Mike Ghaffary

Mike Ghaffary is a General Partner at Canvas Ventures based in San Francisco, California. Before joining the firm in 2021, he served as Vice President of Growth at Eventbrite leading up to its 2018 initial public offering and worked as Head of Product at Twilio. His earlier career includes investment roles at Greylock Partners and earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Engineering from Stanford University. At Canvas Ventures, he directs early-stage capital into enterprise software and artificial intelligence startups, recently leading a $100 million Series D investment in Glean at a $2.2 billion valuation. His broader portfolio features high-growth technology companies such as Applied Intuition, which reached a $6 billion valuation in 2024, alongside Clari and Attentive. Ghaffary currently focuses on identifying emerging developer tools and marketplace platforms while sharing industry analysis with over 50,000 subscribers.