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Ryan Kruizenga

Partner at Arthur Ventures

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Overview 

Ryan Kruizenga is a General Partner at Arthur Ventures, with a successful track record of investing in companies at various stages, including Series A and Seed, particularly focusing on SMB Software and Enterprise sectors in the Midwest. He has made notable investments in companies like Nucleus Security and Cybrary, contributing to their growth and success.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2016 - Current

    Investor: Linux Academy (acq. ACG/Pluralsight), Cybrary, Clariondoor (acq. Zywave), Datacamp, EverythingBenefits (acq. UKG), phData, Jane.app, DNSFilter, CFI, Threatlocker, Documo, VBA, Nucleus, CyberQP, Galactic Advisors, Formations, CrushBank, IdeaRoom, Zartico, Hudu, OCC, VIAS, and Payroll Integrations.

Arthur Ventures invests in early stage B2B software companies located outside Silicon Valley.

  • Vice President

    2013 - 2016

    Software investing.

  • Founder

    2012 - 2013

    Startup: live streaming of amateur sporting events.

  • Senior Associate

    2007 - 2011

    Software and fintech investing.

Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.

  • Analyst

    2005 - 2007

    Technology investment banking.

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  • Analyst

    2004 - 2005

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