Ryan Freedman

Ryan Freedman

Co-Founder, Executive Chairman atAlpaca VCFirm active Sep 22New York

Ryan Freedman is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Alpaca VC, with two decades of experience in real estate, technology, and specialty finance. He takes a relationship-first and data-first approach.

What Ryan can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Alpaca VC writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Alpaca VC.

Companies founded

Alpaca VC

Focus

real estatetechnologyspecialty finance

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Questions

Who is Ryan Freedman?

Ryan Freedman is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Alpaca VC, with two decades of experience in real estate, technology, and specialty finance. He takes a relationship-first and data-first approach.

How much does Ryan Freedman invest?

Ryan Freedman invests through Alpaca VC, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Ryan Freedman?

A warm intro from a founder Alpaca VC backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

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