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Ryan Rakestraw

Investor

Director at Temasek · Director, Temasek at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific

Singapore, Singapore

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568 people in our graph share verified history with Ryan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Ryan: together at Cultivation Capital

About

Advisor and Director at Temasek focused on food and agriculture technology investments. He previously worked in corporate strategy and CVC at Monsanto and as a VC at Cultivation Capital and The Yield Lab, which he helped found.

Experience

  1. TemasekDirectorcurrent2018 — presentSingapore
  2. Monsanto CompanyVenture Principal2015 — 2018Saint Louis, MO
  3. Olin Business SchoolAdjunct Professor of Finance2014 — 2018Greater St. Louis Area
  4. The Yield LabOperating Partner2014 — 2015Greater St. Louis Area
  5. Cultivation CapitalPrincipal2013 — 2015Greater St. Louis Area
  6. Cultivation CapitalAssociate2013Greater St. Louis Area
  7. FinServe Tech AngelsDiligence Associate2012 — 2013Greater St. Louis Area
  8. MEMC Electronic MaterialsFinance Intern2012Greater St. Louis Area
  9. FreiezoBusiness Strategy Intern2011 — 2012St. Peters, MO
  10. Northrop Grumman CorporationSystems Engineer2006 — 2011Baltimore, Maryland Area
  11. Rose-Hulman VenturesBusiness Development Intern2005 — 2006Terre Haute, Indiana Area
  12. Technology Service Corporation (TSC)Software Development Intern2005Bloomington, Indiana Area
  13. Milliken & CompanyManufacturing Intern2004LaGrange, GA
  14. NASASoftware Development Intern2003Fairmont, WV
  15. U.S. Department of EnergyIntern2002Morgantown, WV

Skills & more

Matlab6Databases3Analysis25Strategy59Strategic Planning20Management7Leadership9Mathematical Modeling4Statistical Modeling5Data Analysis41Data Visualization3Product Development11
+12 moreProject ManagementResearch Project ManagementPresentation DevelopmentRequirements ManagementUser Interface DesignSoftware DevelopmentIntellectual PropertyMarket ResearchRadarRF designAntenna DesignSignal Processing

From Ryan's professional profile.

Colleagues at Temasek

Aftab Mathur
Managing Director at Temasek at Golden Gate Ventures
Amy Chang
Founder, Accompany at Decibel Partners
Daisy Hines
Investor at Temasek
Jenny Lee
Senior Managing Partner at Granite Asia
Paul Polman
Advisor at Systemiq Capital
Wanda Lee
Investor at Cocoon Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ryan Rakestraw?
Advisor and Director at Temasek focused on food and agriculture technology investments. He previously worked in corporate strategy and CVC at Monsanto and as a VC at Cultivation Capital and The Yield Lab, which he helped found.
Where does Ryan Rakestraw work?
Ryan Rakestraw is Director at Temasek.
Where did Ryan Rakestraw go to school?
Ryan Rakestraw studied at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School (MBA, Entrepreneurship); The Johns Hopkins University (MS, Electrical Engineering); Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (BS, Electrical Engineering).

Same school

Also attended Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School86

Shawn MahoneySenior Advisor at RET VenturesSteve BrotmanManaging Partner, Founder at Alpha PartnersElyse RossiDirector of Finance Operations at Red Cell IncubationJ. Spencer FinneyPartner at Sage CapitalSean AinsworthBiotech CEO at FemHealth VenturesAaron SamuelsInvestor, Entrepreneur, Artist, Storyteller

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Also attended The Johns Hopkins University442

Dave JohnsonCo-founder & CEO of Dash BioNicole GaudelliEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Also attended Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology28

Kenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechKenneth MorandLife Sciences Partner at CincyTechDan BrunnerAdvisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture ClimateJim HustonManaging Director at Portland Seed FundChrissy MeyerPartner at Root Ventures Manager, LlcSrikanth TirumalaVenture Advisor at Inflexor Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Olin Business School15

Cliff HolekampCofounder & General Partner at Cultivation CapitalJiya SinghAssociate at OutsidersUri MestechkinLab Lead | Alpha-Bet at Vetted AcceleratorBen GreenAssociate at Manhattan Venture PartnersAndrew KleiboekerAssociate at RiverVest Venture PartnersCindy ChenManaging Partner & CEO at Brilliant Phoenix Capital

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Also worked at FinServe Tech Angels1

Kyle WelbornCofounder & General Partner at Cultivation Capital

Also worked at MEMC Electronic Materials4

Gideon ArgovFounder at New Era Capital PartnersMatt MosmanPartner at Pelion Venture PartnersMatt MosmanGeneral Partner at Pelion VenturesMatt MosmanGeneral Partner at Pelion Ventures Entrepreneurs

Also worked at Northrop Grumman Corporation85

Peter SpasovCo-President at Marlin Equity PartnersJeff PetersPartner at Ibex InvestorsDan KultranCo-Founder & CEO, Claros at Red Cell IncubationJJ AghaChief Information Security Officer & SVP, IT at Asymmetric Capital PartnersFelix ShpilmanVenture Partner at Moses CapitalHrach SimonianAdvisor at Driven

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