Investing Profile

Ryan Broshar(827)

VCInvestorFounder
Venture Partner at Techstars
matchstickventures.comMinneapolis, Minnesota
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Current Investing Position
Techstars Venture Partner
Investment Range
$250K - $650K
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
102

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Ryan Broshar's Investments On Record (82)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Saile
Pre SeedMay 2026$2M
$2M
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)
Fulcrum
Series AOct 2022$19M
SeedSep 2020$3M
$68M
Co-investors: Brian Feinstein (Bessemer Venture Partners), Michael Brown (Battery Ventures), Ajay Agarwal (Bain Capital Ventures), Reid Christian (CRV), Joanne Chen (Foundation Capital), David Wieland (Motivate Venture Capital), David Wieland (IrishAngels), Daren Cotter (Personal mini family office), Julian Counihan (Schematic Ventures), Brett Brohl (Bread and Butter Ventures), Mike Edelhart (Social Starts), William Lohse (Social Starts), Gale Wilkinson (Vitalize Venture Capital), Mary Grove (Bread and Butter Ventures), Aditya Raghupathy, Yishan Wong
Improovy
SeedJun 2022
$3.6M
Co-investors: Nadav Ben-Chanoch (Pareto Holdings), Neal Sáles-Griffin (Techstars), Mike Asem (M25), Jon Oringer (Shutterstock), Edward Lando (Biowear), Natty Zola (Matchstick Ventures)
Scholars
SeedApr 2022
Co-investors: Natty Zola (Matchstick Ventures)
Delfina
Pre SeedMar 2022
$22M
Co-investors: Mary Grove (Bread and Butter Ventures), John Fontein (Sesame), Daren Cotter (Personal mini family office), Jacob Yormak (Story Ventures), Dafina Toncheva (U.S. Venture Partners (USVP)), Natty Zola (Matchstick Ventures), Ellen Pao
Kahilla
SeedJan 2022
Co-investors: Natty Zola (Matchstick Ventures)

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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
Founder, President & CEO HotmailPresent
Founder & Managing Partner HotmailPresent
Founder, President & CEO Jim Collins LLCPresent
Founder, President & CEO ruby labsPresent
Founder & Managing Partner Jim Collins LLCPresent
Founder & Managing Partner ruby labsPresent
Founder, President & CEO BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present
Founder, President & CEO Robyn FrankelPresent
Founder & Managing Partner BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present
Founder & Managing Partner Robyn FrankelPresent
Trip Leader NotaryLinkPresent
Founder, President & CEO NotaryLinkPresent
Founder & Managing Partner NotaryLinkPresent
Trip Leader IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent
Founder, President & CEO IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent
Founder & Managing Partner IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent
Co-Founder Beta.MN2013 - 2024
Managing Director Techstars2015 - 2019
Co-Founder Twin Cities Startup Week (TCSW)2014 - 2016
Co-Founder BETA2013 - 2016
Founder & Managing Partner Center for Outdoor Adventure - University of Minnesota2012 - 2014
Founder & Managing Partner NewCo2012 - 2014
Founder & Managing Partner Top-Patents2012 - 2014
Principal Entrepreneurial Solutions2009 - 2010
Founder, President & CEO Center for Outdoor Adventure - University of Minnesota2005 - 2008
Founder, President & CEO NewCo2005 - 2008
Founder, President & CEO Top-Patents2005 - 2008
Founder, President & CEO Unversity Guide, LLC2005 - 2008
Trip Leader NewCo2004 - 2006
Trip Leader Top-Patents2004 - 2006
Trip Leader Center for Outdoor Adventure - University of Minnesota2004 - 2006

Ryan Broshar's Education

University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business MBA Finance
University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business MBA Finance
University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business MBA
UMN Carlson School of Management BSB Entrepreneurship and Marketing
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management BSB Entrepreneurship and Marketing
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management BSB
Victoria University of Wellington

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