Ilia  Karas, Pulsar Venture Capital, Investment Director, Portfolio product development USA / Ireland Ilia Karas brings unique engineering, business and product management background with entrepreneurial determination. He is a recognized problem­solver, providing vision, strategy and execution using effective and thoughtful decision making. Ilia currently leads product teams in designing, developing and managing Capital One’s flagship mobile apps (Android and iOS) for U.S. 9th largest bank. Ilia holds a B.A. in Finance and Information Systems from the University of Maryland.