Ryan Sanders is a Managing Director at Mercato Partners, focusing on growth equity. He previously co-founded Calixus, worked at Comcast, and invested at Escalate Capital.
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Mercato Partners writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.
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- Calixus · co-founder
- Comcast · business operations manager
- Escalate Capital · mezzanine investor
- Escalate Capital · Principal
- Mercato Partners · Managing DirectorNow
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Who is Ryan Sanders?
Ryan Sanders is a Managing Director at Mercato Partners, focusing on growth equity. He previously co-founded Calixus, worked at Comcast, and invested at Escalate Capital.
How much does Ryan Sanders invest?
Ryan Sanders invests through Mercato Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series a, series b.
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What did Ryan Sanders do before Mercato Partners?
co-founder at Calixus; business operations manager at Comcast; mezzanine investor at Escalate Capital; Principal at Escalate Capital.
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