<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu</title><description>Lawyer, founder, investor, triathlete, podcaster, speaker. Managing partner at Vircon Legal; co-founder of Shifa AI (current build); co-founder of Startup Hukuku; co-founder of Clemta (partial exit). Angel investor in early-stage startups. One body of work across law, technology, capital, endurance, and speech.</description><link>https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/</link><item><title>The entrepreneur</title><link>https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/entrepreneur/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/entrepreneur/</guid><description>I&apos;ve spent the last decade building companies — across health, AI, VR/AR, blockchain, and legal tech. Shifa AI is what I&apos;m building now. Clemta, Vircon Group Technologies, and Startup Hukuku are the work that came before.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The triathlete</title><link>https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/triathlete/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/triathlete/</guid><description>Half-Ironman (70.3) finisher. I race across sprint, olympic, and 70.3 distances. For me, endurance is a discipline of attention — and a longevity practice. Not a weekend hobby.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The podcaster</title><link>https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/podcaster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/podcaster/</guid><description>I co-host Çıtayı Yükseltenler with Hüseyin Oğuz — long-form conversations with the founders, investors, and operators who raise the bar in their field. Episodes live at citayiyukseltenler.com and on the Vircon Legal YouTube channel.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The speaker</title><link>https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/speaker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/speaker/</guid><description>I speak at conferences, universities, and industry events on what it actually takes to build technology companies inside the regulation that surrounds them — blockchain, data protection, AI policy, startup law, and endurance as a leadership discipline.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The investor</title><link>https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/investor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/investor/</guid><description>I&apos;m an angel investor in early-stage Turkish and regional startups. Operator-first checks — capital plus real time on legal architecture, fundraising strategy, and early commercial introductions.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The lawyer</title><link>https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/lawyer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mumtazhacipasaoglu.com/en/lawyer/</guid><description>Managing partner at Vircon Legal. I work at the seam where new technology meets old regulation — crypto and blockchain, data protection, fintech, AI policy, startup deals. I sit at the table as a lawyer, but I&apos;ve also built and partially exited a company, and I&apos;m an active angel on more than a few cap tables. That mix is the work.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>