Ryan Gibson
InvestorVenture Partner at Eclipse Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $200K β $5M checks Β· typically $2.5M
About
Ryan Gibson is a partner at Eclipse, where he invests in founders across formation, seed, and Series A stages with focus on critical industries. He previously served as co-founder and CTO of Kojo, a company that reached a $275M valuation, and held engineering roles at Microsoft. Gibson also has experience as an investor at 8VC and holds an engineering degree from the University of Waterloo.
Experience
- EclipsePatnercurrent2022 β present
- Bedrock RoboticsFounding Investorcurrent2024 β present
- Peak EnergyFounding Investorcurrent2023 β present
- JetsonInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- StealthFounding Investorcurrent2026 β present
- Kojo Technologies (formerly Agora)Co-Founder and CTO2018 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftEngineer - HoloLens2017 β 2018Mountain View
- 8VCInvestment Associate2016San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleEngineering Intern2015Palo Alto, California
- FacebookEngineering Intern2014Menlo Park, California
- BlackBerryEngineering Intern2013Waterloo, ON
Skills & more
Programming23Electrical Engineering20Program Management7Hardware Architecture1Venture Capital1C++19VHDL11Matlab7RF Engineering14Startups
Languages English
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Amir Frenkel
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Angela Hayward
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Charly Mwangi
Partner at Eclipse Ventures
Erin Greenwood
Senior Executive Assistant and Events Coordinator at Eclipse Ventures
Esther Kim
Director of Community Operations at Eclipse Ventures
Greg Lyon
VP of Marketing at Eclipse Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Gibson?
- Ryan Gibson is a partner at Eclipse, where he invests in founders across formation, seed, and Series A stages with focus on critical industries. He previously served as co-founder and CTO of Kojo, a company that reached a $275M valuation, and held engineering roles at Microsoft. Gibson also has experience as an investor at 8VC and holds an engineering degree from the University of Waterloo.
- Where does Ryan Gibson work?
- Ryan Gibson is Venture Partner at Eclipse Ventures.
- What check size does Ryan Gibson write?
- Ryan Gibson typically writes checks of $200K β $5M.
- Where did Ryan Gibson go to school?
- Ryan Gibson studied at University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electrical Engineering).
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