Investor profile
Ryan Nece
Angel, Operator angel & Henry Crown Fellow at The Aspen Institute, Advisory Board at Docusign, Managing Partner at Next Legacy Partners, Investor at National Venture Capital Association
Ryan Nece is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States with 8 known investments: Highlight, ONEHOPE, DocuSign, Hyperice, OpenGov, Pure Storage, NextVR and Stemcentrx.
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Investment focus
Contacts
Ryan Nece portfolio companies (8)
- Highlight
- ONEHOPE
- DocuSign
- Hyperice
- OpenGov
- Pure Storage
- NextVR
- Stemcentrx
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Henry Crown Fellow at The Aspen Institute, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- E Cubed
- Digify Africa
- Dignity For Children Foundation
- IIDEAC
- Lacana
- National Cancer Society of Malaysia
- SOLS 24/7
- Siyafunda CTC
- Startup Lab MX
- UNETE
Advisory Board at Docusign, whose known portfolio counts 6 companies
- DataGrail
- Pactum
- Clause
- Seal Software
- Snapdocs
- BlackBoiler
Managing Partner at Next Legacy Partners, whose known portfolio counts 6 companies
- Joy
- Unrivaled
- Welcome Tech
- Hex Technologies
- Little Otter
- Coalesce Automation
Investor at National Venture Capital Association, whose known portfolio counts 3 companies
- Jinsheng New Energy
- Microvast
- Maxphotonics
Investor Profile
The known portfolio sits in sectors Consumer, FinTech and Hardware, and focus areas Consumer Internet, E-Commerce, Embedded Finance and Gaming.
Ryan Nece appears in Seed and Series A rounds across the known deals.
The portfolio and focus above give founders context on whether Ryan Nece matches their raise.
Colleagues
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Constance Freedman
Board
Chicago, United States
Paul Arnold
Member
San Francisco, United States
Dylan Taylor
Henry Crown Fellow
Denver, United States
Amit Anand
Aspen Finance Leaders Fellow
Singapore
Tom Gonser
Founder
Ketchum, United States
Enrique Salem
Board of Directors
San Francisco, United States
Gary Lauder
Henry Crown Fellow
San Francisco, United States
Cigdem Toraman
Member
New York, United States
Balaji Gopinath
Mentor
United States
Kunal Bajaj
Fellow
Mumbai, India
Matt Sonefeldt
Head of Investor Relations
San Anselmo, United States
John C. Hollar
IMPACT Advisory Board
London, United Kingdom
Gary Gauba
Advisory Board Member
San Francisco, United States
Julia Hartz
Henry Crown Fellow
San Francisco, United States
Brett A. Hurt
Henry Crown Fellow
Austin, United States
Daniel Laury
Visiting Fellow
San Francisco, United States
Joshua Baer
Henry Crown Fellow
Austin, United States
Heidi Zak
Henry Crown Fellow
San Francisco, United States
Abhishek Shah
Fellow
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Rodrigo Garcia
Fellow, Global Finance Leaders
San Diego, United States
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Ryan Nece?
Ryan Nece is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States with 8 known investments on file, among them Highlight, ONEHOPE and DocuSign. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Ryan Nece invest in?
Listed sectors include Consumer, FinTech and Hardware; listed focus areas include Consumer Internet, E-Commerce, Embedded Finance and Gaming. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Ryan Nece invest at?
The known deals of Ryan Nece include Seed and Series A rounds. 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 Ryan Nece listed at?
Ryan Nece is listed as Henry Crown Fellow at The Aspen Institute. 69 other people in the database share a firm with Ryan Nece.
How do I contact Ryan Nece?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Ryan Nece. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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