# Ryan Holmes, Co-Founder & General Partner

> Ryan Holmes, Co-Founder & General Partner. 17 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

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

Vancouver, CA · Angel

# Ryan Holmes

Co-Founder & General Partner at [LOI Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/loi-venture)

Latest rounds

- **Gusto** Round · $90M Nov 2016
- **Allay** Seed · $3.4M Oct 2015
- **HigherMe** Seed Aug 2015

Backs *HR Tech* *AI* *Fintech* *Healthcare*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 17 last Nov 2016
- **Filings:** 3 with regulators
- **Books:** 1 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 17 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At LOI Venture
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**LOI Venture** VC firm · CA **0** cheques in 12 months **1** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/loi-venture)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 17
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $114.8M
- **Active:** 2012–16

2016

- [Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) *Round* **$90M** Nov 2016 Joined · +103 investors

2015

- [Allay](https://millionrounds.com/company/allay) *Seed* **$3.4M** *US* Oct 2015 Joined · +7 investors · historical
- [HigherMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/higherme) *Seed* *US* Aug 2015 Joined · +2 investors · historical
- [Procurify](https://millionrounds.com/company/procurify) *Seed* **$4M** *CA* Jul 2015 Joined · +4 investors · historical
- [Immediately](https://millionrounds.com/company/immediately) *Seed* **$2M** *US* May 2015 Joined · +12 investors · historical
- [Klue](https://millionrounds.com/company/klue) *Seed* Apr 2015 Joined · +5 investors · historical
- [Notey](https://millionrounds.com/company/notey) *Seed* **$1.6M** *HK* Feb 2015 Joined · +3 investors · historical
- [Chalk](https://millionrounds.com/company/chalk) *Venture* **$500k** *US* Jan 2015 Joined · +3 investors · historical

2014

- [CareGuide](https://millionrounds.com/company/careguide) *Seed* **$1.5M** *CA* Oct 2014 Joined · +38 investors · historical
- [BrandYourself](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandyourself) *Series A* **$3.3M** *US* Jun 2014 Joined · +3 investors · historical
- [BetterCompany](https://millionrounds.com/company/bettercompany) *Seed* **$1.7M** *US* Apr 2014 Joined · +9 investors · historical
- [BrightFunnel](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightfunnel) *Seed* **$670k** *US* Jan 2014 Joined · +10 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **14**
- Series A **1**
- Venture **1**
- Round **1**

What they backed

HR Tech **2** AI **2** Fintech **2** Healthcare **1** Edtech **1** Cloud **1**

Alongside

- [Adam Nash *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-nash)
- [David Sacks *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks)
- [Y Combinator *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)
- [500 Startups *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)
- [Aaron Levie *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie)
- Aaron Patzer *1*
- [Alchemist Accelerator *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator)
- [Alex Bard *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-bard)

The latest 12 of 17. Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [HigherMe](https://millionrounds.com/startup/higherme)
- [Klue](https://millionrounds.com/startup/klue)
- [Pioneer Square Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/pioneer-square-labs)
- [Procurify](https://millionrounds.com/company/procurify)
- [SoleSavy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/solesavy)
- Allay
- Guiides
- MazumaGo
- ShareShed

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **BBTV Holdings Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Hootsuite Inc.** Director on 13 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **HOOTSUITE MEDIA INC** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2010

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

## Also at LOI Venture

- [**Christopher Gora** Lawyer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/christopher-gora)
- [**Marlon Thompson** Bbfi Venture Scout *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/marlon-thompson)
- [**Niki Choo** Growth and Product Sr. Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/niki-choo)
- [**Sharad Mohan** Limited Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sharad-mohan)
- [**Tim Dinger** President *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tim-dinger)
- [**Tom Kineshanko** Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-kineshanko)

## Their book

- The 4 Billion Dollar Tweet: A Guide for Getting Leaders Off the Social Sidelines Ryan Holmes · 2017 3.53 from 51 ratings on Goodreads About the book A tablet-optimized, visual guide to help get today’s leaders off the social sidelines For many business leaders, social media is an afterthought or something left to a big mistake in this brave new media world where social platforms can change fortunes. Take Lockheed Martin,… On AmazonListen on Audible
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