About
Ryan Sells is a Partner at Pear VC who previously served as the first go-to-market hire at three venture-backed startups, including VP of Revenue at Turnstile, VP of Revenue at Pipe, and Head of Business Development at Second Measure (later acquired by Bloomberg, where he led alternative data strategy in the Office of the CTO). He co-founded Dash Fund, a seed-stage fintech fund that raised and deployed $25M across two funds and 57 portfolio companies. He began his career at JPMorgan and holds a BBA in Finance and History from The College of William & Mary.
Invests in
Fintech
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Sells co-founded Dash Fund, a seed-stage FinTech fund that raised and deployed $25M across two funds and 57 portfolio companies.
- Education
- Studied at The College of William & Mary (BBA, Finance and History)
- Communities
- He played Division I soccer while studying at The College of William & Mary.
- Hobbies
- He enjoys traveling and the outdoors, including skiing, cycling, tennis, soccer, and golf, and likes exploring new restaurants and wines.
- Family
- Sells lives in San Francisco with his wife and two young children.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- Pear VCPartnercurrent2025 — present
- Dash FundCo-Founder & GPcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco
- TurnstileAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- TurnstileVP, Revenue2024 — 2025San Francisco
- First Round CapitalFirst Round Firsts, GTM2024San Francisco
- Bloomberg LPHead of Data Strategy & Partnerships, Office of the CTO2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- PipeVP, Revenue2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- Bloomberg Second MeasureHead of BD2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- J.P. MorganIntern -> Analyst -> Associate -> VP2008 — 2016New York City & Sydney, Australia
Colleagues at Dash Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Sells?
- Ryan Sells is a Partner at Pear VC who previously served as the first go-to-market hire at three venture-backed startups, including VP of Revenue at Turnstile, VP of Revenue at Pipe, and Head of Business Development at Second Measure (later acquired by Bloomberg, where he led alternative data strategy in the Office of the CTO). He co-founded Dash Fund, a seed-stage fintech fund that raised and deployed $25M across two funds and 57 portfolio companies. He began his career at JPMorgan and holds a BBA in Finance and History from The College of William & Mary.
- Where does Ryan Sells work?
- Ryan Sells is General Partner at Dash Fund.
- What does Ryan Sells invest in?
- Ryan Sells invests in Fintech.
- Where did Ryan Sells go to school?
- Ryan Sells studied at William & Mary (BBA, Double Major: Finance & History).
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