George Burke
InvestorFounderCo-founder and Biz Dev at Portal · Co-founder and Biz Dev at Portal Defi · Co-founder and Biz Dev at Portaltobitcoin
San Juan, PR
Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedPortal DefiPortaltobitcoin
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George: together at FreshPay
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×5George: together at New Jersey Institute of Technology
About
George Burke is Co-Founder and COO of ExitValve, a tax strategy firm for founders and investors based in California and New York. He has completed three exits, including ventures in cryptocurrency, fintech, and digital media, and has eight years of experience in blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors. Burke developed early Bitcoin infrastructure including a MasterCard-approved debit card prototype and co-founded an early cryptocurrency exchange that was later acquired.
Co-founder and Biz Dev at Portal Defi
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Portal Defi's investors · 8
Co-founders at Portal Defi
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Dr. Chandra DuggiralaCo-founder, CEO
MD
Manoj DuggiralaCo-founder and CTO
Co-founder and Biz Dev at Portaltobitcoin
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Portaltobitcoin's investors · 1
Co-founders at Portaltobitcoin
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Dr. Chandra DuggiralaCo-founder, CEO
MD
Manoj DuggiralaCo-founder and CTO
Experience
- ExitValve = Tax-Free Founder & Investor Solution in CA/NYCCo-Founder & COOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Human Friendly RoboticsAdvisor & Investorcurrent2025 — present
- PORTALCo-Founder, Tides.Network, Core Developer of PortaltoBitcoin.comcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MeetupHead Organizer | Silicon Valley Bitcoincurrent2019 — present
- MeetupHead Organizer | SF Peak Performance2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- FounderpoolChief Marketing Officercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Cryptonaut PTE. LTD.Product Manager2018 — 2020
- N/ACrypto explorer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- TryFuel.comChief Product Officer2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- FreshPayProduct2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Crypto StreetCMO, Head of Product2013Edison, NJ
- eBookDailyCo-Founder, Product / Marketing2012 — 2013Asbury Park, NJ
- eBookFlingFounder, CEO2011 — 2012Asbury Park, NJ
- BookSwimProduct / Growth2006 — 2011Newark, NJ
- Sessions College for Professional DesignDigital Marketing Manager2006Greater New York City Area
- Circular OrbSenior Digital Strategist / Project Manager2004 — 2006Matawan, NJ
- Port Authority of NY & NJWeb Designer, Aviation Department2002 — 2004New York, NY
Skills & more
Strategy21Online Marketing58SEM8Web Analytics18SEO26PPC7Affiliate Marketing4Direct Marketing9Product Development3Landing Page Optimization1Consumer BehaviorEmail Marketing8
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Colleagues at Portal
Abbas Lokhandwala
Wallet and Extension Engineer at Portal
Abhinav Sinha
Head of AI at Portal
Alexey Melnichenko
Senior Ethereum/EVM Engineer at Portal
Alyssa Hertig
Lightning Engineer at Portal
Anna Godfrey
Head of Growth at Portal
Casey Bowman
Senior Bitcoin/Lightning Engineer at Portal
David Roberts
Independent Director at SCB 10X
Farid Azizov
iOS Engineer at Portal
Network10
Anders HoveScout
Partner at ACORN BIOVENTURES
Brandon DeerScout
Co-Founder & General Partner at Crew Capital
Ed RomanScout
Special Advisor at Hack VC
Orion DeppScout
Principal at Master Ventures
Pascal Levy-GarbouaScout
Venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Shahed KhanScout
Co-Founder and CEO at Hyper
David Petersen
Angel investor
Justin Kan
Investor at Goat Capital
Nic Carter
Investor in anti-authoritarian technology; general partner at Castle Island Ventures
Sandeep Nailwal
Co-Founder at Symbolic Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is George Burke?
- George Burke is Co-Founder and COO of ExitValve, a tax strategy firm for founders and investors based in California and New York. He has completed three exits, including ventures in cryptocurrency, fintech, and digital media, and has eight years of experience in blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors. Burke developed early Bitcoin infrastructure including a MasterCard-approved debit card prototype and co-founded an early cryptocurrency exchange that was later acquired.
- Where does George Burke work?
- George Burke is Co-founder and Biz Dev of Portal Defi and Co-founder and Biz Dev at Portal and Co-founder and Biz Dev at Portaltobitcoin.
- What check size does George Burke write?
- George Burke typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
- What companies did George Burke found?
- George Burke founded Portal Defi, Portaltobitcoin.
- Where did George Burke go to school?
- George Burke studied at 500 Startups (Batch 19); New Jersey Institute of Technology (BS, Network Engineering).
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