Investing Profile

Ryan Gembala(753)

VC

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
7
Current Fund Size
$12.9M

Ryan Gembala is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Ryan Gembala's Investments On Record (7)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Spiketrap
Pre SeedJan 2018$600K
$3.6M
Co-investors: Leo Polovets (Susa Ventures), Steven Rosenblatt (Oceans), Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures)
Safely You
Pre-SeedJul 2017$600K
$20M
Co-investors: Joanne Chen (Foundation Capital), Justin Butler (Eclipse Ventures)
nTopology
Convertible NoteAug 2016$2.6M
$95M
Co-investors: John Curtius (Tiger Global Management), James Hardiman (DCVC (Data Collective)), Hrach Simonian (Canaan Partners), Avidan Ross (Root.VC), Bob Pasker, Greg Schroy
Iron Ox
Pre-SeedMar 2016$1M
$79M
.200M
Co-investors: Carmichael Roberts (Breakthrough Energy Ventures), Tim Young (ENIAC Ventures), Vic Singh (ENIAC Ventures), Nihal Mehta (ENIAC Ventures), Hadley Harris (ENIAC Ventures), Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures), Pen King Jr. (Kain Capital), Jon Bischke
Simbe Robotics
Pre-SeedFeb 2016$1M
$27M
Co-investors: Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures), Duncan Turner (SOSV), Cyril Ebersweiler (SOSV), Tony Fadell (Future Shape), David Pakman (CoinFund), Kevin Colas
Superhuman
Venture RoundJun 2015
$75M
Co-investors: Bill Trenchard (First Round Capital), Mike Ghaffary (Canvas Ventures), David Ulevitch (Andreessen Horowitz), Ed Sim (Boldstart Ventures), Andrew Romans (7BC Venture Capital), Joshua B. Siegel (Rubicon VC), Jude Gomila (Jude Gomila Rolling Fund), Jyri Engestrom (Yes VC), Caterina Fake (Yes VC), Jeremy Fiance (The House Fund), Will Smith (Dreamers VC), Ashton Kutcher (Sound Ventures), Jay Levy (Zelkova Ventures), Craig Hunter (AngelList Syndicator), Jeff Huber (Triatomic Capital), Eliot Durbin (Boldstart Ventures), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Ian Rountree (Cantos Ventures), David Breger, William Barnes, Drew Houston, Arianna Huffington, Jason Citron, Wayne Chang, Samvit Ramadurgam
Mux
Seed RoundJan 2015$120K
$320M
Co-investors: Kristina Shen (Andreessen Horowitz), David Schneider (Coatue), Chad Byers (Susa Ventures), Seth Berman (Susa Ventures), Andrew Gault (7percent Ventures), Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures), Ilya Sukhar (Matrix Partners), Matt Mazzeo (Coatue), Kulveer Taggar, Gautam Shah, Louis Beryl, Samvit Ramadurgam

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