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Ryan Sells

Investor

Partner at Pear VC · General Partner at Dash Fund

San Francisco

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

Priscilla RussounlockedRyan: together at Pear VC (2025)
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×5Ryan: together at William & Mary
Ryan: together at Pear VC

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

  1. Pear VCPartnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Dash FundCo-Founder & GPcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco
  3. TurnstileAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  4. TurnstileVP, Revenue2024 — 2025San Francisco
  5. First Round CapitalFirst Round Firsts, GTM2024San Francisco
  6. Bloomberg LPHead of Data Strategy & Partnerships, Office of the CTO2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  7. PipeVP, Revenue2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  8. Bloomberg Second MeasureHead of BD2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  9. J.P. MorganIntern -> Analyst -> Associate -> VP2008 — 2016New York City & Sydney, Australia

Investments

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Pear VC

Ajay Kamat
Partner at Pear VC
Alex Gao
Engineer at Pear VC
Aparna Sinha
Advisor at Pear VC
Arash Afrakhteh
Partner at Pear VC
Curt Herberts
Investor at Premji Invest
Eddie Eltoukhy
Partner at Pear VC
Emma Krivoshein
Senior Operations Associate at Pear VC
Eric Lin
Acting Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services (ADIIS) at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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 Partner at Pear VC.
What does Ryan Sells invest in?
Ryan Sells invests in Fintech.
What companies has Ryan Sells invested in?
Investments tracked here include Socratix AI, Thoropass.
Where did Ryan Sells go to school?
Ryan Sells studied at William & Mary (BBA, Double Major: Finance & History).

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