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Ryan Gembala(1157)

VC
Pre-Seed & Seed, Deep Tech or Deep People
pathbreakervc.com/companiesSan Francisco, California
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Pathbreaker Ventures Managing Partner
$250K - $1M
$500K
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$12.9M
CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Spiketrap
Pre SeedJan 2018$600K
$3.6M
Co-investors: Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures), Harry Stebbings (20VC), Aaron Holiday (645 Ventures), Leo Polovets (Humba Ventures)
Safely You
Pre-SeedJul 2017$600K
$64M
Co-investors: Nagraj Kashyap (Softbank Group), Joanne Chen (Foundation Capital), Justin Butler (Eclipse Ventures)
Iron Ox
Pre-SeedMar 2016$1M
$59M
Co-investors: Carmichael Roberts (Breakthrough Energy Ventures), Sunil Rajaraman (Sequoia Capital), Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures)
Simbe Robotics
Pre-SeedFeb 2016$1M
$55M
Co-investors: Duncan Turner (SOSV), Jay Knafel (Eclipse Ventures), Lior Susan (Eclipse Ventures), Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures), Jamie Goldstein (Pillar VC), Tony Fadell (Future Shape), Kevin Colas
Mux
Seed RoundJan 2015$120K
$190M
Co-investors: Joe Montana (Liquid 2 Ventures), David Schneider (Coatue), Ilya Sukhar (Matrix), Andrew Gault (7percent Ventures), Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures), John Collison, Matt Mazzeo, Louis Beryl, Gautam Shah
--- Robotics --- Applied AI / Machine Learning --- Food technologies --- Hyper-differentiated products Pathbreaker invests in specialized teams solving hard technical problems in pursuit of generational impact.
Deal Lead, Corporate Development Facebook2014 - 2015
Investor Azure Capital Partners2010 - 2014
VP, Business Development & Partnerships Convercent2013 - 2013
VP, Business Development & Partnerships Telly2012 - 2013
Lead Associate Hyde Park Angels2008 - 2010
Co-Founder and -Executive Director H.E.R.O. for Children2003 - 2008
Managing Partner Pathbreaker Ventures2015 - Present
The University of Georgia BBA Summa Cum Laude with Honors
The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business MBA Finance, Tech Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Economics and History