Alison Ryu
Partner at __able
Alison Ryu
Partner at __able
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2019 - Current
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.
Investor & Advisor
2018 - 2020
Investor & Board Member
2018 - 2019
Investor & Board Member
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).
Vice President
2017 - 2017
Senior Associate
2015 - 2016
Associate
2013 - 2015
Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Operations
2015 - 2016
Investment Banking Analyst
2011 - 2013
Consumer & Retail Group
Corporate Strategy and Business Development
2010 - 2011
Intern, Investment Bank (Consumer/Retail Group)
2009 - 2009