Burst Capital
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Led by former Yelp executives who scaled the company to $1B+ revenue and IPO, they specialize in marketplaces and SMB/SaaS, offering playbook-driven marketplace unit-economics and sales expertise.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 18, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 6 of 7 portfolio companiesSaaS ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Consumer ×2Developer Tools ×2Enterprise Software ×2E-commerce ×1Fintech ×1FoodTech ×1
HQs:United States×7
Investments · 7 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 42022 · 15 dated
Beverly Hills, US
Brandon Werber(Executive Officer, Director)Eliyahu Ben-Ezra(Executive Officer)Roy Rubin(Director)Asher Leids(Director)
BoardWilliam Su(Director)David Shadpour(Director)
Co-investorsCanvas VenturesHawke VenturesMountain Group CapitalPath VenturesStarting Line75 & Sunny+3 more
Ava offers a credit-building app for U.S. consumers, including a Credit Builder Mastercard, a Save & Build Credit secured loan, and rent and utility reporting.
ConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US
Omar Sinno(Co-Founder & CEO)Abdellatif Lawand(Co-Founder & CTO)Reza Rahman(Co-Founder & President, Growth)Abed LawandRezaur Rahman(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Thacker(Greylock Venture Partner / Investor representative)
Co-investorsGreylock PartnersSure VenturesTransform VCTwine VenturesWestern Technology Investment
The National Honey Board publishes stories about beekeepers and honey producers in the United States and abroad, and shares recipes and content promoting honey and the honey industry.
FoodTechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsMucker Capital8-Bit CapitalPelion VenturesVMG Partners
Honey is a shopping and rewards platform that helps consumers earn cash back through merchant offers and deals, with the ability to redeem points via PayPal and access deal-seeking features on mobile browsers.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsAmity VenturesBAM VenturesLudlow VenturesPruVen Capital PartnersSGH CapitalWonder Ventures+3 more
Swantide provides purpose-built AI agents for Salesforce teams that operate across the project lifecycle, including org health assessment, requirements gathering, impact analysis, solution design, build (Apex, Flows, config), test case generation, debugging, and documentation.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Taylor Lint(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardNaomi Ionita(Director)in
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesScribble Ventures
WOZCODE is an official plugin for Claude Code that optimizes code execution to reduce costs and improve performance for developers.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ben Collins(Founder)inBrad Eckert(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorCERVIN VENTURESMGVUntapped Ventures
Zingly provides an AI platform combining voice and digital channels for customer experience (CX), aimed at enterprises in regulated and high-touch industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Ramon, US
Gaurav Passi(CEO, Co-Founder)inPiotrek Chojnowski(Head of CX & Design, Co-Founder)inDavid Milam(Executive Officer)John D'Amour(Head of Product, Co-Founder)Jafar Adibi(Head of AI & Technology)inBrian Schnack(Head of Success)in
Co-investorsWestWave CapitalArray Ventures Management LlcFormus CapitalScribble VenturesDell Technologies Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHoney · nosh.com · Jun 22, 2026
Honey · pulse2.com · Jun 11, 2026
Woz · ycombinator.com · Apr 17, 2026
Airvet · newmarketpitch.com · Jan 12, 2026
Ava Finance · FinTech Global · Oct 27, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Burst Capital invest at?
- Burst Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Burst Capital's typical check size?
- Burst Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
- What sectors does Burst Capital focus on?
- Burst Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Burst Capital located?
- Burst Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Burst Capital lead rounds?
- Burst Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamRob Krolik, Partner, Burst Capital
CFO THOUGHT LEADER · Rob Krolik
CPA to CFO Podcast #01 - Rob Krolik, General Partner and CFO, Burst Capital
FloQast · Rob Krolik
Building a Sales Team for Your Marketplace - Geoff Donaker, Burst Capital
Marketplace Conference · Geoff Donaker
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