Ryan Shannon
InvestorPartner at Radical Ventures
Toronto, Ontario
Writes $1M β $25M checks Β· typically $10M
About
Ryan Shannon is a Partner at Radical Ventures, an investment firm focused on AI. He works with founders across funding stages from pre-seed through Series D and shares investment commentary through his Substack newsletter, Entry Level Investing.
Experience
- Radical VenturesPartnercurrent2020 β presentToronto, ON
- OffDealBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- CinderBoard Membercurrent2026 β present
- MosaicBoard Membercurrent2026 β present
- CohereBoard Observercurrent2022 β present
- Twelve LabsBoard Observercurrent2022 β present
- Promise RoboticsBoard Observercurrent2023 β present
- FirsthandBoard Observercurrent2023 β present
- WriterBoard Observer2025 β 2026
- CovariantBoard Observer2022 β 2024
- TPG GlobalPrivate Equity Associate2017 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- BarclaysInvestment Banking Analyst2015 β 2017Greater Los Angeles Area
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2019 β 2021
- Ivey Business School at Western UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), Honours Business Administration2013 β 2015
- Western UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), Specialization in Economics2011 β 2013
Skills & more
Business Analysis11Analytics9Presentations7Financial Analysis17Marketing6Leadership27Teamwork22Google Analytics5Time Management16Team Leadership12Sales8Finance9
Languages English
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
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Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University182
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Also attended Western University143
Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesTanuj DuttaGeneral Partner at Congruent VenturesLindsay HamiltonInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesJenny HeFounder & General Partner at Position Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cohere15
Andy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32Jihad (Jay) AlammarVenture Partner at Outliers VCVictor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture PartnersUmesh PadvalManaging Director at Thomvest VenturesHugues LalancettePartner at Inovia CapitalSteven ChungVice President at Inovia Capital
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Also worked at Twelve Labs6
Colleagues at Radical Ventures
Aaron Brindle
Partner, Public Affairs at Radical Ventures
Aaron Rosenberg
Partner at Radical Ventures
Andy Bredar
Investor at Radical Ventures
Anuj Karwa
Manager, Finance at Radical Ventures
Arrika He
Senior Associate, Finance at Radical Ventures
Barney Pell
Venture Partner at Radical Ventures
Blair Bernholtz
Partner, CFO at Radical Ventures
Carrie Barker
Director of Talent at Radical Ventures
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