John Ryu
Founder at World Trade Labs, Inc.
Profile
John is a Founding Partner of Hypothesis.
Prior to Hypothesis, John was a Venture Advisor at KohFounders.
Prior to joining KohFounders, he helped launch Assurely and Greensbury Market as an EIR at Scout Ventures.
He also helped launch Scout Ventures and has supported the portfolio of over 60 companies.
Previously, John was a product manager at WebMD, where he launched their first social and mobile monetization products.
He also managed all targeted ad products under the Medscape product umbrella, representing over $50M in annual revenues.
Prior to WebMD, John led product and was interim CTO at AdECN (backed by Accel and acquired by Microsoft).
In addition, John led Search Products at WhenU (BCG spinout, backed by ABS Capital and Trident Capital).
John scaled his P&L there from $0 to $50M in two years.
The company grew to a $100M run rate business before being acquired by a private equity firm.
John also has experience as a strategy consultant at Cap Gemini and investment banking experience at Hambrecht & Quist.
He holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.
John has lived in Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York, and the Bay Area.
John Ryu active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Scout VC LLC
Scout VC LLC Investment ManagersFinance Scout VC LLC (Scout ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Brad C. Harrison. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Director/Board Member | 2017-12-31 |
Kohfounders Management LLC
Kohfounders Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kohfounders Management LLC (Kohfounders) is an venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Bong Koh. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
World Trade Labs, Inc.
World Trade Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services World Trade Labs, Inc. develops a crowdfunding insurance platform for new disruptive markets. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by David Carpentier, Ty R. Sagalow, John Ryu. David Carpentier has been the CEO since incorporation. | Founder | 2015-12-31 |
Hypothesis Ventures
Hypothesis Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Hypothesis Ventures (Hypothesis Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Bong Dug Koh and John Ryu. The frim is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Founder | 2019-12-31 |
Lo & Associates | Consultant / Advisor | 2017-12-31 |
Simplify Asset Management, Inc.
Simplify Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Simplify Asset Management, Inc. (Simplify) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. Simplify was founded by Paul Kim and David Berns in 2020 to help advisors tackle the most pressing portfolio challenges with an innovative set of options-based strategies. | Director of Finance/CFO | 2021-05-31 |
Former positions of John Ryu
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Greensbury Market Corp.
Greensbury Market Corp. Food RetailRetail Trade Greensbury Market Corp. offers organic meat products online. It provides beef, pork, chicken, turkey, and seafood products and gift cards. The company was founded by Todd Horowitz and Brad Harrison in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consultant / Advisor | 2015-12-31 |
WebMD LLC
WebMD LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services WebMD has created an organization that they believe fulfills the promise of health information on the Internet. They provide credible information, supportive communities, and in-depth reference material about health subjects that matter to you. The company is a source for original and timely health information as well as material from well known content providers. Its board-certified physicians, award-winning journalists, and trained community moderators are solely dedicated to your daily information experience on WebMD. Its content staff includes individuals who hold advanced degrees in journalism, medical illustration, health communications, clinical informatics, nursing, and medicine. Most of them at WebMD Health have spent its entire careers dedicated to helping people find the health and medical information, support, and services they need-even before there was an Internet! They are dedicated to providing quality health information and to upholding the integrity of its editorial process. As serious as they are about credibility, they also know that at times, health information can and should be engaging, exciting, and entertaining. They pride themselves in knowing its audience's needs and delivering the most appropriate experience. They know that there is a difference between using a health site for health 'performance' issues (e.g., flat abs) vs. health research needs (e.g., 'What is type 2 diabetes?') vs. community support (e.g., 'Does anyone else feel like me?') vs. e-commerce. The company mission is to fulfill all these needs in the most appropriate ways possible. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-12-31 |
UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2008-12-31 |
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Training of John Ryu
Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
Haas School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Private companies | 13 |
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Prism Ventures LLC | |
MeMedia, Inc.
MeMedia, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services MeMedia provides trusted and innovative online advertising solutions that achieve superior results for advertisers, websites and software publishers. With over 12 million unique users in over 200 countries, and rapidly expanding, MeMedia's global network enables advertisers and publishers to reach their target audience. By selectively partnering with software and website publishers, MeMedia delivers full service advertising opportunities for advertisers and superior monetization capabilities for publishers. In response to a growing demand from advertisers and website publishers, MeMedia also offers vertical and niche market targeting. By partnering with premium websites and video content publishers who cater to growing niche markets, MeMedia offers advertisers an unprecedented opportunity to deliver their brand message and direct marketing campaigns directly to their target markets. | Technology Services |
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Canada, Inc.
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Canada, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Capgemini SE, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Canada, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides management and IT consultancy services. The company is based in Calgary, Canada. | Technology Services |
AdECN, Inc.
AdECN, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services AdECN, Inc. provides an auction-based exchange for online display advertising. The company was founded in October 2003 by William Urschel and is headquartered in Carpinteria, CA. | Technology Services |
WebMD LLC
WebMD LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services WebMD has created an organization that they believe fulfills the promise of health information on the Internet. They provide credible information, supportive communities, and in-depth reference material about health subjects that matter to you. The company is a source for original and timely health information as well as material from well known content providers. Its board-certified physicians, award-winning journalists, and trained community moderators are solely dedicated to your daily information experience on WebMD. Its content staff includes individuals who hold advanced degrees in journalism, medical illustration, health communications, clinical informatics, nursing, and medicine. Most of them at WebMD Health have spent its entire careers dedicated to helping people find the health and medical information, support, and services they need-even before there was an Internet! They are dedicated to providing quality health information and to upholding the integrity of its editorial process. As serious as they are about credibility, they also know that at times, health information can and should be engaging, exciting, and entertaining. They pride themselves in knowing its audience's needs and delivering the most appropriate experience. They know that there is a difference between using a health site for health 'performance' issues (e.g., flat abs) vs. health research needs (e.g., 'What is type 2 diabetes?') vs. community support (e.g., 'Does anyone else feel like me?') vs. e-commerce. The company mission is to fulfill all these needs in the most appropriate ways possible. | Technology Services |
Hambrecht & Quist | |
Lo & Associates | |
Kohfounders Management LLC
Kohfounders Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kohfounders Management LLC (Kohfounders) is an venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Bong Koh. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
Greensbury Market Corp.
Greensbury Market Corp. Food RetailRetail Trade Greensbury Market Corp. offers organic meat products online. It provides beef, pork, chicken, turkey, and seafood products and gift cards. The company was founded by Todd Horowitz and Brad Harrison in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Retail Trade |
World Trade Labs, Inc.
World Trade Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services World Trade Labs, Inc. develops a crowdfunding insurance platform for new disruptive markets. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by David Carpentier, Ty R. Sagalow, John Ryu. David Carpentier has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
Simplify Asset Management, Inc.
Simplify Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Simplify Asset Management, Inc. (Simplify) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. Simplify was founded by Paul Kim and David Berns in 2020 to help advisors tackle the most pressing portfolio challenges with an innovative set of options-based strategies. | Finance |
Hypothesis Ventures
Hypothesis Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Hypothesis Ventures (Hypothesis Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Bong Dug Koh and John Ryu. The frim is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
Scout VC LLC
Scout VC LLC Investment ManagersFinance Scout VC LLC (Scout ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Brad C. Harrison. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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