Ryan Kole

Ryan Kole

Partner atVCapitalChicago

Ryan Kole is a partner at VCapital who sources deals and supports portfolio companies. He has a background as an options trader, entrepreneur, and venture associate, and co-founded Beyond Barriers Therapeutics.

What Ryan can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

VCapital writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: VCapital.

Career

  1. DreamIt Ventures · venture associate
  2. Beyond Barriers Therapeutics
  3. RK Inventions LLC
  4. VCapital · partner
    Now
  5. Chicago Board Options Exchange · Options Trader

Companies founded

Beyond Barriers TherapeuticsRK Inventions LLC

Focus

venture capitaldue diligenceportfolio companies

Education

University of IllinoisUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business

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Questions

Who is Ryan Kole?

Ryan Kole is a partner at VCapital who sources deals and supports portfolio companies. He has a background as an options trader, entrepreneur, and venture associate, and co-founded Beyond Barriers Therapeutics.

How much does Ryan Kole invest?

Ryan Kole invests through VCapital, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Ryan Kole?

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

What did Ryan Kole do before VCapital?

venture associate at DreamIt Ventures; Beyond Barriers Therapeutics; RK Inventions LLC; Options Trader at Chicago Board Options Exchange.

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