Connor Ryan
@ConnorRyan2013
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VC @BridgeInvestVC, former @listendotco & @TheRiversideCo🚀 @KelloggSchool💜 wildlife & nature enthusiast🐼 college football junkie🏈 annoying @NotreDame fan☘️
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Joined March 2016
At the @GoTechChicago Capital Summit, I talked with some amazing VCs about fundraising advice for founders. I wrote down some of my favorite tactical takeaways here👇 Check it out! https://t.co/zbp65K7O7g
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Last month’s Bridges to the Coasts event at the TechChicago Week Capital Summit brought together a diverse cross-section of the tech…
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Are you a founder gearing up to fundraise? Join us for our @GoTechChicago event "Bridges to the Coasts: Mastering the Fundraising Journey." Please indicate your interest by registering at the link below (spots are limited). ⬇️ https://t.co/EeGfxiMvBn
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IMPORTANT: Please note to be eligible for this event, you will need to purchase a ticket to the TechChicago Week Capital Summit here. Join us for a discussion…
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Busy Q1 at @BridgeInvestVC... 📊 New investment in @AskLebesgue: AI CMO 🏛️ @us_abstract raises $4.8M Seed round led by @bonfire_vc 🎙️ Bridge Partner @ConnorRyan2013 joins @TheSSEPodcast and more! https://t.co/NxdKhdL0dO
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plus exciting portfolio updates - our Q1 Update
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Q1 Newsletter just dropped! It was a busy one! https://t.co/bAkRlLMsov
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plus exciting portfolio updates - our Q1 Update
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Vision is evidence of venture outcome potential. Metrics are evidence of progress towards that goal. Both are necessary!
Founders believe in their vision. Early investors believe too. But real success comes from testing, refining & proving viability. @ConnorRyan2013, @msuster share why real traction beats flashy projections. Learn more: https://t.co/RlMQYUdiT9
@gopirangan #VentureCapital #Startups
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Thank you to @gopirangan of @SureVentures for having me on! Appreciate the thoughtful questions and for allowing me to talk about our approach at @BridgeInvestVC! Thank you also for providing a platform for emerging managers to share their stories! Venture is a team sport!
"There’s infinite product-market fit for giving away $1 in exchange for 99 cents." – @ConnorRyan2013 from @BridgeInvestVC. Not all growth is equal. 📉 Startups that rely on heavy discounts & ad spend may show revenue, but real traction comes from sustainable unit economics.
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We share a very similar view on the opportunity in vertical applications of AI at @BridgeInvestVC! Thanks @Trace_Cohen for writing it out so I didn’t have to 😉 https://t.co/iLzgafrsR5
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Industry-specific AI startups that embed deeply into existing workflows, automate high-value processes, and drive measurable economic impact.
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Snowy days like today make me miss the good old days when we still had the rat hole
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The @SimpleMills deal might technically be Q1... but we had to!!! 🍾 2024 Q4 Bridge Venture Fund Newsletter here 👇
Bridge 2024 Q4 Newsletter is out! 🌻@SimpleMills to be acquired by @flowersfoods 🌉Bridge's New Website! 🏛️@us_abstract CEO @PatricioUtz interviewed by @AuthorityMgzine 🚀@trajektory_data CEO @alex_c_kerr on @sportsloftHQ Podcast and more! https://t.co/pEZncgFonC
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🍾Celebrate Your Exits!🥳 From a personal quest for better health to a $795MM acquisition! It's been a pleasure watching @SimpleMills and @SimpleMillsCEO Katlin Smith build a category leader! Excited for what’s next! https://t.co/kyCdp0hpHO
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Premium brand of better-for-you crackers, cookies, snack bars, and baking mixes expected to spur growth and diversify revenue base Enhances Flowers' growth by...
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Let’s kick off the year with huge Food & Bev M&A Deal! This morning, Flower Foods (NYSE: FO), the $4B publicly traded owner of Wonder Bread & Butternut, announced it will acquire Simple Mills for $795M, or 3.31x sales, in ALL CASH Let's break down the deal👇👇
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Did someone say Overlooked? @BridgeInvestVC
It’s definitely really hard out there for emerging managers to prove themselves and raise funds. But when they do, they will invest in outlier non consensus thesis driven startups that normally would be overlooked.
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