Burst Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 by former Yelp COO Geoff Donaker and other former Yelp and eBay executives. Based in Palo Alto, California, the firm invests in marketplace, SaaS, and related internet businesses, typically at the Seed or Series A stage.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deals in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $14.7M (across 27 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
28
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
30 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | $6M | Oct 2025 | |
| AAnkor AI | Pre-Seed | $1.3M | Jun 2025 |
| Series A | $10M | Jan 2025 | |
| Series A | — | Jan 2025 | |
| Series A | — | Jan 2025 | |
| Series A | $30M | Jan 2025 | |
| Series A | $8M | Jun 2024 | |
| Seed | $6M | Jan 2024 | |
| Seed | $10M | Jan 2024 | |
| Series B | $25M | Nov 2023 | |
| Seed | $8M | Oct 2023 | |
| Seed | $4M | Aug 2023 | |
| Series B | $18.2M | Jul 2023 | |
| Seed | $4M | May 2022 | |
| Series A | $39M | Oct 2021 | |
| Series C | $60M | Jul 2021 | |
| Seed | $3M | Mar 2021 | |
| Series A | $13M | Jan 2021 | |
| Series A | $14M | Jun 2020 | |
| Series B | $44M | Mar 2020 | |
| Series A | $29M | — | |
| Series A | $12M | — | |
| BBrightback | Series A | $11M | — |
| Unknown | $2M | — | |
| Series A | $13M | — |
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Top Co-Investors
Y Combinator5 shared
Canvas Prime4 shared
Craft Ventures3 shared
Greylock Partners2 shared
GV2 shared
SV Angel2 shared
FirstMark Capital2 shared
Bullpen Capital2 shared
Pear VC2 shared
Obvious Ventures2 shared
Menlo Ventures2 shared
Headline2 shared
Female Founders Fund2 shared
Peterson Ventures2 shared
Supernode Ventures2 shared
Trimble Ventures2 shared
Agent Capital2 shared
Moonfire Ventures2 shared
Scribble Ventures2 shared
Firebolt Ventures2 shared
Last updated: 9 September 2026
