Number of Portfolio Companies 9
Number of Exits 
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  • Gender Male
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 
Ron Burkle has served as a member of Yahoo's board of directors since November 2001. Burkle is managing partner of The Yucaipa Companies, a private investment firm, which he co-founded in 1986. Burkle also serves as a director of Yucaipa Equity Partners, L.P., Occidental Petroleum Corp. and KB Home Corporation.
Number of Investments 11
Ron Burkle has made 11 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Spatial Labs on Jan 26, 2023, when Spatial Labs raised
$10M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 26, 2023
Spatial Labs
Seed Round - Spatial Labs
$10M
Dec 15, 2021
Signa Sports United
Yes
Post-IPO Equity - Signa Sports United
$300M
Sep 10, 2019
Swiftly
Seed Round - Swiftly
$15.6M
Dec 20, 2018
Iris Nova
Seed Round - Iris Nova
$15M
Apr 19, 2017
Jaanuu
No
Seed Round - Jaanuu
$5M
Dec 29, 2016
Jaanuu
No
Seed Round - Jaanuu
Nov 11, 2015
Heaps
No
Seed Round - Heaps
Jan 27, 2015
HelloTech
No
Seed Round - HelloTech
$2.5M
Oct 27, 2014
Jaanuu
Convertible Note - Jaanuu
$575K
Jan 14, 2014
Washio
No
Seed Round - Washio
$2.3M
Number of Exits 
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Ron Burkle has exits. Their most notable exits are WashioSigna Sports United, and Brenco.
  • Washio Wash.io is a wash and fold laundry service that picks up dirty laundry, cleans it, and delivers it back to its owners.
  • Signa Sports United Signa Sports United is a sports e-commerce platform for bike, tennis, outdoor, team sports and athleisure.
  • Brenco Brenco is a renewable energy company that implements industrial plants to produce ethanol and electricity from sugar cane.
Number of Current Jobs 5
Ron Burkle has 5 current jobs including Founding Partner at Inevitable Ventures, Founder at A-Grade Investments, and Managing Partner & Founder at The Yucaipa Companies.
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Yahoo
Board of DirectorsNov 2001
Number of News Articles 134
Funding RoundJan 26, 2023
Spatial Labs raised $10,000,000 / Seed from Anthony Tolliver and 5 other investors
Funding RoundDec 15, 2021
NewsApr 9, 2021
NewsJan 25, 2021
NewsNov 26, 2020
NewsSep 4, 2020