Hakan Erdogan is a seasoned software architect and startup founder with 18+ years shaping payment systems and e-commerce platforms in Turkey and beyond. As co-founder and CEO, he led Craftgate, a B2B SaaS one-stop payment gateway, while previously building and scaling core payments at GittiGidiyor/eBay, ipara, and iyzico from the ground up in Java-based architectures. He combines hands-on engineering with product leadership, having steered architecture, UX, business development, and team-building across multiple PSPs and marketplaces. His track record includes founding Optimist Payments Consultancy, launching the real-time payments analytics startup myPat (acquired by iyzico), and transforming Craftbase into a product-focused company before delivering Craftgate. He is an alumnus of Stanford's Endeavor Innovation & Growth program and holds a computer engineering degree from Izmir Institute of Technology, reflecting a blend of rigorous training and entrepreneurial grit. Based in Istanbul, he is known for turning complex payment ecosystems into reliable, scalable platforms while mentoring teams and evangelizing agile, open-source approaches.
10 years of coding experience
Stanford - Endeavor Innovation & Growth Program, Stanford - Endeavor Innovation & Growth Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
3.08 / 4.00 Computer Engineering, 3.08 / 4.00 Computer Engineering at Izmir Institute of Technology
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