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Ryan is a startup founder turned investor with a passion for innovation and storytelling. He joined Render Capital as a venture partner April of 2025 after managing a family office for 5 years.
In 2010, he and his sister embarked on a documentary journey from Alaska to Argentina, tackling big issues post-financial crisis. Sponsored by Timberland and distributed by Participant Media, Huffington Post, and Fast Company, their project sparked conversations across continents.
He later co-founded LQD, reimagining urban technology with Frog Design—leading to Verizon’s acquisition in 2016. Now, as Managing Director of a Nashville-based family office (GRA), he invests in early-stage startups across multiple sectors. A world traveler (50+ countries) and former resident of NYC, LA, Miami, and Lisbon, Ryan brings a global perspective to entrepreneurship & venture.
He has been a featured speaker at various TechStar's StartUp weeks, SIM Conference / StartUp Portugal, as well as a variety of Universities: Columbia, The New School, USC, Vanderbilt, Xavier, Belmont, Univ. of Miami..etc In addition, he has been featured in a variety of publications including: Fast Company, Mashable, TakePart, Huffington Post, & Oprah Radio alongside my sister in relation to our Alaska to Argentina web-series.
Current Personal Portfolio includes the following companies :
PodChaser, Circuit, Density, PeakMetrics, Plant Baby (Kiki Milk), SunBird Messaging, Cornbread Hemp, Stakeholder Labs, UnSettled, Hello Divorce & AdCritter.
Render Capital Portfolio link: https://www.render.capital/portfolio
Feel free to Reach out - RyanBrown411@gmail.com 