Megan Ruan
InvestorGeneral Partner at Gold House Ventures
New York, New York, United States
Writes $100K – $1M checks
About
Megan Ruan built an accelerator for Asian Pacific founders (115+ alumni, nearly $2B raised) and donates all GP fees and carry to the nonprofit, channeling investment success into community work.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Experience
- ReplitHead of International Growthcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Gold HouseVenture Partner, Gold House Venturescurrent2025 — present
- Gold HouseCo-founder and General Partner, Gold House Ventures2021 — 2026
- Gold HouseDirector2019 — 2021
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellows Class 29current2024 — present
- The 23 FundManaging Partnercurrent2021 — present
- Susa Fellows FundCo-Foundercurrent2021 — present
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2021 — present
- ForbesForbes 30 Under 30 in Venture Capital2023
- MarkaiStrategy and Operations2023
- The Johnson CompanyVenture Capital2019 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- The Johnson CompanyInvestment Analyst2019Greater New York City Area
- Female Founders FundMBA Intern2021
- Susa VenturesVenture Fellow (VFP1)2020 — 2021
- Morgan StanleyAnalyst2017 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- Morgan StanleyAlternative Investments2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- Morgan StanleyCapital Markets2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- Fortune Capital, Inc.Business Development2014Beijing, China
Skills & more
Early-Stage StartupsVenture Capital6Event Planning13Data Analysis9Business Development5Nonprofits5Research11Editing6Social Media4Economics2StartupsTime Management13
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Customer ServicePresentationsData AnalyticsDigital Product DevelopmentFamily OfficeSpanishPublic SpeakingLeadershipMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointLanguages Chinese · English
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 7 — FINRA
From Megan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Gold House Ventures
Abhijay Prakash
President, Blumhouse at Gold House Ventures
Agnes Chu
CEO, Firecracker Media Group at Gold House Ventures
Aileen Lee
Founder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures
Albert Cheng
Vice President, Head of Prime Video U.S. at Gold House Ventures
Anderson Le
Artistic Director, Hawaii International Film Festival at Gold House Ventures
Andy Kim
CFO, Participant Media at Gold House Ventures
Anita Lee
Chief Programming Officer, Toronto International Film Festival at Gold House Ventures
Anjula Acharia
Founder & CEO, 5 Junction Records & A Series Investments/Management at Gold House Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Megan Ruan?
- Megan Ruan built an accelerator for Asian Pacific founders (115+ alumni, nearly $2B raised) and donates all GP fees and carry to the nonprofit, channeling investment success into community work.
- Where does Megan Ruan work?
- Megan Ruan is General Partner at Gold House Ventures.
- What does Megan Ruan invest in?
- Megan Ruan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
- What check size does Megan Ruan write?
- Megan Ruan typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- Where did Megan Ruan go to school?
- Megan Ruan studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Yale University (Bachelor's Degree with Distinction, Economics); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Public Finance).
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