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Ryan Piela

Investor

Investor at Estée Lauder New Incubation Ventures (NIV)

New York, New York

Writes $500K – $6M checks · typically $3M

Experience

  1. Collinear CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. ExuudInvestor & Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  3. Latent KnowledgeAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
  4. New Incubation Ventures Estée Lauder CompaniesExecutive Director2021 — 2026New York, United States
  5. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.Executive Director2021 — 2026
  6. Xinú — De las Américas.Investor2025
  7. Melt SeasonInvestor and Board Director2023 — 2025
  8. VyraoInvestor & Board Observer2022 — 2025
  9. KIKIInvestor2022 — 2025
  10. F.K.A. HaeckelsInvestor & Board Observer2021 — 2025United Kingdom
  11. CODEMINT BEAUTYInvestor2021 — 2025
  12. WEVE Acceleration (formerly NUMA New York)Mentor2021 — 2023New York, United States
  13. Starta VenturesEntrepreneur In Residence2020 — 2023New York, United States
  14. XRC VenturesAssociate Director2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
  15. Alumni Ventures GroupVenture Fellow | Select Fund2019 — 2020New York, New York
  16. IBMSenior Consultant2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  17. The New York TimesCustomer Experience Strategy2017Greater New York City Area
  18. Quake Capital PartnersPortfolio Advisor2017New York, United States
  19. Slalom ConsultingManagement Consultant2014 — 2016Seattle, Washington
  20. BroderickHaight Consulting L.L.C.International Development Consultant2011 — 2014San Francisco, Washington D.C.

Education

  1. NYU Stern School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
  2. Whitman CollegeB.A., Politics

Frequently asked questions

Where does Ryan Piela work?
Ryan Piela is Investor at Estée Lauder New Incubation Ventures (NIV).
What check size does Ryan Piela write?
Ryan Piela typically writes checks of $500K – $6M.

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