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We start, invest, and acquire wonderful startups
We combine company building with venture funding in order to compress time, iterate quickly, and scale faster than we would be able to otherwise.
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We've made 26 investments in the past 5 years
We typically invest in 4-5 companies per year with an average initial check size of $25k-50k.
HotelTonight (acquired by Airbnb)
Book last minute hotels around the world
Negotiatus
Empowering businesses to order, control spend, and submit payment across their vendors
Simplecast (acquired by SiriusXM)
Leading platform for podcast distribution, analytics, and growth.
Hawthorne
Personal care products tailored to you
PhoneWagon (acquired by CallRail)
Cloud phone system and call analytics platform for businesses
Cloudsnap (acquired by Paylocity)
Integrating the world's most important business applications
Periodic (acquired by Exclaimer)
Time-based commerce platform
Kinsa
The world's smartest thermometer
InDinero
Scalable accounting software with on-demand CFOs
SIEMonster
Security as a Service
Turntide
The LED of motors
SimpleVenue
Connecting experiential food and beverage concepts with world class venues
CloudCampaign
Social Media Marketing Platform for agencies
Tribevest
Group investing with family and friends
MiniCircle
The world's first reversible human genetic enhancement platform.
Pipe
Non-dilutive capital for startups
Bond Sports
Modern software for athletic facilities
Instabet
Robinhood for sports betting
Aavia
Smart case and app that learns and improves your birth control pill-taking habits
Atoms
Your ideal everyday shoes
Jeeves
The corporate card tailored for global startups
Jetpack Workflow
Simple client and workflow management
Catch Benefits
Benefits platform for independent workers
Superplastic
Top creator of digital goods
Butlr Health
Mental Wellness for everyone
Breathwrk
Leading brand in breathing and breathing exercises.
Seasoned entrepreneur with track record of success
I was COO of mHelpDesk, a B2B SaaS company that was acquired by HomeAdvisor in 2014. After mHelpDesk, Ryan was co-founder and CEO of PhoneWagon, a B2B SaaS company that was acquired by CallRail in 2021. I've invested over $500k into 26 startups over the past 5 years. There's been 4 exits with an aggregate multiple on invested capital (MOIC) of 4.09x. The current investments include 3 unicorns, including one company valued at $2.1 billion which we invested in at $13m (86x markup with dilution).
We love working with passionate entrepreneurs
This is a people business. We want to work with exceptional people who are passionate about their company and have true conviction.
Differentiation
Our best companies have a differentiated product that solves a huge pain point.
Fanatical Customers
We love seeing early signs that customers love your product.
B2B SaaS
Tools that make businesses more efficient and help them delight their customers.
Don't take our word for it, take theirs!
We take pride in adding value to all of our portfolio companies.
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I want every company that I work with to build an awesome team, a product that users love, and create a ton of value.
Ryan Shank
Let's talk!
Whether you have a new idea and you want feedback or you have an existing company that fits our criteria - we'd love to chat!
