Buğrahan Bayat is an entrepreneur and technology leader specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) technologies. Since 2020, he has served as a co-founder and CTO of PulpoAR. PulpoAR has made a significant impact in the cosmetics industry by offering virtual makeup solutions using augmented reality technologies, and was sold to The Glimpse Group, listed on NASDAQ:VRAR, in 2022 (Exit). After the sale, he served as CTO within The Glimpse Group for 1.5 years.
Since 2022, Bayat has been a board member and shareholder at PulpoLabs, where he led the development of Pure App, an AI-based skin analysis and personalized care recommendation platform. In 2023, he became a shareholder in the prominent Breathwork & Wellness app, Breath Hub App.
In 2024, he led the establishment of Welly Labs, a Venture Studio focused on wellness and health technologies, where he currently serves as a Board Member and Managing Partner.
Previously, between 2018 and 2020, he was a Partner and CTO at Visionteractive, a startup that raised over $1.5M in investments.
From 2016 to 2020, he worked as a founder and CTO at Baykar Global A.Ş., managing a 15-person team providing web, custom software development services, and 360-degree agency services. He was also a Co-Founder and COO at WalkXS Robotics, a research and development company that developed a mobile Robotic Exoskeleton for Spina Bifida patients, which won the “Best Medical Device” award in 2018.
In 2018, he actively participated in the Startup Grind İzmir organization, making significant contributions to the İzmir entrepreneurial ecosystem.
While continuing his role as CTO at PulpoAR, Buğrahan Bayat also leads and partners with innovative projects in technology and healthcare at Welly Labs.