About
Michael Fanfant is a Partner at Runa Capital working from the firm's Palo Alto office, where he concentrates on regulated industries such as fintech, edtech, and digital health, as well as B2B SaaS companies. He previously co-founded and served as COO of Octane Lending, where he led strategy and customer acquisition and helped launch Roadrunner Financial, and earlier worked in corporate strategy at Capital One. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Digital HealthEdTechFintechSaaS
Experience
- Runa CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Runa CapitalPrincipal2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Runa CapitalSenior Associate2017 — 2019Palo Alto, CA
- Kauffman FellowsClass 272022 — 2025
- OctaneBoard Member2014 — 2025Greater New York City Area
- OctaneCo-Founder & COO2014 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- MariaDBMember Board of Directors2023 — 2024
- BLCK VCEvents & Community Co-Chair2020 — 2023
- Revegy, Inc.Board Member2018 — 2022
- AppBuddyBoard Member2018 — 2019
- Capital OneStrategy Associate2012 — 2014
Skills & more
Strategy11Management4Leadership3Financial Modeling9Analytics6Banking4Valuation2Financial Analysis3Business Analysis3Financial Services5Data Analysis11Start-ups6
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EntrepreneurshipSalesFrom Michael's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
ClearMechanicOctane LendingRevegy
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Runa Capital
Andre Bliznyuk
General Partner at Runa Capital
Anna Elokhina
Human Resources & Operations Manager at Runa Capital
Denis Kalinin
Asia Business Development Manager at Runa Capital
Denny Gabriel
VC Investor at Runa Capital
Dmitry Chikhachev
General Partner & Co-founder at Runa Capital
Dmitry Galperin
General Partner at Runa Capital
Eugene Chernyavsky
Data Lead at Runa Capital
Francesco Ricciuti
Associate at Runa Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Fanfant?
- Michael Fanfant is a Partner at Runa Capital working from the firm's Palo Alto office, where he concentrates on regulated industries such as fintech, edtech, and digital health, as well as B2B SaaS companies. He previously co-founded and served as COO of Octane Lending, where he led strategy and customer acquisition and helped launch Roadrunner Financial, and earlier worked in corporate strategy at Capital One. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University.
- Where does Michael Fanfant work?
- Michael Fanfant is Partner at Runa Capital.
- What does Michael Fanfant invest in?
- Michael Fanfant invests in Digital Health, EdTech, Fintech, SaaS.
- What boards does Michael Fanfant sit on?
- Michael Fanfant holds tracked board seats at ClearMechanic, Octane Lending, Revegy.
- Where did Michael Fanfant go to school?
- Michael Fanfant studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics); Mercer Island High School.
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