Michael Burstein

Active Investor

Vice President, Engineering & Chairman

San Jose, California

Michael Burstein, Vice President, Engineering & Chairman is an active investor based in San Jose, California. This profile covers what Michael Burstein backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Dr. Michael Burstein serves as Vice President, Engineering & Chairman at PropertyMinder. He served as a Board Member at Sage Design Automation. He served as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at MediaBoost. He worked for IBM from and moved to Silicon Valley, CA, in 1986, where he became a serial entrepreneur. In 1986, He co-founded Descartes Design Automation, a provider of physical design automation software for semiconductor chips, which was acquired by Mentor Graphics (NASDAQ: MENT) in 1989. In 1991, He co-founded Gambit Automated Design, a provider of the next-generation routing technology for IC chips, which was acquired by Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) in 1999. Presently, He is a lead investor and executive officer at Trend Software, Inc., dba PropertyMinder, a provider of web products & services to Real Estate professionals. He holds s PhD in Mathematics from the Georgia (USSR) Academy of Sciences (1978). He was a Co-Founder of Golden Gate Technology.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: Media & Content
Location: San Jose, California
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 1

Notable investments

Sage Design Automation

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