About
Mike Xu founded his company as a self-funded venture while working full-time elsewhere, bootstrapping the operation from his garage before joining Y Combinator.
Founder/CEO, , President at GrubMarketYC W15
Intro paths
YC
Mike went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Mike can intro founders to GrubMarket's investors below.
GrubMarket's investors · 28
3Spoke CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025ACE & CompanyNew YorkBascom VenturesBostonBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksBuilders + BackersCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Celtic House Asia PartnersTorontoDisruptive VenturesNew YorkEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksFlume VenturesIncline Village · since 2026FusionPalo Alto · $500K – $1M checksFuture Food FundUtrecht · since 2026Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checksInnolinks VenturesPalo AltoJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.TokyoJibe VenturesTel Aviv · $4.5M – $56M checks · since 2022Millennium Technology Value PartnersBelgradeMoonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checksNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksPegasus Tech VenturesSan Jose · since 2025PortfoliaSan Mateo · $10K checks · since 2025ROC Venture GroupNaples · since 2025Scrum VenturesSan FranciscoSound VenturesSanta MonicaThe Brkfst ClubLondonWI Harper GroupSan Francisco · $5M – $15M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Xu?
- Mike Xu founded his company as a self-funded venture while working full-time elsewhere, bootstrapping the operation from his garage before joining Y Combinator.
- Where does Mike Xu work?
- Mike Xu is Founder/CEO, , President of GrubMarket.
- What companies did Mike Xu found?
- Mike Xu founded GrubMarket.
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