Investing Profile

Ryan Merket(459)

AngelFounderFormer CEOInvestor
I miss BBS, IRC, and eggdrop scripts.
ryanmerket.comAustin, Texas
Photo of Ryan Merket, Managing Partner at Comal Ventures
Your Intro Paths to Ryan Merket

Signal uses Gmail to reveal intro paths. Email content is never read.

Sign in with Google →

Ryan Merket's investing connections

Picture
Picture
Picture

47 Investors

Connected to Satya Patel (Homebrew), Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), and 44 other investors on Signal.

Networks Ryan is a member of
Microsoft Network
153 CONNECTIONS
Facebook Network
120 CONNECTIONS
Amazon Web Services Network
16 CONNECTIONS

Find Ryan Merket on

cb
Current Investing Position
Comal Ventures Managing Partner
Investment Range
$25K - $100K
Sweet Spot
$50K
Investments On Record
61

Ryan Merket is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Ryan Merket's Investments On Record (53)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Revision Dojo
SeedMar 2025$3M
$3.5M
Co-investors: Nicolas Dessaigne (Y Combinator)
Exla
Pre SeedMar 2025$500K
$500K
Co-investors: Brad Flora (Y Combinator)
Zania AI
Pre SeedDec 2024
Fuse Energy
Series UnknownSep 2024$12M
$91M
Co-investors: Martin Mignot (Index Ventures), Chris Sacca (Lowercarbon Capital), John Doran (TCV), Colin Hanna (Balderton Capital), Tom Stafford (DST Global), Nico Rosberg
Fizz
SeedJun 2024$14M
$39M
Co-investors: Danielle Lay (New Enterprise Associates (NEA)), Ilya Fushman (Kleiner Perkins), Emily Bennett (Owl Ventures)
Datacurve
Pre SeedMar 2024$500K
$500K
Co-investors: Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Alex McIsaac (Northside Ventures)
Blossm
Pre SeedJan 2023$120K
$120K
Reflex
SeedJun 2022$5M
$19M
Co-investors: Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Grace Isford (Lux Capital), Maha Ibrahim (Canaan Partners), Julian Roeoes (Picus Capital), Chris Shonk (ATX Venture Partners), Cotter Cunningham (Next Coast Ventures), Pat Matthews (Active Capital), Geoff Bernstein (Indicator Ventures), Jack Altman (Alt Capital), Sandy Cass (Red Swan Ventures), Brian Sugar, Rajiv Bala

most interested in

AI, bio, space, and anything utilizing technology to expand margins and growing quickly.

Ryan Merket's Experience

AI Startups Microsoft2024 - Present
Founder / Head of Product Jude AI2023 - Present
CEO / Head of Product Mission Labs2021 - 2022
Head of Product & Engineering Goodfair2019 - 2021
Partner Firebrand Ventures2019 - 2019
Startup BD, Early Stage Team Amazon Web Services2015 - 2019
Product Reddit, Inc.2014 - 2015
Director of Product InMobi2012 - 2014
CEO & Co-founder Appstores.com (acquired by InMobi)2010 - 2012
Platform Team Facebook2009 - 2010
Mentor fbFund2009 - 2009
Senior UI/UX Designer and Front-end Engineer CBS Interactive2008 - 2009
Co-founder Ping.fm (acquired by Seesmic)2007 - 2008
Interactive Creative Director PDG+creative2005 - 2008

Ryan Merket's Education

Oklahoma Wesleyan University