Ryan Gilbert

Experience

1. Launchpad CapitalFoundercurrent2021 — presentOakland, California, United States
2. Castle Creek LaunchpadPartnercurrent2022 — present
3. Castle Creek Capital LLCAdvisory Board Membercurrent2021 — present
4. Crawley Town Football ClubBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentCrawley, England, United Kingdom
5. Crawley Town Football ClubInvestorcurrent2022 — presentCrawley, England, United Kingdom
6. River City BankBoard Membercurrent2012 — present
7. Oakland Roots Sports ClubInvestorcurrent2019 — presentOakland, California, United States
8. bKash Ltd.Board member2015 — 2022Dhaka, Bangladesh
9. SmartBiz. SBA loans made easy.Executive Chairman2016 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
10. SmartBiz. SBA loans made easy.CEO and Co-Founder2009 — 2016San Francisco, California
11. Propel Venture PartnersGeneral Partner2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
12. SquareAdvisor2009 — 2015
13. VenrockEIR2009 — 2010
14. MoneyGram International, Inc.Vice President - PropertyBridge2007 — 2008
15. PropertyBridge, Inc.CEO2004 — 2007

Education

1. University of the WitwatersrandBComm, LLB1991 — 1995

Same school

Also attended University of the Witwatersrand58

DFDavid FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesTThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcDSDaniel SassAssociate at aMoonDEDavid EsraAnalyst at aMoonIIIlian IlievChief Executive Officer at EMV CapitalENEyal NivManaging Partner | First at Pitango

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Shared employers

Also worked at Castle Creek Launchpad1

JVJurgen Van de VyverPartner at Launchpad Capital

Also worked at Crawley Town Football Club1

JMJeff MaVenture Advisor at Spider Capital

Also worked at Oakland Roots Sports Club3

HMHassan MuhammadSeae Ventures Fellow at Seae VenturesSASteven AldrichOperating Advisor at Updata PartnersCSChristopher SeiwaldInvestor at Berkeley Angel Network

Also worked at bKash Ltd.1

ADAndi DervishiStrategic Advisor & Independent IC Member at First Circle