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Alison Ryu

Partner at __able

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

2019

  • Partner

    2019

    Able Partners is an investment fund focused on health & wellbeing. We support visionary, early stage brands in positive living that make the daily lives of consumers healthier, happier and more meaningful. We seek to partner with companies that serve to improve our collective wellbeing with a focus on overlooked communities that are often associated with historical stigma resulting in underserved markets. Companies in our portfolio include Bumble (Nasdaq: BMBL), Compass Pathways (Nasdaq: CMPS), Atai Life Sciences (Nasdaq: ATAI), Spring Health, Found, Twin Health, Daily Harvest, Maven, Oura, Alma, Cartwheel Care, Midi, Ianacare, Blueland, Chief, Bluestone Lane, Kosas and Necessaire.

2018 - 2020

  • Investor & Advisor

    2018 - 2020

  • Investor & Board Member

    2018 - 2019

2017 - 2019

  • Investor & Board Member

    2017 - 2019

2017 - 2019

  • Managing Director & General Partner

    2017 - 2019

    Select fund investments during my tenure include Function of Beauty, Hum Nutrition, Kosas Cosmetics (board role), nutpods (board role), Liquid IV, NomNomNow, The Coconut Cult (board role), Heyday and Mented Cosmetics (board role).

2013 - 2017

  • Vice President

    2017 - 2017

  • Senior Associate

    2015 - 2016

  • Associate

    2013 - 2015

2015 - 2016

  • Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Operations

    2015 - 2016

2011 - 2013

  • Investment Banking Analyst

    2011 - 2013

    Consumer & Retail Group

  • Corporate Strategy and Business Development

    2010 - 2011

2009 - 2009

  • Intern, Investment Bank (Consumer/Retail Group)

    2009 - 2009