maxitech announced its investment in Tasklet on July 17; this is an organizational update during his CEO tenure.

## Links

- Website: https://burakarik.com/en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/burakarik
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/burkico
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/burkico

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Last updated: 2026-10-10