Investor profile
John Ryu
Accelerator, Venture capital & Board Partner at Scout Ventures, Venture Partner at Kohfounders, Founder & General Partner at Hypothesis
John Ryu is a Board Partner at Scout Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- AI ApplicationsAdvanced MaterialsAerospaceAgriTechAnalyticsCRM SystemsComputer VisionDataData AnalyticsDesign-led StudioDigital HealthDual-UseEmerging US CitiesEmployee BenefitsEnterprise SaaSFunding PlatformGreenTechHR TechIoTLifestyleMachine LearningMarketing TechMarketplacesNational SecurityPhotographyProductivityQuantum ComputingRoboticsSecuritySpaceSpace TravelTransportationVertical SaaSVideo
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Board Partner at Scout Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies
- EnCharge AI
- HavocAI
- Valarian Technologies
- UbiQD
- Kanvas Labs
- Adcade
- PiLogic
- Usul
- Tern AI
- Thor Dynamics
- Worldscape
Venture Partner at Kohfounders, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Artemis
- Wellth
- Sapho
- Hologram
- Jetpack Workflow
- Amplify Data
- Andrena
- Clora
- Inspectiv
- Integrated Media Measurement
Founder & General Partner at Hypothesis, whose known portfolio counts 8 companies
- Starfish Space
- Brooklyn Health
- Kloopify
- CoverRight
- Amplify Data
- GiftHealth
- PathMatch
- Radish Health
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech, and focus areas AI Applications, Advanced Materials, Aerospace and AgriTech fall inside that listing.
Scout Ventures appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether John Ryu is worth approaching.
Colleagues
Bradley C. Harrison
Managing Partner
Austin, United States
Sergei Kovalenko
Investor and Advisor
New York, United States
Bong K.
Founder
New York, United States
Nate George
Investor
Dallas, United States
Phyllis Alia Crotty
Investor
United States
Mitchell Kleinhandler
Board Partner
New York, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is John Ryu?
John Ryu is an accelerator partner and venture capital investor based in New York, United States, listed as Board Partner at Scout Ventures. The known portfolio of that firm counts 11 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to John Ryu personally.
What does John Ryu invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech; listed focus areas include AI Applications, Advanced Materials, Aerospace and AgriTech. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does John Ryu invest at?
Scout Ventures appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and John Ryu is listed there as Board Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is John Ryu listed at?
John Ryu is listed as Board Partner at Scout Ventures. 6 other people in the database share a firm with John Ryu.
How do I contact John Ryu?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for John Ryu. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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