Geoff Donaker
InvestorGeneral Partner at Burst Capital
Palo Alto, California, United States
Writes $100K – $2M checks
About
Geoff Donaker, Yelp employee #10 and decade-long COO who scaled it to hundreds of millions and through IPO, turned his angel investing into an early-stage fund and is call-us-when-it's-hard partner
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerFintechFuture of WorkMarketplacesSaaS
Experience
- Burst CapitalGeneral Partner & Foundercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- YelpCOO & Board Member2005 — 2019
- eBayInternational / Category Management / Biz Dev2001 — 2005
- Voter.comVP, Online Operations2000 — 2001
- Excite@HomeBusiness Development1998 — 2000
- Mercer Management ConsultingConsultant1995 — 1997
Skills & more
Marketing Strategy4Product Management3Lead Generation2Social Media Marketing1Project PlanningProduct DevelopmentDigital Marketing1Product MarketingOnline MarketingDigital MediaBusiness Strategy1Mergers
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Web AnalyticsNew Business DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentAnalyticsCross-functional Team LeadershipE-commerceCorporate DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipStrategic PlanningLeadershipManagementStrategyFrom Geoff's professional profile.
Colleagues at Burst Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Geoff Donaker?
- Geoff Donaker, Yelp employee #10 and decade-long COO who scaled it to hundreds of millions and through IPO, turned his angel investing into an early-stage fund and is call-us-when-it's-hard partner
- Where does Geoff Donaker work?
- Geoff Donaker is General Partner at Burst Capital.
- What does Geoff Donaker invest in?
- Geoff Donaker invests in Consumer, Fintech, Future of Work, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Geoff Donaker write?
- Geoff Donaker typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
- Where did Geoff Donaker go to school?
- Geoff Donaker studied at Stanford University (BS, Mechanical Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Yelp66
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Also worked at eBay167
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalLogan GreenCo-founder of LyftKen HoweryCo-founder of PayPal and Founders FundClément DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging FaceRon GuraCo-founder & CEO of EmpathyJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Also worked at Excite@Home6
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Also worked at Mercer Management Consulting12
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