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Ryan Armbrust

Partner and Head of Alliance Ventures at Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Ryan Armbrust is a Partner and Head of Alliance Ventures at Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, specializing in negotiation, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and strategic partnerships. With a background in start-ups and intellectual property, Ryan has successfully invested in companies like Coord (Series A) and has held key roles at ff Venture Capital and Columbia University's Technology Licensing Office.

Work Experience 

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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi

  • Partner and Head of Alliance Ventures

    2018 - Current

    The Venture Capital Fund of the Global Automotive OEMs Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi; Direct Investments and Fund-of-funds Portfolio includes: Tekion (BO), WeRide (BS), Upstream Security (BS), Otonomo (BO), Kalray (BS), The Mobility House (BS), Powershare (BO), Transit (BS), Coord (BS), Enevate (BO), Ionic Materials, and Shift

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ff Venture Capital

  • Venture Partner

    2018 - 2019

  • Partner

    2016 - 2018

    New York City Based, Seed-Stage Venture Capital Firm. Portfolio of 100+ investments. Sourced/Lead Investments, Performed/Managed Due-Diligence, Supported/Guided Companies, Monitored/Managed Relationships Co-lead the creation and management of the NYU/ffVC AI NexusLab Accelerator, an AI and machine learning focused accelerator in New York City Fundraising activities included material preparation and presentations, locally and internationally Board Director, Board Observer, and/or provided targeted growth guidance to portfolio companies, including: Plus One Robotics, Plated, Top Flight Technologies, Distil, Dashbot, Bloomz, GoSkip, Wade & Wendy, and GreatHorn

  • Managing Director

    2016 - 2016

  • Director

    2014 - 2015

  • Associate

    2012 - 2013

ff Venture Capital is a technology venture capital firm that invests in cybersecurity, AI, machine learning, drones, and cloud software.

ffvc.com
CU

Columbia University, Columbia Technology Ventures

  • Technology Licensing Officer

    2005 - 2012

    Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office of Columbia University Managed a portfolio of intellectual property, licenses, and start-ups emerging from the research labs of Columbia University, with a focus on machine learning, cybersecurity, industrial technologies, and clean technology

Education 

Investments 

Coord

Series A

Total funding: $5M

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