INTERNATIONAL AWARD · MÁLAGA, SPAIN
Global Startup Awards: South Europe "Best Newcomer" Winner
Mistikist triumphed among hundreds of regional technology startups to win the Best Newcomer award at the Global Startup Awards South Europe finals.
Buğra Karahan
Serial Entrepreneur · Sound & Light Cognitive Technologies Researcher · Mind & Subconscious Coach
I am an entrepreneur and researcher building bridges between technology, cognitive neuroscience, and human consciousness. Through the neurostimulation and AI systems I developed (Mistikist, BeyondLearn, Veganistik, Timeception), I synchronize brainwaves and guide founders, executives, and individuals toward mental clarity, autonomic nervous system regulation, and internal alignment.
TechAnkara 1st Place AwardAnkara Development Agency & TEKNOFEST
Neurology Clinical & EEG ValidationMuğla Univ. Faculty of Medicine Sleep Lab
152 Countries & 50,000+ UsersGlobal Neurotech Deployment in 26 Languages
Global Startup Awards "Best Newcomer"South Europe Winner (Málaga, Spain)
Paris Future4Care & MWC 4YFNSanofi & Allianz International Panels
Field Work & Journey Highlights
A journey spanning Europe’s premier health and innovation stages to deep meditative practices grounded in ancient nature.
MÁLAGA, SPAIN · GSA 2025
South Europe "Best Newcomer" Stage
Presentation of the Best Newcomer 1st place award for Mistikist at the Global Startup Awards South Europe finals.
PARIS · FUTURE4CARE
Health & Biotech Accelerator
Collaborating within the Sanofi, Capgemini, Generali, and Orange ecosystem at the Paris Future4Care accelerator.
BARCELONA · MWC / 4YFN
Santander & Allianz Mental Health Panel
Speaking on the "Digital Mental Health and Burnout Management" panel alongside Allianz global executives at Barcelona 4YFN Santander stage.
MILAS, MUĞLA · IMMERSED IN NATURE
Inner Stillness & Meditation Practice
Deepening the acoustic and photic roots of frequency work under century-old olive trees, aligned with nature’s primordial rhythms.
In Media & On Stage
My work highlighted across international competitions, national television broadcasts, news agencies, and university auditoriums.
Technology, Cognition, and Human Potential
My entrepreneurial journey began with engineering and evolved into the profound intersection of technology, human consciousness, brain plasticity, and circadian biology. Under my holding venture Shellix, I built 4 core platforms augmenting human cognitive potential and balancing the autonomic nervous system:
- Mistikist: An AI-powered neurotechnology app synchronizing brainwaves (Alpha, Theta, Delta) within minutes using layered audio and stroboscopic photic stimulation. Clinically validated through EEG sleep laboratory trials at Muğla University Faculty of Medicine, 1st place winner at TechAnkara, selected into Paris Future4Care, and experienced by 50,000+ users across 152 countries.
- BeyondLearn: Graduate of the MIT Enterprise Forum StartSmart program; a cognitive platform enabling accelerated learning, hyper-focus, and rapid comprehension through neural entrainment.
- Veganistik: Awarded the EIT Digital Ventures Prize; a practical transition, recipes, and weekly meal prep assistant born from my plant-based nutrition lifestyle since 2016.
- Timeception: A neuro-testing platform modeling subjective time perception, microsecond cognitive reaction times, and mental fatigue thresholds.
"Technology is not the ultimate end; it must serve as a high-fidelity lever deepening human mental clarity, nervous system stillness, and conscious awareness."
1:1 Mind, Subconscious, and Frequency Mentorship
Beyond software architecture and neuro-research, I provide 1:1 mentorship to founders, executives, and individuals looking to resolve mental friction, deepen focus, and regulate their nervous systems.
In my sessions, rather than vague or ungrounded claims, we synthesize neuroscience, EEG oscillatory rhythms, circadian biology, and ancient meditative disciplines to construct measurable, lasting internal transformation.
Discover Your Mental Clarity and Potential
Schedule an appointment for 1:1 coaching sessions, neurostimulation-supported meditation, or conscious entrepreneurship mentorship.