Investing Profile

Ryan Broshar(822)

VCInvestorFounder
Partner at Matchstick Ventures
matchstickventures.comMinneapolis, Minnesota
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16 Investors

Connected to Brad Feld (Foundry Group), David Cohen (Techstars), Anna Barber (M13), and 13 other investors on Signal.

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Current Investing Position
Matchstick Ventures Partner
Investment Range
$250K - $650K
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
104
Current Fund Size
$30.5M

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Ryan Broshar's Investments On Record (83)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Mentium.io
SeedOct 2025$3M
$3M
Co-investors: Graham Brown (Lerer Hippeau)
Pageport
SeedAug 2025$3M
$4M
Co-investors: Zann Ali (2048 Ventures), Brayton Williams (Boost VC)
Tab
Pre SeedMar 2024$230K
$2.4M
Co-investors: Mikko Silventola (Soma Capital), Lasse Lehtinen (Icebreaker.vc), Raj Gokal (Solana Ventures), Markus Villig, Chris Eyre, Guillermo Rauch, Cory Levy
Fulcrum
Series AOct 2022$19M
SeedSep 2020$3M
$43M
Co-investors: Ajay Agarwal (Bain Capital Ventures), Brian Feinstein (Bessemer Venture Partners), Michael Brown (Battery Ventures), Julian Counihan (Schematic Ventures), David Wieland (IrishAngels), David Wieland (Motivate Ventures), Gale Wilkinson (Vitalize Venture Group), Mary Grove (Bread and Butter Ventures), William Lohse (Social Starts), Mike Edelhart (Social Starts), Brett Brohl (Bread and Butter Ventures), Daren Cotter, Aditya Raghupathy
Benny
Pre SeedJun 2022$1M
Pre SeedDec 2021
$1M
Co-investors: Andres Barreto (Techstars), Gregory Baker (Bascom Ventures), Natty Zola (Matchstick Ventures)
Improovy
SeedJun 2022
$3.6M
Co-investors: Jon Oringer (Pareto Holdings), Edward Lando (Pareto Holdings), Nadav Ben-Chanoch (Pareto Holdings), Natty Zola (Matchstick Ventures), Neal Sáles-Griffin (MATH Venture Partners), Mike Asem (M25)
Scholars
SeedApr 2022
Co-investors: Natty Zola (Matchstick Ventures)
Delfina
Pre SeedMar 2022
$22M
Co-investors: Mary Grove (Bread and Butter Ventures), Jacob Yormak (Story Ventures), Dafina Toncheva (U.S. Venture Partners (USVP)), Natty Zola (Matchstick Ventures), Daren Cotter, Ellen Pao, John Fontein

most interested in

We focus more on the insight of the founders than our insights, so we're most excited to learn how you think the world should be different and how we can help you make that change happen.

not interested in

Startups without a connection to The Rockies and The North regions of the US.

Ryan Broshar's Experience

Venture Partner Techstars2019 - Present
Founder & Partner Matchstick Ventures2015 - Present
Co-Founder Twin Cities Startup Week2014 - Present
Co-Founder & Board Member Beta.MN2013 - Present
Founder & General Partner Confluence Capital Partners2013 - Present
Founder & Managing Partner Confluence Energy2012 - Present
Managing Director Techstars2015 - 2019
Principal Entrepreneurial Solutions2009 - 2010
Founder, President & CEO Unversity Guide, LLC2005 - 2008
Trip Leader Center for Outdoor Adventure - University of Minnesota2004 - 2006

Ryan Broshar's Education

University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business MBA
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management BSB
Victoria University of Wellington