Head of Portfolio Success · Founder Institute
Palo Alto, United States
About
Ryan Micheletti is a startup accelerator operator and venture investor serving as Head of Portfolio Success at Founder Institute. Ryan has worked at Founder Institute since 2015, previously listed as Head of Global Operations, with operations work covering the launch of portfolio startups across the accelerator's cities and its global mentor network. Since 2012 Ryan has also supported military veteran entrepreneurship, co-founding Vet-Tech and The Veteran Fund, where Ryan is a General Partner at a fund investing in seed-stage critical technology startups led by military veterans. Ryan brings an operator-investor perspective on pre-seed company building, accelerator programs, portfolio support, and veteran-led startups. The work provides direct exposure to how very early companies move from idea to first funding, and to how a seed fund assesses founders and technology. Ryan is particularly relevant to conversations around pre-seed traction, fundraising readiness, accelerator and portfolio support, and veteran entrepreneurship.