Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik
InvestorPartner at Animal Capital · LP & Advisor at Rose Street Capital
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Katie BiberunlockedRyan: together at Brex (2021–2022)
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About
Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik is co-founder and CEO of Cozy and managing partner of Skifte Ventures, where he provides investment and consulting services across M&A, venture capital, fundraising, and go-to-market strategy. Previously, he co-founded and scaled the venture-backed startup Wallplay and built Honey House to one million followers before its acquisition. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Fordham University and has worked as an XIR at Brex and as a business consultant at Knotel.
Experience
- It's A Cozy WorldCo-Founder, CEO @Cozycurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Skifte VenturesFounder, Managing Partnercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Waterfall CapitalPartnercurrent2021 — present
- Rose Street CapitalLP & Advisorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Animal CapitalLimited Partercurrent2021 — present
- KnotelBusiness Consultant2022
- BrexXIR = "X" in Residence2021 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- Honey HouseExecutive Producer2020 — 2021
- WallplayCo-Founder, COO2018 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Private Family OfficeInvestment Associate2018Greater New York City Area
- ONEtoONE Corporate Finance GlobalM&A Analyst2017 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- Praetorium LtdM&A Analyst2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- B-99 GalleryFounder2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- Tru, Inc.Employee #12015 — 2016New York, New York, United States
- Food-XCohort Startup2015
- AXA Investment ManagersSummer Analyst2014Greater New York City Area
- Investment Banking InstituteStudent2014Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
Talking Points19Sensitive Information17Social Influence12Pinterest4Strategic Leadership2Operational Strategy3End-to-End Project Management3C-Level2Business-to-Business (B2B)23Go-to-Market Strategy24Sales23New Business Development4
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Corporate Real EstateEvent PlanningCorporate EventsEarly-stage StartupsCommunity DevelopmentInfluencer MarketingVenture CapitalEntrepreneurshipFlexible ApproachDelegationProcess ImprovementStrategy- Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg
From Ryan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Animal Capital
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Partner at Animal Capital
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Partner at Animal Capital
Dylann Sands
Partner at Animal Capital
Griffin Johnson
General Partner at Animal Capital
Josh Richards
Co-Founder & Operating Partner at Animal Capital
Marshall Sandman
Managing Partner at Animal Capital
Noah Beck
Partner at Animal Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik?
- Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik is co-founder and CEO of Cozy and managing partner of Skifte Ventures, where he provides investment and consulting services across M&A, venture capital, fundraising, and go-to-market strategy. Previously, he co-founded and scaled the venture-backed startup Wallplay and built Honey House to one million followers before its acquisition. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Fordham University and has worked as an XIR at Brex and as a business consultant at Knotel.
- Where does Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik work?
- Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik is Partner at Animal Capital.
- What check size does Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik write?
- Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik go to school?
- Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik studied at Fordham University (Bachelor's Degree, Finance and Entreprenuership); Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance); IMG Academy (High School).
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Also attended Fordham University111
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Also attended Southern Methodist University176
Minh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate VenturesJim DoehrmanAdvisor at Sierra VenturesTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCOThomas MallakSenior Financial Analyst at AlleyCorpAlex GrasPrincipal at Mercury FundJovelyn CastellanosDirector of Strategic Initiaves and Public Affairs at Health Wildcatters
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Also attended IMG Academy10
Victor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture PartnersChristian GarrettInvestment Partner at 137 VenturesFreddie SextonAssociate, Property Funds at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.William TanInvestor at Alpine InvestorsSamy RamadaneAnalyst at Atlas VentureMike MelbyInvestor at FitLab VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at Knotel10
Ron ZoriVenture Partner at Lerer HippeauLauren LeeInvestor at FJ LabsGleb ChuvpiloManaging Partner at Thundermark CapitalColin CantyAccount Executive at Hum CapitalShivam PatelPrincipal at Boathouse CapitalSanjiv SanghaviVenture Partner at Day One Ventures
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Also worked at Brex63
Henrique DubugrasCo-founder & former chairman of BrexPedro FranceschiCo-founder & CEO of BrexKatie BiberChief Operating Officer at ParadigmMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer PartnersHadley CallawaySoftware Engineer at Asymmetric Capital Partners
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