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Ryan Gembala

Managing Partner at Pathbreaker Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Ryan Gembala is the Managing Partner & Founder of Pathbreaker Ventures in San Francisco, California. He has successfully invested in a range of startups, including Spiketrap, Safely You, Iron Ox, Simbe Robotics, and Mux, focusing on sectors like hardware, data services, and AI, and supporting diverse founders. With an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BBA from The University of Georgia, Ryan has built a strong portfolio as an investor in companies like Oway, Koobz, Antares, and Solideon. His expertise in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and strategic planning has been instrumental in his role as a Managing Partner at Pathbreaker Ventures.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner & Founder

    2015 - Current

    Pathbreaker partners with specialized founders who pursue generational impact. We believe that emerging technologies can be used to rethink legacy work-flows, systems, and outputs. We invest in Angel, Pre-Seed, & Seed rounds of wildly ambitious new companies. You know exactly the future you want to build, and we'll work to help clear your path in its pursuit. More here: www.pathbreakervc.com/companies

Pathbreaker Ventures helps build technology companies that impact generations.

  • Investor

    2025

  • Investor & Board Member

    2016

  • Investor

    2024

  • Investor

    2024

  • Investor

    2024

Koobz is a consumer products company that designs and manufactures 3D-printed footwear products with automated manufacturing processes.

Raised $250,000.00 from Antler.

  • Investor

    2024

Oway is a marketplace that allows SMBs to affordably ship small batches of freight overnight.

Raised $500,000.00 from Y Combinator and Pioneer Fund.

  • Investor

    2023

Designing and building fission microreactors

Raised $30,000,000.00 from BoxGroup, Shine Capital, Banter Capital, Shrug Capital, Alt Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Uncommon Capital and Rogue VC.

  • Investor

    2023

  • Investor

    2023

Hybrid Manufacturing, 3D printing, Batteries

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