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Ryan Isono

Partner at Felicis

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Ryan Isono is a Partner at Felicis in San Francisco, California, with a strong background in venture capital and investments. He has successfully invested in companies like Topkey and Poly at various stages, showcasing his expertise in identifying and supporting promising startups. With experience at top firms like Credit Suisse and Correlation Ventures, Ryan has honed his skills in financial analysis and investment banking, leading to his current role as a Partner at Felicis where he continues to make impactful investment decisions in the Consumer Internet and Enterprise sectors.

Work Experience 

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Felicis

  • Partner

    2023 - Current

    Sourced Investments: - PermitFlow (Series A) - Ethena (Series A) - n8n (Series A) - Topkey (Seed) - Edia (Series A) - Stream (Series B) - Poly (Seed) - Sphere (Seed) - Violet Labs (Seed) - Unannounced Series B (Digital Health)

  • Deal Partner

    2022 - 2023

  • Vice President

    2021 - 2022

  • Senior Associate

    2020 - 2021

Felicis invests in seed through Series C stage companies across multiple sectors, industries, and frontier tech.

felicis.com
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PermitFlow

  • Investor

    2024

    Series A

PermitFlow is a construction permit application and management platform for developers and general contractors.

Raised $36,500,000.00 from Initialized Capital, Felicis, Bradley Horowitz, Altos Ventures, Y Combinator and Kleiner Perkins.

permitflow.com
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n8n.io

  • Investor / Board

    2021

    Led Series A

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Edia

  • Investor

    2023

    Led Series A

Edia is an EdTech platform for 6-12 Math that ensures superior state test outcomes.

Raised $9,400,000.00 from Inspired Capital Partners, JD Ross, Susa Ventures, 8VC and Felicis.

edia.app
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Topkey

  • Investor

    2023

    Led Seed

The ultimate financial operating system for property managers. (YC W21)

Raised $5,325,000.00 from Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis, Andrew Kitchell, Grit Partners, Assurant Ventures, Y Combinator, Derive Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures and Kindergarten Ventures.

topkey.io
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Ethena

  • Investor / Board

    2021

    Led Series A

Ethena is a software-as-a-service that sells anti-harassment training software.

Raised $50,350,000.00 from Felicis, Mathilde Collin, Neo, Gretchen Howard, Jack Altman, Lachy Groom, Claire Hughes Johnson, Homebrew and William Hockey.

goethena.com
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Stream

  • Investor

    2021

    Led Series B

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Correlation Ventures

  • Senior Associate

    2019 - 2020

  • Associate

    2018 - 2019

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Revel Partners

  • Senior Analyst

    2016 - 2018

Revel Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B SaaS and marketplaces.

revelpartners.com
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Credit Suisse

  • Investment Banking Analyst

    2015 - 2016

Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company that advises clients in all aspects of finance.

credit-suisse.com

Education 

Investments 

Topkey

Seed

Total funding: $5M

Poly

Seed

Total funding: $8M

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