Partner
Ryan Gembala
Founder & Managing Partner, Pathbreaker Ventures
- Firm
- Pathbreaker Ventures
- Title
- Founder & Managing Partner
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
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Record updated 18 September 2026
About
Ryan founded Pathbreaker Ventures in 2015 to invest in emerging hardware and software technologies — believing that AI, robotics, and computer vision in particular would transform traditional industries over the coming decades. To Pathbreaker, Ryan brought a decade of experience co-founding & operating companies, investing from pre-seed to growth stages, and acquiring venture-backed companies at Meta (Facebook).
Background
- Education
- Ryan earned his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where he began seed investing with Hyde Park Angels and won the Global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) out of 56 MBA programs. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with Honors from the University of Georgia with a B.B.A. from the Terry College of Business.Source (opens in a new tab)
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