Ryan Pruitt is a Managing Director at Ocean Azul Partners, leveraging over a decade of audit, accounting, and finance experience to guide early-stage companies in strategic planning.

What Ryan can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
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Ocean Azul Partners writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Deloitte · external auditor
  2. Deloitte · Audit Director
  3. Ocean Azul Partners · Managing Director
    Now

Focus

auditaccountingfinanceearly-stage companies

Education

Tulane University, Bachelor of Science in Finance

Also at Ocean Azul Partners

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Questions

Who is Ryan Pruitt?

Ryan Pruitt is a Managing Director at Ocean Azul Partners, leveraging over a decade of audit, accounting, and finance experience to guide early-stage companies in strategic planning.

How much does Ryan Pruitt invest?

Ryan Pruitt invests through Ocean Azul Partners, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Ryan Pruitt?

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

What did Ryan Pruitt do before Ocean Azul Partners?

external auditor at Deloitte; Audit Director at Deloitte.

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