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Mike Ghaffary

Investor

General Partner at Burst Capital · Advisor at Canvas Ventures · Board director at Float Health · Board director at OfferFit · Board director at Darwin Homes

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5M – $20M checks · typically $10M

Find your path to Mike

1,122 people in our graph share verified history with Mike — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jon XuunlockedMike: together at Canvas Ventures (2019–2020)
×4Mike: together at Canvas Ventures
×2Mike: together at Strava
×5Mike: together at Yelp

About

Mike Ghaffary, former Stitcher co‑founder and Eat24 CEO who exited to Grubhub, uses a playbook approach to marketplaces (frequency, take rate) and favors AI that creates blue‑collar and small‑business jobs.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintechHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces

Board director at Float HealthYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Float Health went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — Mike sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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In turn, Mike can intro founders to Float Health's investors below.

Float Health's investors · 4

Also CapitalNew York · since 2023Canvas VenturesPortola Valley · $5M – $20M checks · since 2023Wave CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Float Health

RJRyan Johnson
Ryan JohnsonFounder
CJChristy Johnson
Christy JohnsonFounder

Board director at OfferFit

Intro paths

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In turn, Mike can intro founders to OfferFit's investors below.

OfferFit's investors · 10

AfterWork VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checks · since 2021Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023Black Nova VCSydney · $100K checks · since 2021Canvas VenturesPortola Valley · $5M – $20M checks · since 2021Carbide VenturesPalo Alto · since 2021Darcy NauntonSydney · $100K checks · since 2021GTMfundScottsdale · $1M – $3M checks · since 2021Harmony PartnersNew York · since 2021Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Ridge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checks · since 2021

Board director at Darwin Homes

Intro paths

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In turn, Mike can intro founders to Darwin Homes's investors below.

Darwin Homes's investors · 6

Amplify CapitalToronto · $365K – $730K checks · since 2020Ascension VenturesSaint Louis · $10M – $20M checks · since 2020Camber CreekNew York · $1M checks · since 2022Canvas VenturesPortola Valley · $5M – $20M checksPear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checksTq Ventures LlcNew York

Experience

  1. Burst CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Canvas VenturesGeneral Partner2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Social Capital LPGeneral Partner2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. YelpCEO of Yelp Eat242015 — 2017San Francisco
  5. YelpSenior Vice President of Business and Corporate Development2010 — 2015
  6. SuperhumanInvestor2015 — 2016
  7. StravaAdvisor / Investor2012 — 2015San Francisco, California, United States
  8. TrialPayDirector of Business Development2009 — 2010
  9. StitcherCo-Founder and Vice President, Business Development2007 — 2009San Francisco
  10. Summit PartnersVice President2006 — 2007
  11. Boston Consulting GroupSummer Associate Consultant2005

Skills & more

Venture Capital40Start-ups71Corporate Development23Strategic Partnerships57Entrepreneurship25Strategy66Business Development72Strategic Planning27Mergers1Product Management7E-commerce16Leadership16
+12 moreMarketingSalesforce.comGo-to-market StrategyBusiness IntelligenceBusiness PlanningAnalyticsMobile DevicesLead GenerationMergers & AcquisitionsContract NegotiationMarketing StrategyOnline Advertising

From Mike's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

FlyHomesHubHaus

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Burst Capital

Geoff Donaker
General Partner at Burst Capital
Michael Stoppelman
Venture Advisor at Verissimo Ventures
Rachel Williams
Advisor at Burst Capital
Rob Krolik
General Partner and CFO at Burst Capital
Wendy Lim
General Partner at Burst Capital

Network4

Alexander RosenScout
Managing Partner at Ridge Ventures
Darby WongScout
Angel investor
Elizabeth WeilScout
Founder of Paperwheel Press, a letterpress print studio
Gary LittleScout
Operating Partner at Canvas Ventures

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Ghaffary?
Mike Ghaffary, former Stitcher co‑founder and Eat24 CEO who exited to Grubhub, uses a playbook approach to marketplaces (frequency, take rate) and favors AI that creates blue‑collar and small‑business jobs.
Where does Mike Ghaffary work?
Mike Ghaffary is General Partner at Burst Capital and Board director at Float Health and Board director at OfferFit and Board director at Darwin Homes.
What does Mike Ghaffary invest in?
Mike Ghaffary invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces.
What check size does Mike Ghaffary write?
Mike Ghaffary typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.
What boards does Mike Ghaffary sit on?
Mike Ghaffary holds tracked board seats at FlyHomes, HubHaus.
What companies has Mike Ghaffary invested in?
Investments tracked here include Atrium, Atrium LTS, Avochato enterprise-saas, BedKin, Bindwell, Browser Use, Canary Technologies, Darwin Homes, Fiix, Float Health, FlyHomes, Grabr, and 16 more.
Where did Mike Ghaffary go to school?
Mike Ghaffary studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Harvard Law School (JD); University of Southern California (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science).

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