Kevin Ryan
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Kevin Ryan: Are the Best CEOs the Best Fundraisers & Why Ownership Should Not Be a Focus in VC|E1138
Kevin Ryan, Harry Stebbings, Doug Leone, Peter Fenton
Union Square Ventures has secured a new $250 million external fund to accelerate its "people-led" investment thesis across healthcare, robotics, and deep tech, focusing on deploying capital in New York while incubating six to eight new companies annually with founders retaining 40–45% equity. Partner Kevin Ryan leverages this capital to support exceptional first-time founders in consumer sectors and experienced repeat entrepreneurs in enterprise software, anticipating a market shift from saturated consumer apps toward scientific breakthroughs in gene editing and materials science. While acknowledging potential economic headwinds and AI talent centralization in San Francisco, Ryan emphasizes that successful long-term growth depends on aggressive early team building and selecting leaders who can navigate illiquidity and recessionary cycles over a decade.
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Luxury Without Borders
Jared Carney, Tamara Mellon, Dr. Precious Maloui Motsepe, Dee Poon, Kevin Ryan
A panel of industry leaders including Kevin Ryan, Dee Poon, Dr. Precious Maloui Motsepe, and Tamara Mellon discussed how the global luxury market is shifting its geographic center toward Asia and the Middle East while adopting digital-physical hybrid business models. The experts highlighted critical operational transitions, such as Gilt.com's data-driven flash sales, Pi's just-in-time supply chains, and Africa Fashion International's use of technology to bypass physical retail barriers in Western markets. Together, these insights predict that within a decade, traditional wholesale and retail structures will become obsolete as brands prioritize granular data analytics, ultra-fast production cycles, and ethical storytelling to satisfy a tech-savvy, globally expanding affluent consumer base.