Investing Profile

Ryan Gembala(1134)

Pre-Seed & Seed, Deep Tech or Deep People

pathbreakervc.com/companiesSan Francisco, California

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Current Investing Position

Pathbreaker Ventures Managing Partner

Investment Range

$250K - $1M

Sweet Spot

$500K

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$12.9M

Ryan Gembala's Investments On Record (5)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total 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	$79M
Co-investors: Hadley Harris (ENIAC Ventures), Nihal Mehta (ENIAC Ventures), Vic Singh (ENIAC Ventures), Tim Young (ENIAC Ventures), Sunil Rajaraman (Sequoia Capital), Carmichael Roberts (Breakthrough Energy Ventures), Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures), Colin Carrier
Simbe Robotics	Pre-SeedFeb 2016$1M	$55M
Co-investors: Cyril Ebersweiler (SOSV), Duncan Turner (SOSV), Lior Susan (Eclipse Ventures), Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures), Jamie Goldstein (Pillar VC), Tony Fadell (Future Shape), David Pakman (CoinFund), Jay Knafel (Eclipse Ventures), Kevin Colas, Colin Carrier
Mux	Seed RoundJan 2015$120K	$190M
Co-investors: Daniel Levine (Accel), Seth Berman (Susa Ventures), Kristina Shen (Andreessen Horowitz), David Schneider (Coatue), Chad Byers (Susa Ventures), Joe Montana (Liquid 2 Ventures), Wei Guo (UpHonest Capital), Andrew Gault (7percent Ventures), Ilya Sukhar (Matrix), Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures), Louis Beryl, John Collison, Samvit Ramadurgam, Matt Mazzeo, Gautam Shah

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