Alison Ryu
Partner at __able
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2019 - Current
Able Partners is an investment fund focused on health & wellbeing. We support visionary, early stage brands in positive living that make the daily lives of consumers healthier, happier and more meaningful. We seek to partner with companies that serve to improve our collective wellbeing with a focus on overlooked communities that are often associated with historical stigma resulting in underserved markets. Companies in our portfolio include Bumble (Nasdaq: BMBL), Compass Pathways (Nasdaq: CMPS), Atai Life Sciences (Nasdaq: ATAI), Spring Health, Found, Twin Health, Daily Harvest, Maven, Oura, Alma, Cartwheel Care, Midi, Ianacare, Blueland, Chief, Bluestone Lane, Kosas and Necessaire.
Able Partners is a supporting passionate entrepreneurs and inspiring brands that will make the daily lives of people healthier.
Investor & Advisor
2018 - 2020
Investor & Board Member
2018 - 2019
Kosas operates as a color cosmetics company.
Raised $13,999,998.00 from Stripes, Arielle Charnas, Brandon Charnas, CircleUp, TQ Ventures, Leandra Medine, Biz Stone, Centre Street Partners, Imaginary Ventures and Abie Cohen.
Investor & Board Member
2017 - 2019
Managing Director & General Partner
2017 - 2019
Select fund investments during my tenure include Function of Beauty, Hum Nutrition, Kosas Cosmetics (board role), nutpods (board role), Liquid IV, NomNomNow, The Coconut Cult (board role), Heyday and Mented Cosmetics (board role).
CircleUp is an investment platform that provides capital and resources to innovative, early-stage consumer brands.
Raised $253,000,000.00 from Michigan’s state pension fund and Pacific Life.
Vice President
2017 - 2017
Senior Associate
2015 - 2016
Associate
2013 - 2015
TSG Consumer Partners is an investment firm that focuses on the branded consumer sector.
Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Operations
2015 - 2016
Backcountry is an outdoor retail company that provides products and services for a wide range of recreational activities.
Raised $112,000,000.00 from Second Avenue Capital Partners, Ares Commercial Finance and SB360 Capital Partners.
Investment Banking Analyst
2011 - 2013
Consumer & Retail Group
J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation provides commodity risk management solutions in both the physical .
Corporate Strategy and Business Development
2010 - 2011
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
Raised $11,000,000,000.00 from Citibank.
Intern, Investment Bank (Consumer/Retail Group)
2009 - 2009
J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation provides commodity risk management solutions in both the physical .