Ryan Darnell

Investing Profile

Sweet spot: $1.5M Range: $100K–$5M

Max Ventures thesis

Maximum Alignment The venture capital landscape has changed significantly since we made our first seed investment in 2014. Large funds have dramatically increased their assets under management, and much of the original “craft” of early-stage investing has become institutionalized. As Max Ventures has grown, we’ve consciously chosen to stay manically focused on our day-zero investing strategy and maintain a fund size that best fits that strategy. In the current environment, a vast majority of VCs don’t have real ownership in the fund they work at and as a result the process has become more tran

Sector and stage focus

  • Series A: E-commerce, Consumer Internet
  • Seed: E-commerce, Consumer Internet
  • general: New York City

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