Ryan Benevides
Former Principal at WestCap
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Experience
- Castle RoadsManaging Partnercurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- SiepeBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Dragos, Inc.Investorcurrent2023 — present
- GoodLeapInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- PointInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- HUMANInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- WestCapPrincipal2021 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
- The Blackstone GroupVice President2017 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- One CallBoard Observer2019 — 2021
- Sorenson CommunicationsBoard Observer2018 — 2021
- J.P. MorganInvestment Banking2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Benevides?
- Managing Partner at Castle Roads
- What check size does Ryan Benevides write?
- Ryan Benevides typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Ryan Benevides go to school?
- Ryan Benevides studied at Rice University (Mathematical Economic Analysis).
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