Ryan Spoon
InvestorAdvisor, Sports & Media at Courtside Ventures · President of Yahoo Media Group at Millennial Media
New York City Metropolitan Area
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About
Ryan Spoon is President of Yahoo Media Group, overseeing Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Finance. He previously held COO positions at Sorare and BetMGM, served as Senior Vice President of Digital and Social at ESPN, and founded beRecruited, which was acquired by Raine Group in 2012. His background spans consumer, sports, and media operations.
President of Yahoo Media Group at Millennial Media
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Millennial Media's investors · 6
Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2014Columbia CapitalAlexandria · $15M – $40M checks · since 2014FraserBerlin · since 2014New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2014Rembrandt Venture PartnersLaramie · since 2014Sharp AlphaNew York · $1M – $10M checks · since 2014
Co-founders at Millennial Media
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Jerry Yang
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David Filo
Experience
- YahooPresident, Yahoo Media Groupcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Yahoo SportsPresidentcurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- On3 | RivalsBoard of Directorscurrent2025 — presentNashville, TN
- College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA)Advisory Council Membercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- SCN VenturesPartnercurrent2014 — present
- SorareAdvisor2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- SorareChief Operating Officer2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- BetMGMChief Operating Officer2020 — 2021New Jersey, United States
- ESPNSenior Vice President, Digital & Social2018 — 2020Bristol, Connecticut
- ESPNSenior Vice President, Social Content & Digital Video2017 — 2018Bristol, Connecticut
- ESPNSenior Vice President, Digital Product, Design & Audience Development2016 — 2017Bristol, Connecticut
- ESPNSenior Vice President, Digital Product & Design2012 — 2016Bristol, CT
- beRecruited.comFounder2000 — 2012
- Polaris Venture PartnersPrincipal2009 — 2012Palo Alto, CA
- InGameNowCo-Founder2008 — 2009
- WidgetboxVice President, Marketing & Business Development2007 — 2009
- eBay IncCountry Manager, Kijiji.com2007
- eBay IncManager, Internet Marketing2003 — 2007
Skills & more
Leadership13Strategy21Product Marketing79Venture Capital48Big Data7Product Design7Social Media39Web Marketing16Entrepreneurship54Mobile Devices29Strategic Partnerships17Product Management9
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Colleagues at Courtside Ventures
Andrew Stalbow
Advisor, Gaming at Courtside Ventures
Anthony Vennare
Advisor, Fitness & Wellness at Courtside Ventures
Brian Hermelin
Partner at Courtside Ventures
Cort Post
Principal at Courtside Ventures
Deepen Parikh
Partner at Courtside Ventures
DeVaris Brown
Technical Advisor at Courtside Ventures
Joe Vennare
Advisor, Fitness & Wellness at Courtside Ventures
Kagiso Bond
General Partner at Courtside Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Spoon?
- Ryan Spoon is President of Yahoo Media Group, overseeing Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Finance. He previously held COO positions at Sorare and BetMGM, served as Senior Vice President of Digital and Social at ESPN, and founded beRecruited, which was acquired by Raine Group in 2012. His background spans consumer, sports, and media operations.
- Where does Ryan Spoon work?
- Ryan Spoon is Advisor, Sports & Media at Courtside Ventures and President of Yahoo Media Group at Millennial Media.
- Where did Ryan Spoon go to school?
- Ryan Spoon studied at Duke University (BA); Sidwell Friends.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Yahoo436
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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Also worked at Sorare13
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkNicolas JuliaCo-founder & CEO of SorareAdrien MontfortCo-founder & board member of SorareAlex LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Boris GoldenGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesAntoine NussenbaumInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL
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Also worked at Polaris Venture Partners42
Graham BrownManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauSimeon SimeonovAdvisor at One Way VenturesKirti AnandFund Controller at Polaris PartnersJonathan AngEntrepreneur Partner at Polaris PartnersDave BarrettSenior Advisory Partner at Polaris PartnersAlexandra CantleyManaging Partner at Polaris Partners
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