# Ryan Gembala, Manager at Pathbreaker Ventures

> Ryan Gembala, Manager at Pathbreaker Ventures. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-gembala (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Ryan Gembala

Manager i at [Pathbreaker Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pathbreaker-ventures)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 2 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Pathbreaker Ventures
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Pathbreaker Ventures** VC firm · CA **0** cheques in 12 months **6** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pathbreaker-ventures)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Apprente](https://millionrounds.com/company/apprente)
- [Biobot Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/biobot-analytics)
- [CATALOG](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalog)
- [Cinchapi](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cinchapi)
- [CryptoMove](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptomove)
- [Diligent Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/diligent-robotics)
- [Drifter Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/startup/drifter-entertainment)
- [Fathom](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fathom-3)
- [Iron Ox](https://millionrounds.com/startup/iron-ox)
- [Limbix](https://millionrounds.com/startup/limbix)
- [Mux](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mux-2)
- [OptimoRoute](https://millionrounds.com/startup/optimoroute)
- [Orderful](https://millionrounds.com/company/orderful)
- [Rheo](https://millionrounds.com/company/rheo)
- [Spiketrap](https://millionrounds.com/startup/spiketrap)
- [Superhuman](https://millionrounds.com/startup/superhuman)
- [Text IQ](https://millionrounds.com/startup/text-iq-2)
- [TripIt](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tripit)
- [Uncorporeal Systems](https://millionrounds.com/startup/uncorporeal-systems-inc)
- [Visby](https://millionrounds.com/startup/visby)
- [Zippy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/zippy)
- [nTopology](https://millionrounds.com/company/ntopology)
- Cookingcom
- Simbe Robotics
- Zend Technologies

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Iron Ox CN Star](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iron-ox-cn-star)** Manager of the general partner of the Issuer since 2022
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Pathbreaker Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pathbreaker-ventures)** Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer on 7 filings · since 2015

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 11 Mar 2020 · 47 min 207. Breaking Convention, Hitting The Fundraise Wall & Why Deep-tech Is Not More Capital Intensive Than Software (Ryan Gembala) With [Ryan Gembala](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-gembala) Mentions [Pathbreaker Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pathbreaker-ventures) About this episode Ryan Gembala of Pathbreaker Ventures joins Nick to discuss Breaking Convention, Hitting The Fundraise Wall & Why Deep-tech Is Not More Capital Intensive Than Software. In this episode, we cover: Backstory/Path to Venture Talk about your time at Facebook and working in M&A. What's the thesis at… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Ryan Gembala in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 29 Apr 2021 · 11 min Investor Stories 190: Why I Passed (Gembala, Currier, Middleton, Adeeb) Mentions [James Currier](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-currier)[Jesse Middleton](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-middleton)[Ramy Adeeb](https://millionrounds.com/person/ramy-adeeb)[Ryan Gembala](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-gembala) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ryan Gembala James Currier Jesse Middleton Ramy Adeeb Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 26 Nov 2020 · 9 min Investor Stories 168: Strange & Unusual (Torenberg, Gembala, Hester, Hsu) Mentions [Erik Torenberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/erik-torenberg)[Jaclyn Hester](https://millionrounds.com/person/jaclyn-hester)[Jonathan Hsu](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-hsu)[Ryan Gembala](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-gembala) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Erik Torenberg Ryan Gembala Jaclyn Hester Jonathan Hsu Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 10 Sept 2020 · 7 min Investor Stories 157: Lessons Learned (Dubugras, Gembala, Isford, Kupor) Mentions [Grace Isford](https://millionrounds.com/person/grace-isford)[Henrique Dubugras](https://millionrounds.com/person/henrique-dubugras)[Ryan Gembala](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-gembala)[Scott Kupor](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-kupor) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Henrique Dubugras Ryan Gembala Grace Isford Scott Kupor Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 16 Jul 2020 · 13 min Investor Stories 149: Post Mortems (Gembala, Dorsey, Yin, Fluhr) Mentions [Jeff Fluhr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-fluhr)[Scott Dorsey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-dorsey)[Elizabeth Yin](https://millionrounds.com/person/elizabeth-yin)[Ryan Gembala](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-gembala) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ryan Gembala Scott Dorsey Elizabeth Yin Jeff Fluhr Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 23 May 2020 · 10 min Investor Stories 141: What's Next (Gembala, Rooke, Clavier, Reum) Mentions [Jeff Clavier](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-clavier)[Jenny Rooke](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jenny-rooke)[Courtney Reum](https://millionrounds.com/person/courtney-reum)[Ryan Gembala](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-gembala) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Ryan Gembala Jenny Rooke Jeff Clavier Courtney Reum Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. To… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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