Investing Profile

Ryan Merket(458)

AngelFounderFormer CEOInvestor
Founder / Head of Product at Jude AI
ryanmerket.comAustin, Texas
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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
NewCo Network
1587 CONNECTIONS
Self-Employed Network
426 CONNECTIONS
Microsoft Network
256 CONNECTIONS
Facebook Network
197 CONNECTIONS
CILA THERAPEUTICS Network
87 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Jude AI
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
$170M
Co-investors: Clay Dumas (Lowercarbon Capital), Martin Mignot (Index Ventures), Chris Sacca (Lowercarbon Capital), Daniel Waterhouse (Balderton Capital), Colin Hanna (Balderton Capital), Tom Stafford (DST Global)
Mine
SeedJun 2024$14M
$71M
Co-investors: David Hartwig (Sapphire Ventures), Darian Shirazi (Gradient Ventures), Scott Tobin (Battery Ventures), Itzik Parnafes (Battery Ventures), Christian Miele (Headline (formerly e.ventures)), Ilya Fushman (Kleiner Perkins), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor)
Datacurve
Pre SeedMar 2024$500K
$19M
Co-investors: Garry Tan (Initialized Capital), Mark Goldberg (Chemistry VC), Balaji Srinivasan, Derrick Li
Blossm
Pre SeedJan 2023$120K
$120K
Reflex
SeedJun 2022$5M
$19M
Co-investors: Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Brian Sugar (Sequoia Capital), Jack Altman (Benchmark), Maha Ibrahim (Canaan Partners), Julian Roeoes (Picus Capital), Geoff Bernstein (Indicator Ventures), Pat Matthews (Active Capital)

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
Founder Mentoring and Angel Investing Self-EmployedPresent
AI Startup Development Manager Microsoft for StartupsPresent
Graphic Designer Kell Munoz ArchitectsPresent
Founder Mentoring and Angel Investing Self EmployedPresent
Founder Mentoring and Angel Investing Comal VenturesPresent
Interactive Creative Director NewCoPresent
Startup BD, Early Stage Team Amazon Web Services, Inc.Present
Director of Product InMobi AdvertisingPresent
CEO & Co-founder Appstores.comPresent
Co-founder Ping.fmPresent
Interactive Creative Director CILA THERAPEUTICSPresent
Graphic Designer Alta ArchitectsPresent
Founder Stealth Company (Ryan Merket)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