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Kartik Bhutani

Co-founder & CTO, Blossom Social

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Kartik Bhutani is co-founder and chief technology officer of Blossom Social, the Vancouver investing social network launched in 2021 with Maxwell Nicholson, Annika Ng and Brandon Beavis. Members link brokerage accounts to share verified portfolios and trades; BetaKit reported the app passed 125,000 users when Blossom raised $2.1 million in 2024.

Kartik hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Kartik co-founded Blossom Social, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Who is Kartik Bhutani?

His profile on Blossom's own site, blossomsocial.com, checked 2026-09-20, reads "Co-founder & CTO of Blossom." New Ventures BC's Blossom spotlight, published 2022-07-19, gives the same title, "CTO & Co-Founder."

When was Blossom Social founded, and by whom?

BetaKit, 2024-05-21, reports Blossom was "Founded in 2021 by Nicholson, COO Annika Ng, CTO Kartik Bhutani, and CMO Brandon Beavis." New Ventures BC's spotlight, 2022-07-19, dates the founding to May 2021.

Is he still at Blossom Social?

Yes. His member profile on the live company site, blossomsocial.com, checked 2026-09-20, still lists him as "Co-founder & CTO of Blossom."

What is his background?

New Ventures BC's Blossom spotlight, 2022-07-19, lists a Bachelor of Technology from Delhi Technological University and notes he built a mobile app that uses machine learning to read the facial expressions of autistic children.

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