Burhan Pisavadi

Burhan was the first employee at Gridizen, a UK PropTech company, where he was responsible for technology and product. During his time there, he designed, architected, and launched the UK’s first ESG reporting tool for the social housing sector. In addition, Burhan was the co-founder and CTO of Mentyoo, an EdTech startup focused on bringing mentoring to underrepresented communities.

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Burhan holds a first-class Master’s degree in Theoretical Physics from Imperial College London, where he specialized in climate modeling. He leads the development of PT1’s internal technology stack (”SIA”) and AI initiatives.

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Since 2022, Burhan has been a member of the PT1 investment team. Today, he serves as Managing Director UK, leading all of PT1’s activities in the UK market. At PT1, Burhan leads the firm’s work on AI & Robotics in the Built World as Chapter Head for the topic.

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In his spare time, Burhan enjoys climbing, cooking (currently working his way through the Noma Guide to Fermentation), tabletop gaming (Pathfinder), and blogging at bp.simple.ink.