Ryan Armbrust
InvestorPartner at Alliance Ventures
South San Francisco, California
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
Ryan Armbrust is a Partner at Alliance Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm for Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi Motors. His work focuses on early-stage technology investing, and he has been involved in building two venture capital firms. He supports portfolio companies both indirectly and through board positions, from initial investment through exit.
Experience
- Renault-Nissan-MitsubishiPartner, Alliance Ventures (CVC for Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi Motors)current2018 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ff Venture CapitalVenture Partner2018 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- ff Venture CapitalPartner2016 β 2018New York, New York
- ff Venture CapitalManaging Director2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- ff Venture CapitalDirector2014 β 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- ff Venture CapitalAssociate2012 β 2013Greater New York City Area
- Columbia University, Columbia Technology VenturesTechnology Licensing Officer2005 β 2012New York, New York
Skills & more
Negotiation4Start-ups60Intellectual Property6Entrepreneurship56Venture Capital42Business Strategy12Management23Business Development21User Experience4Ruby on Rails2Financial Modeling5Networking1
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Portfolio ManagementLicensingMergers & AcquisitionsStrategyStrategic PartnershipsBloggingStrategic PlanningDue DiligenceFrom Ryan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Alliance Ventures
Constance Bergeras
Junior Analyst at Alliance Ventures
Guillaume Rosso
Chairman and Managing Director of Alliance Ventures B.V. at Alliance Ventures
Jean-Baptiste Dagand
Financial Analyst & Controller at Alliance Ventures
Lei Qi
Principal at Alliance Ventures
Pierre Lacassagne
Junior Analyst at Alliance Ventures
Vincent Gauthier
Operation & Governance Manager at Alliance Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Armbrust?
- Ryan Armbrust is a Partner at Alliance Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm for Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi Motors. His work focuses on early-stage technology investing, and he has been involved in building two venture capital firms. He supports portfolio companies both indirectly and through board positions, from initial investment through exit.
- Where does Ryan Armbrust work?
- Ryan Armbrust is Partner at Alliance Ventures.
- What check size does Ryan Armbrust write?
- Ryan Armbrust typically writes checks of $100K β $5M.
- Where did Ryan Armbrust go to school?
- Ryan Armbrust studied at Columbia University (B.A., American Studies); Rocklin High School.
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