Ryan Morgan

Partner

2021 - Current

Crossbeam is a NYC/SF based VC fund that invests from pre-seed to Series A. We are generalists but have deep experience in fintech, marketplaces, commerce, and media. Deals I have worked on include: - JustPoint: Largest check in their $4M seed round, Justpoint is a legal tech platform using AI to make cases more efficient - Gander: Co-led the seed with Harlem Capital in Gander, an ecommerce enablement company - Glen Coco: Co-led the pre-seed with Felicis. Glen Coco is a sales enablement marketplace - Zitti: Led the $4M pre-seed round in the food industry payments platform - Stealth: Led the seed in a B2B SasS company in LatAm - Scope Security: Invested in the Series A of Scope, which provides cybersecurity solutions for hospitals - Stealth: Co-led the seed round in a video game company - Stealth: Led the seed in a employee ownership platform - DEN Outdoors: Co-led the seed round. DEN aims to make building a home as easy as buying a car

Angel Investor / Advisor

2018 - 2021

Angel investor or advisor to the following companies: Dandy (fka Orthly), Saturn, The Rounds (fka Mlkmn), Hightough.io, Oliver.ai, Trident, Hydrant, Lucky Labs, and Ditto (fka BuyWithMe)

Co-Founder

2018 - 2021

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Investment Partner

2018 - 2020

Managing Partner (2019-2020). Companies invested in during my time there: Hightouch, Iconic Air, and others.

Investment Professional

2015 - 2018

Worked on the following investments: - Unity Technologies - SpaceX - Planet Labs - Outreach.io - Ring

Associate, Corporate Development (M&A and Priceline Ventures)

2013 - 2015

Worked on the following investments: - Acquisition of KAYAK.com ($1.8B) - Acquisition of OpenTable ($2.6B) - Investment in Ctrip.com ($1.5B combined investment in) - Acquisition of Buuteeq - Acquisition of Rocketmiles - Investment in HotelUrbano (Brazil)) - Acquisition of Hotel Ninjas

Analyst, Mergers and Acquisitions

2011 - 2013

Forbes Russia, Research and General Intern

2007 - 2007