Ryan Hand

Ryan Hand

Principal atMenlo VenturesFirm active Oct 9San Francisco

Ryan Hand is a Principal at Menlo Ventures on the Inception team, focusing on AI-native businesses. She previously worked at Redesign Health and early-stage startups Klara and Parsley Health.

What Ryan can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Menlo Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Columbia University
  2. Klara
  3. Parsley Health
  4. Redesign Health · Vice President
  5. Redesign Health · Vice President on the New Ventures team
  6. Klara · early-stage startup role
  7. Parsley Health · early-stage startup role
  8. Menlo Ventures · Principal
    Now

Focus

ai-native businessesearly-stage startupshealthcareai-nativeearly-stage

Education

Cornell UniversityColumbia University

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Who is Ryan Hand?

Ryan Hand is a Principal at Menlo Ventures on the Inception team, focusing on AI-native businesses. She previously worked at Redesign Health and early-stage startups Klara and Parsley Health.

How much does Ryan Hand invest?

Ryan Hand invests through Menlo Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Ryan Hand?

A warm intro from a founder Menlo Ventures backed works best.

What did Ryan Hand do before Menlo Ventures?

Columbia University; Klara; Parsley Health; Vice President at Redesign Health; Vice President on the New Ventures team at Redesign Health; early-stage startup role at Klara; early-stage startup role at Parsley Health.

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