Investing Profile

Ryan Gembala(632)

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pathbreakervc.com/companiesSan Francisco, California

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Current Investing Position

Pathbreaker Ventures Managing Partner

Investment Range

$250K - $600K

Sweet Spot

$500K

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$12.9M

Ryan Gembala is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

AgTech (Seed)AI (Seed)AR/VR (Seed)Data Services (Seed)Enterprise (Seed)Food and Beverage (Seed)Hardware (Seed)Robotics (Seed)San Francisco Bay Area Space (Seed)Investors who invested in diverse founders Investors who invested in female founders Investors who were founders

Ryan Gembala's Investments On Record (7)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Spiketrap	Pre SeedJan 2018$0.6M	$3.6M
Co-investors: Leo Polovets (Susa Ventures)
Safely You	Pre-SeedJul 2017$0.6M	$600K
nTopology	Convertible NoteAug 2016$2.6M	$30.2M
Co-investors: James Hardiman (DCVC (Data Collective)), Hrach Simonian (Canaan Partners), Avidan Ross (Root.VC), Bob Pasker
Iron Ox	Pre-SeedMar 2016$1M	$4M 220.3M
Co-investors: Nihal Mehta (Eniac Ventures), Vic Singh (ENIAC Ventures), Tim Young (ENIAC Ventures), Hadley Harris (ENIAC Ventures), Pen King (Innovating Capital), Jon Bischke
Simbe Robotics	Pre-SeedFeb 2016$1M	$27M
Co-investors: David Pakman (Venrock Ventures), Cyril Ebersweiler (SOSV)
Superhuman	Venture RoundJun 2015
Co-investors: Mike Ghaffary (Canvas Ventures), Bill Trenchard (First Round Capital), David Ulevitch (Andreessen Horowitz), Joshua B. Siegel (Rubicon VC), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Ed Sim (boldstart ventures), Eliot Durbin (boldstart ventures), Jude Gomila (Jude Gomila Rolling Fund), Jeremy Fiance (The House Fund), Ian Rountree (Cantos Ventures), Andrew Romans, William Barnes, David Breger, Wayne Chang, Samvit Ramadurgam
Mux	Seed RoundJan 2015$0.12M	$31.92M
Co-investors: Ilya Sukhar (Matrix Partners), Matt Mazzeo (Coatue), Chad Byers (Susa Ventures), Seth Berman (Susa Ventures), Gautam Shah, Louis Beryl, Samvit Ramadurgam, Kulveer Taggar

Ryan Gembala's Media (1)

Pathbreaker Ventures raises $12 million to invest in emerging tech like VR and robotics

venturebeat.com

most interested in

--- Robotics --- Applied AI / Machine Learning --- Food technologies --- Hyper-differentiated products Pathbreaker invests in specialized teams solving hard technical problems in pursuit of generational impact.

Ryan Gembala's Experience

Managing Partner Pathbreaker Ventures2015 - Present

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

Ryan Gembala's Education

The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business MBA Finance, Tech Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Economics and History

The University of Georgia BBA Summa Cum Laude with Honors