Ryan Chou
InvestorManaging Director, Investments at SKY VC Β· Principal at JetBlue Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
About
Managing Director of Investments at SKY VC leading the investment team, with 15+ years of VC and startup experience. He previously held roles at Cryptic Labs, Pegasus Tech Ventures, and various growth-stage companies.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- SKY VCManaging Director, Investmentscurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- WherobotsInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Misapplied Sciences, Inc.Board Observercurrent2023 β present
- UrbanFoxBoard Observercurrent2021 β present
- PixieBrixBoard Observercurrent2023 β present
- Aether FuelsBoard Observercurrent2023 β present
- BizlyMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 β present
- KresusLabsBoard Observercurrent2022 β present
- NLX (acquired by AWS)Member Board of Directors2021 β 2026
- MilesBoard Observer2021 β 2025
- Electric Power Systems, Inc.Board Observer2022 β 2025
- VolantioBoard Observer2020 β 2023
- Slice LabsBoard Observer2020 β 2022
- Transparent IntelligenceBoard Observer2021 β 2022
- TurnKey Vacation RentalsInvestor2020
- Cryptic LabsDirector2018 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Pegasus Tech VenturesInvestment Manager2017 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Common - Translated Messaging PlatformGrowth2016 β 2017
- StrongwatchBusiness Operations Manager2011 β 2015Tucson, Arizona Area
- Arizona State UniversityAssistant Accountant2009 β 2011Tempe, Arizona, United States
- ON SemiconductorSummer Analyst2010
Skills & more
ManagementStart-upsLeadershipStrategic PlanningVenture CapitalBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyValuationAnalysisStrategyEntrepreneurshipMarketing
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Project ManagementProgram ManagementPublic SpeakingLanguages Chinese Β· Dutch Β· English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Chou?
- Managing Director of Investments at SKY VC leading the investment team, with 15+ years of VC and startup experience. He previously held roles at Cryptic Labs, Pegasus Tech Ventures, and various growth-stage companies.
- Where does Ryan Chou work?
- Ryan Chou is Managing Director, Investments at SKY VC.
- Where did Ryan Chou go to school?
- Ryan Chou studied at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); W. P. Carey School of Business β Arizona State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Information Systems); W. P. Carey School of Business β Arizona State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance).
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Also attended W. P. Carey School of Business β Arizona State University29
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Shared employers
Also worked at NLX (acquired by AWS)1
Also worked at Miles6
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