# Michael Linford

> Michael Linford is a Series E investor at Affirm backing FinTech and Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Affirm](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/affirm)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-linford-b68144b6

Michael Linford is a Series E investor at Affirm in Austin focused on FinTech and Finance. Michael Linford is the current COO of Affirm. He previously worked at Micro Focus as a VP of License Verification and Strategic Deals. Michael Linford attended the University of Texas at Austin.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Payments | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Payments | 1 | 100% |
| Personal Finance | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KOHO Financial | KOHO Financial provides an application based banking platform intended to simplify financial products available to everyone. Its platform helps users to complete their day to day banking operations while offering tools such as goals, cash flow projections, group spending, spending insights, and categorizations, enabling users to manage theirexpenses and banking operations on the go. | $93.2M | Series E | Jun 10, 2026 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Drive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eldridge Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eldridgeindustries) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/healthcare-of-ontario-pension-plan-hoopp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mubadala Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mubadala-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Portage Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portag3-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Affirm

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Affirm is a financial technology services company providing installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.The company was founded with the goal to create honest financial products and services that empower consumers and improve lives. It aims to revolutionize the banking industry to be more accountable and accessible to consumers. Today,Affirm provides shoppers with an alternative to traditional credit cards at the point of sale, giving them the flexibility to buy now and make simple monthly payments for their purchases. Unlike payment options that have compounding interest and unexpected costs, Affirm shows customers upfront exactly what they’ll pay each month — with no hidden fees and no surprises. Affirm partners with over 2,000 merchants to give shoppers the option to pay with Affirm at checkout including well-known brands across retail including home furnishings, travel, personal fitness, electronics, apparel and beauty, and more. Loans are made in partnership with Afirm’s originating bank partner Cross River Bank, a New Jersey State Chartered Commercial Bank, Member FDIC.Jeffrey Kaditz, Max Levchin, and Nathan Gettings established the San Francisco, California-based company in 2012.

5 contacts available at Affirm.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Smith | Vice President, Engineering | — |
| James Cunningham | Director, Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-cunningham-3 |
| John Marion | President | — |
| Marcos Sainz | Senior Director, Software Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcos-sainz |
| Michael Linford | Chief Financial Officer | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Linford invest in?

Michael Linford invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Payments startups, most often at Series E stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Michael Linford?

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### When did Michael Linford last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Linford closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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