Ryan Gembala
InvestorManaging Partner at Pathbreaker Ventures · Board director at Simbe
San Francisco, California
Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $500K
About
Ryan Gembala is an early Silicon Valley deep‑tech VC focused on pre‑seed and seed startups building robotics, drones and AI-driven climate/industrial systems, and a go‑to media expert on infrastructure-level tech.
Contact· published on Ryan's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsSaaSSpace Tech
Board director at Simbe
Intro paths
In turn, Ryan can intro founders to Simbe's investors below.
Simbe's investors · 16
Co-founders at Simbe
Experience
- Pathbreaker VenturesManaging Partner & Foundercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Simbe RoboticsInvestor & Board Membercurrent2016 — present
- Stealth StartupInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Stealth StartupInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Stealth StartupInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Stealth StartupInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Stealth StartupInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Stealth StartupInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Stealth StartupInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Bravo OrdnanceInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- xNilioInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- WestmagInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Exia LabsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- General GalacticInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- KoobzInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- OwayInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- AntaresInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Material Hybrid Manufacturing IncInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- ThinkOrbitalInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- First BiteInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Delivery CollectiveInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- AptEdgeInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- K2 Space CorporationInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- BurnBot, Inc.Investorcurrent2022 — present
- RangeviewInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Slip RoboticsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- InevitableInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- FrameworkInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- GrayMatter RoboticsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- TreeswiftInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CompScienceInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- FoxgloveInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- FrecInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- TingonoInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Remedy RoboticsInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Presso®Investorcurrent2020 — present
- IngestInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Row64Investorcurrent2020 — present
- ParkadeInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- PiñataFarmsInvestorcurrent2019 — present
Skills & more
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Marketing StrategyBusiness DevelopmentMobile DevicesEmerging MarketsDigital MediaCloud ComputingStrategic PartnershipsMergers & AcquisitionsMarketingPortugueseSpanishItalianLanguages English · Italian · Portuguese · Spanish
From Ryan's professional profile.
Deals · 61
Row64Solo GP
via Pathbreaker Ventures · filed Apr 2025
Slip RoboticsSolo GP
via Pathbreaker Ventures · filed Jan 2025
SimbeSolo GP
via Pathbreaker Ventures · filed Oct 2024
BurnBotSolo GP
via Pathbreaker Ventures · filed Feb 2024
First BiteSolo GP
via Pathbreaker Ventures · filed Dec 2023
SideworkSolo GP
via Pathbreaker Ventures · filed Oct 2023
SpiketrapSolo GP
via Pathbreaker Ventures · filed Jun 2020
ApprenteSolo GP
via Pathbreaker Ventures · filed Jun 2017
AntaresSolo GP
BeyondviewSolo GP
Biobot AnalyticsSolo GP
BitesSolo GP
Bravo OrdnanceSolo GP
CatalogSolo GP
DatagridSolo GP
Diligent RoboticsSolo GP
EsperSolo GP
ExialabsSolo GP
Fathom RadiantSolo GP
FoxgloveSolo GP
FrecSolo GP
General GalacticSolo GP
Gray MatterSolo GP
HyphenSolo GP
Inevitable TechSolo GP
IngestSolo GP
K2Solo GP
KooSolo GP
MuxSolo GP
nTopologySolo GP
OptimoRouteSolo GP
OrderfulSolo GP
OwaySolo GP
ParkadeSolo GP
PressoSolo GP
RangeviewSolo GP
Remedy RoboticsSolo GP
Safely YouSolo GP
SolideonSolo GP
SuperhumanSolo GP
Text IQSolo GP
TextIQSolo GP
Think OrbitalSolo GP
TreeswiftSolo GP
VergeSenseSolo GP
WestmagSolo GP
XnilioSolo GP
AntaresindustyresSolo GP
AptEdgeSolo GP
CompScienceSolo GP
FrameSolo GP
General GalacticSolo GP
InvisvSolo GP
Making industrial workspaces saferSolo GP
MaterialSolo GP
PaintjetSolo GP
Piñata FarmsSolo GP
Reliable RoboticsSolo GP
TenyxSolo GP
TingonoSolo GP
TwentyfourSolo GP
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Gembala?
- Ryan Gembala is an early Silicon Valley deep‑tech VC focused on pre‑seed and seed startups building robotics, drones and AI-driven climate/industrial systems, and a go‑to media expert on infrastructure-level tech.
- Where does Ryan Gembala work?
- Ryan Gembala is Managing Partner at Pathbreaker Ventures and Board director at Simbe.
- What does Ryan Gembala invest in?
- Ryan Gembala invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Hardware, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech.
- What check size does Ryan Gembala write?
- Ryan Gembala typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
- What boards does Ryan Gembala sit on?
- Ryan Gembala holds tracked board seats at Simbe.
- Where did Ryan Gembala go to school?
- Ryan Gembala studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship); The University of Georgia (BBA, Summa Cum Laude with Honors); Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Economics and History).
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business492
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Also attended The University of Georgia64
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Also attended Universidad Autónoma de Madrid60
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