Ryan Foss-skiftesvik
LP & Advisor at Rose Street Capital
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Founder, Managing Partner
2020 - Current
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.
Animal Capital is a venture firm driving growth by leveraging proprietary marketing channels and increasing consumer awareness.
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.
Knotel is a flexible workspace platform that matches, tailors and manages space for customers.
Raised $560,000,000.00 from ITOCHU Corporation, Mori Trust, Norwest Venture Partners, Bloomberg Beta, InterVest Capital Partners, Global Founders Capital, RTP Global, Newmark and Mercuria Investment.
XIR = "X" in Residence
2021 - 2022
Building community while working with startups + venture funds.
Brex Venture Debt is designed for early-stage, venture-backed technology companies.
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.
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.
Wallplay Network is a pop-up real estate exchange specializing in cutting edge brand pop-ups & interactive creative installations.
Raised $1,215,000.00 from Winged Foot Capital.
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.
M&A Analyst
2017 - 2018