Fundraising Fox

Brian Burton

Investor

Investor at Playground Global

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $20M checks · typically $10M

Experience

  1. Dune SecurityChief of Staffcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Capital OneCapital One Ventures2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  3. Playground GlobalVenture Investor2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Walmart eCommerceSenior Manager, Strategy2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Harlem CapitalFall VC Intern2020New York, New York, United States
  6. TeslaSenior Business Planner2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. UberOperations and Logistics Manager2015 — 2017New York, NY
  8. Moelis & CompanyInvestment Banking Analyst2013 — 2015New York, New York, United States
  9. Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2012New York, NY
  10. Goldman SachsSecurities Division Summer Analyst2011New York, NY
  11. Bain & CompanyBEL Program2011
  12. Bain & CompanyBEL Program2011
  13. Morgan StanleySummer Analyst - Business Information Services2010

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBachelor's degree, Government
  2. St. Paul's School

Skills & more

Windows Sharepoint Services2ThomsonOne2Microsoft Excel11PowerPoint5Microsoft Word5Stata11Capital IQ12

Languages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish

From Brian's professional profile.

Colleagues at Playground Global

Andy Rubin
Managing Partner at Playground Global
Angela Lin
Executive Assistant at Playground Global
Austin Yu
Investor at Playground Global
Benjamin Kim
Partner at Playground Global
Bruce Leak
General Partner at Playground Global
Caroline Little
Director Government Affairs at Playground Global
Chika Nakasu
Executive Manager at Playground Global
Cici Tong
Assistant Controller at Playground Global

Network5

Andy Rubin
Managing Partner at Playground Global
Benjamin Kim
Partner at Playground Global
Bruce Leak
General Partner at Playground Global
Jory Bell
General Partner at Playground Global
Justin Ernest
Principal at Playground Global

Investors connected to Brian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Brian Burton work?
Brian Burton is Investor at Playground Global.
What check size does Brian Burton write?
Brian Burton typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,457

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Also attended St. Paul's School21

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Shared employers

Also worked at Capital One158

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Also worked at Harlem Capital17

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Also worked at Tesla183

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Also worked at Uber371

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