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Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik

Founder @ Skifte Ventures | Consulting FOs, VCs, Startups & Creators

New York, New York

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Founder, Managing Partner

    2020

    early stage investing/syndicating + consulting for banks, funds, companies, and startups outsourced CXO operating/strategy/restructuring inorganic growth via m&a advisory + corp dev + investing, and more

  • Partner

    2021

    Waterfall Capital is a US-based investment vehicle investing in companies across any stage, ranging from direct investments and LP commitments in venture funds to value-driven public equities. Backed by the Family Office of the Foss-Skiftesvik family, Waterfall Capital focuses on various industries including, but not limited to, real estate, hospitality, technology, blockchain, crypto, fintech, sports, consumer, media, entertainment, healthcare, food, wellness, and art. The "Waterfall" name comes from the Foss-Skiftesvik family's strong Norwegian heritage, as "Foss" means waterfall in Norwegian.

  • LP & Advisor

    2021

  • Limited Parter

    2021

    Animal Capital, created by social media stars Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson, and Noah Beck and partners Marshall Sandman and Michael Gruen will focus on consumer and financial technology, health and wellness, and media.

2022 - 2022

  • Business Consultant

    2022 - 2022

    Global Assignment: Designed and implemented go-to-market strategies, launched a new sales division, as well as growing the enterprise client community and partnership ecosystem while leading new top-of-funnel marketing efforts. In addition to business development activities, I sourced venture investments, introduced new hires, and hosted events between NYC & London.

2021 - 2022

  • XIR = "X" in Residence

    2021 - 2022

    Building community while working with startups + venture funds.

Honey House

2020 - 2021

  • Executive Producer

    2020 - 2021

    Acquired HoneyHouse is a media property, adult creator house, and production team that combines millennial couples to create brand-safe, family-friendly content focused on health, wellness, and positivity, reaching +1.1M followers on TikTok, generating +100MMs of impressions per season.

2018 - 2020

  • Co-Founder, COO

    2018 - 2020

    As Co-Founder of Wallplay, I held the roles of Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business Development throughout my time with the Company.

Private Family Office

2018 - 2018

  • Investment Associate

    2018 - 2018

    Hired as the first investment associate (employee #5) for a private single Family Office. The role covered working across multiple funds with varied investment strategies including, but not limited to: Crypto + Blockchain direct investments, Commercial Real Estate, Renewable Energies, a Puerto Rico focused vehicle investing in infrastructure + real estate, and LP opportunities in PE/VC.

ONEtoONE Corporate Finance Global

2017 - 2018

  • M&A Analyst

    2017 - 2018