Shahryar Hasnani
Founder/CEOEnabling the 1B+ people in emerging markets to save in stablecoins and protect against currency instability. Previously head of BD at Ethereum infrastructure startup.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
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Banking lending
Karsa
Overview
Karsa is a stablecoin neobank for over 100M people in emerging markets. We enable people to buy dollar-denominated stablecoins, save money in US bank accounts, and spend anywhere with a Visa card.
Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Founders & team
Previously Agency
Company history As recorded 2026-11-08
Dale Wilson
Founder/CTOEnabling the 1B+ people in emerging markets to save in stablecoins and protect against currency instability. Previously protocol development lead at a layer 1 AI Blockchain.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15
Founded 2025 · Source
News & product activity
Hacker News post
Karsa30 Jan 2025
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Winter 2025Winter 2025
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Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedNew York City, NY, USA
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Not assessed · 4 of 6 areas documented
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- Product overviewSource description Checked 2026-11-11
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- Dated milestonesDated source activity: 2025 Q1 (quarter only)
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