# John Burbank

> John Burbank is a seed investor at Passport Capital backing E-Commerce and FinTech. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Passport Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/passport-capital)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 28%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrburbank

John Burbank is a seed investor at Passport Capital in San Francisco focused on E-Commerce and FinTech. John is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Passport Capital, a San Francisco based hedge fund that has $4 billion under management in energy, healthcare, and technology. Mr. Burbank has over a decade of experience investing in global equity markets. Prior to founding the firm in 2000, he was a consultant to JMG Triton Offshore, Ltd.From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Burbank was the director of research at ValueVest Management. John holds a BA degree from Duke University and earned an MBA degree from the Stanford Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 22% |
| FinTech | 3 | 17% |
| Credit | 2 | 11% |
| Retail | 2 | 11% |
| Internet | 2 | 11% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 22% |
| Series A | 3 | 17% |
| Series B | 3 | 17% |
| Series C | 2 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 11% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RADAR | RADAR is a platform that combines RFID and computer vision to automate and augment retail store processes. Our technology offers unprecedented speed and location accuracy, which allows stores to: 1) Manage inventory efficiently through automated inventory counts, improved in-store replenishment, and instantaneous customer stock checks. 2) Measureall customer-product interactions, giving physical stores the same insight into consumer behavior and product performance as online stores. 3) Eliminate checkout lines altogether through our autonomous checkout tool.RADAR was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA. | $170M | Series B | May 19, 2026 |  |
| Umbra | We design, build, launch, and operate satellites for high resolution Earth observation, new communications capabilities, and exquisite signal monitoring for low cost distribution via an integrated web platform. | $75M | Series B | Nov 08, 2022 |  |
| Gametime | Gametime sells last-minute tickets to the most popular events in sports, music, and theater. It makes finding the perfect live experience remarkably fast and easy. They curate an epic list of the most amazing possibilities in the city has to offer. Once the client selects their event it will examine over 10,000 potential seats and present them withthe 50 best values to select.Each curated seat option includes a panoramic high-resolution photo so their client can experience the actual view from their section. Navigate to the seat map to see price versus the location comparisons with true-to-life, full-color venue maps. Gametime delivers the tickets directly to the client's phone. Now they are offering sports, concerts, and theater events across the United States and Canada. | $30M |  | May 26, 2022 |  |
| Gametime | Gametime sells last-minute tickets to the most popular events in sports, music, and theater. It makes finding the perfect live experience remarkably fast and easy. They curate an epic list of the most amazing possibilities in the city has to offer. Once the client selects their event it will examine over 10,000 potential seats and present them withthe 50 best values to select.Each curated seat option includes a panoramic high-resolution photo so their client can experience the actual view from their section. Navigate to the seat map to see price versus the location comparisons with true-to-life, full-color venue maps. Gametime delivers the tickets directly to the client's phone. Now they are offering sports, concerts, and theater events across the United States and Canada. | $30M | Series C | May 26, 2022 |  |
| Kaleidoscope | Kaleidoscope is an audio company that delivers adventure and thrilling true stories filled with heart. It's like a modern Indiana Jones racing down the Amazon. It's getting lost in space with a Russian cosmonaut and falling in love with the ground handler. It's the excitement of underwater discoveries combined with the thrill ofbeing on the run with a real-life Robin Hood. Stories have the power to shift perspective and broaden horizons. | $3.6M | Seed | Jan 20, 2022 |  |
| Umbra | We design, build, launch, and operate satellites for high resolution Earth observation, new communications capabilities, and exquisite signal monitoring for low cost distribution via an integrated web platform. | $32.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 05, 2021 |  |
| GreenPark Sports | GreenPark Sports provides digital experiences and games for sports and esports fans. Its flagship product is a native, free-to-play mobile game played over the top of sporting events, where fans battle to become the undisputed “Best Fans” of their league and season. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Burlingame, California. | $14M | Series A | Dec 02, 2020 |  |
| Percent | Percent is a global leader in financial infrastructure solutions. Founded in 2018, the company leverages proprietary technologies, integrations, and data to bring first-of-its-kind transparency and efficiency to lenders and credit transactions. Percent's innovative ecosystem enables lenders of any size to raise the most flexible debt capitalat a low cost through dynamic market pricing and standardized terms. To date, its platforms have powered more than $600 million in transaction volume in a multi-trillion-dollar lending market. | $4M | Seed | Jan 31, 2020 |  |
| Percent | Percent is a global leader in financial infrastructure solutions. Founded in 2018, the company leverages proprietary technologies, integrations, and data to bring first-of-its-kind transparency and efficiency to lenders and credit transactions. Percent's innovative ecosystem enables lenders of any size to raise the most flexible debt capitalat a low cost through dynamic market pricing and standardized terms. To date, its platforms have powered more than $700 million in transaction volume in a multi-trillion-dollar lending market. | $4M | Seed | Jan 31, 2020 |  |
| Curated | Curated is a provider of collaborative online shopping service intended to assist shoppers with high-consideration purchases. The company's platform matches customers with experts for high-consideration purchases: items that have some degree of complexity, enabling shoppers to get access to unbiased product recommendations and good deals,handpicked by real experts. | $22M | Series A | Oct 30, 2019 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Maven Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maven-ventures-vc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nimble Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nimble-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Argo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/argo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fantail Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fantail-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FTV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ftv-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Glynn Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glynn-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Passport Capital

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Passport Capital is an investment firm.

5 contacts available at Passport Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Joanne Cormican | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joanne-cormican |
| Zhan Onayev | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhan-onayev |
| Jim Cunningham | Portfolio Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-cunningham |
| Joanne Poile | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joanne-poile |
| John Burbank | Founder & Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-burbank-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does John Burbank invest in?

John Burbank invests primarily in E-Commerce, FinTech and Credit startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did John Burbank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Burbank closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 18 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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