Ryan Mendoza

Ryan Mendoza

Partner atScrum VenturesCalifornia

Ryan Mendoza is a Partner at Scrum Ventures, joining in 2018. He previously worked at PCI Ventures, a material science startup, Lockheed Martin, and an angel investment group.

What Ryan can write

Writes checks of$250K to $500K
Comes in atSeed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Scrum Ventures writes $250K to $500K checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Lockheed Martin · engineer
  2. PCI Ventures
  3. Scrum Ventures · Partner
    Now
  4. Graphene Frontiers · Senior Vice President of Engineering
  5. PCI Ventures

Companies founded

angel investment group

Focus

U.S. investments

Education

University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Pennsylvania, M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Also at Scrum Ventures

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Questions

Who is Ryan Mendoza?

Ryan Mendoza is a Partner at Scrum Ventures, joining in 2018. He previously worked at PCI Ventures, a material science startup, Lockheed Martin, and an angel investment group.

How much does Ryan Mendoza invest?

Ryan Mendoza invests through Scrum Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $500K at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Ryan Mendoza?

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

What did Ryan Mendoza do before Scrum Ventures?

engineer at Lockheed Martin; PCI Ventures; Senior Vice President of Engineering at Graphene Frontiers; PCI Ventures.

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