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Alison Ryu

Partner at __able

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Alison Ryu is a Partner at __able in San Francisco with extensive experience in investment banking, private equity, and business strategy. She has successfully invested in companies like Rae Wellness at the Series A stage and held leadership roles at notable organizations such as CircleUp and TSG Consumer Partners.

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 .

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