About
Venture partner and senior executive with 20+ years in digital global transformation, having co-founded and led multiple startups to exits and scaled a mid-size company overseeing over $300M in annual revenue. He holds an MBA from Columbia.
Experience
- Conocer Digital HoldingsCo-Founder, CEO & Board of Directorcurrent2025 — presentAtlanta, GA
- MundoNow (duplicate)Publishercurrent2025 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
- High Level GroupPartnercurrent2021 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- JigsawInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- BixyInvestor and Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- Actus GrowthCEO, Foundercurrent2021 — presentMiami Beach, Florida, United States
- Readocracy.comMember Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2021 — present
- demandHQInvestor, Board of Directors, President2022 — 2025Miami, Florida, United States
- Genesis Global CapitalPartnerships Consultant2021 — 2022Miami, Florida, United States
- OutbrainVP, Head of Business Development N.A. - Relationship building - Project management - Sales Operation2017 — 2020New York, New York
- OutbrainHead of New Platform Distribution | Team Lead • Strategy • Partnerships • Cross-Function Management2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- OutbrainSr. Director Business Development | Negotiations • Strategic Partnerships • Financial Planning2013 — 2016Manhattan, New York
- Carbon VenturesVenture Partner2019 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Savings United GmbHMember Of The Board Of Advisors2018 — 2019Hamburg Area, Germany
- Visual Revenue, an Outbrain companyHead of Global Business Development and Sales • Pricing Strategy • Management2011 — 2013Greater New York City Area
- GRGMobile Solutions, Inc.Lustr Fashion App | Founder and CEO | Product Strategy • Fund Raising • Management • Partnerships2009 — 2011Greater New York City Area
- The Greenberg GroupVice President of Business Development2005 — 2009Greater New York City Area
- Tekadence Inc.Co-founder, VP of Finance and Corporate Development | Entrepreneur • Fund Raising2000 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
- IFILMDirector of Business Development | Negotiations • Strategic Partnerships2000Greater Los Angeles Area
- IFILMCo-founder and VP Business Development | Entrepreneur • Fund Raising • Strategic Partnerships1999 — 2000Greater Los Angeles Area
- PricewaterhouseCoopers - Strategy ConsultantGlobal Leader1998 — 1999Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
Agentic AI DevelopmentStrategy25Strategic Planning5Management2Leadership3Operations ManagementMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Business StrategyMarket Research10Digital Media34E-commerce19Strategic Partnerships50
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Business DevelopmentStart-upsMobile MarketingCorporate DevelopmentLead GenerationEntrepreneurshipMobile DevicesSocial MediaMobile ApplicationsOnline MarketingIntegrated MarketingMarketing StrategyLanguages English · Italian · Spanish
- Harvard Data Science Initiative — Harvard University
- Effective Leadership: People, Teams, and Culture — Columbia Business School Executive Education
From Gary's professional profile.
Colleagues at Carbon Ventures
Alexander Ferguson
Investor at Carbon Ventures
Ankoor Patel
Investor at Carbon Ventures
Carl de Stefanis
Investor at Carbon Ventures
Chris Gorges
Investor at Carbon Ventures
David Lustig
Investor at Carbon Ventures
Doug Chavez
Investor at Carbon Ventures
Eduardo Mestre
Investor at Carbon Ventures
Emil Lamm Nielsen
Investor at Carbon Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Gary Ragusa?
- Venture partner and senior executive with 20+ years in digital global transformation, having co-founded and led multiple startups to exits and scaled a mid-size company overseeing over $300M in annual revenue. He holds an MBA from Columbia.
- Where does Gary Ragusa work?
- Gary Ragusa is Venture Partner at Carbon Ventures.
- Where did Gary Ragusa go to school?
- Gary Ragusa studied at Columbia Business School (Masters of Business Administration, Strategy and Finance); UCLA (Bachelor of Arts, Business Economics); Harvard Online (Certificate of Completion - Harvard Data Science Institute, Agentic AI Workflows and Frameworks).
Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School668
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Also attended UCLA499
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Shared employers
Also worked at Outbrain8
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