Rob Krolik
InvestorGeneral Partner & CFO at Burst Capital
Palo Alto, California, United States
Writes $100K – $2M checks
About
Rob Krolik is a former CFO (Yelp, Move.com, Shopping.com, eBay Germany) who helped take Yelp public in 2012 and teaches How to Be a Great CFO for growth-stage tech companies.
Invests in
ConsumerFintechFuture of WorkMarketplacesSaaS
Experience
- Burst CapitalGeneral Partner, CFOcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The RealRealBoard Member, Audit Chaircurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BBYOFinance Committee Membercurrent2015 — present
- Parachute HomeBoard Member2021 — 2025Los Angeles County, California, United States
- LeafBoard Member2020 — 2021Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Sun BasketBoard Member, Audit Chair2017 — 2021
- The BEAM ProgramAdvisory Board Member2018 — 2019Palo Alto, CA
- ShazamBoard of Directors , Audit Committee Chair2015 — 2018Greater New York City Area and United Kingdom
- YelpCFO2011 — 2016
- Move.comCFO2009 — 2011
- eBayVP Finance2005 — 2009
- Shopping.comCFO, VP Finance2004 — 2006
Education
- The University of Texas at AustinBBA, Finance1987 — 1991
Skills & more
SaaSAnalytics15Start-ups4Strategic Partnerships1Mergers & Acquisitions1Business Analysis1Business Strategy2Financial Modeling1Finance7Accounting1Corporate Finance1SEM
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Online AdvertisingDue DiligenceValuationCross-functional Team LeadershipE-commerceMergersFinancial AnalysisFinancial ReportingCorporate DevelopmentManagementStrategyLeadership- CPA (Inactive) — CalCPA
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Same school
Also attended The University of Texas at Austin278
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Shared employers
Also worked at The RealReal10
Dana SettleCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GreycroftCaitlyn YaoOperations Manager at K5 GlobalIra EhrenpreisFounder and Managing Partner at DBL PartnersBrittany FeehanInvestor Relations at How Women InvestMathias SchillingInvestor at HeadlinePayam ZamaniFounder at One Planet Group
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Also worked at BBYO1
Also worked at Leaf7
Brian ReganManaging Director and Chief Financial Officer at Spectrum EquityJoanne BradfordObvious Champion at Obvious VenturesJulie HenleyManaging Partner at Entrada VenturesDeborah BentonFounder and Managing Partner at Willow Growth PartnersMichele CalhounFormer Head of Consumer Health & Wellness, GoodRx at The 98Steve SemelsbergerOperating Advisor at Elsewhere Partners
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Also worked at Yelp41
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalVince SollittoVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalHarrison LieberfarbPartner at Canvas VenturesMike GhaffaryAdvisor at Canvas Ventures
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