# Ryan McDonald > Ryan McDonald is a angel investor at Summit Partners (San Francisco) backing Health Care and Pet. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Summit Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/summit-partners) - Location: San Francisco, United States - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: Sep 2022 - Lead investor: 67% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanaurelio Ryan McDonald is a angel investor at Summit Partners in San Francisco focused on Health Care and Pet. Ryan Aurelio McDonald is based out of Menlo Park, California and is the Principal of Summit Partners L.P. Ryan previously worked at Norwest Venture Partners. Ryan Aurelio McDonald attended the Babson College. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Health Care | 2 | 67% | | Pet | 1 | 33% | | Finance | 1 | 33% | | Payments | 1 | 33% | | Veterinary | 1 | 33% | 11 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Angel | 1 | 33% | | Series C | 1 | 33% | | Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 2 | 67% | | Brazil | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Scratch | Scratch Financial is the nation's largest provider of simple, pet-friendly payment plans for veterinary care. Scratch Financial partners with veterinary clinics and provides pet owners with simple, friendly payment plans. Pet owners can apply, review, and accept a scratchpay.com payment plan in 90 seconds. | $35M | Series C | Sep 19, 2022 | | | Mindful Health Solutions | Mindful Health Solutions provides psychiatric treatments to people suffering from depression and other mental health issues. Their services include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS therapy), SPRAVATO (esketamine) nasal spray, ketamine infusion therapy, and medication management. | | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 18, 2021 | | | Alecrim | Founded in 2015, Alecrim is an application platform that brings together the chefs in São Paulo to deliver healthy meals right on its client's doorstep. | | Angel | | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [CIBC Innovation Banking](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cibc-innovation-banking) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Companion Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/companion-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Struck Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/struck-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [SWS Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sws-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Summit Partners VC Fund · Boston, United States Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities. Summit has invested in more than 460 companies in technology, healthcare, life sciences, and other growth industries.Summit Partners enhances the value of these companies through infrastructure development,executive and board recruiting, and strategic and operational advice. The firm also brings extensive experience in helping companies navigate the complex process of public offerings or strategic sales and mergers. 5 contacts available at Summit Partners. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Daniel Kim | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-kim-039e | | Ryan McDonald | Principal - Healthcare & Life Sciences | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-mcdonald-2 | | Andrew R. McCarthy | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-r-mccarthy | | Antony C. Clavel | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antony-c-clavel | | Bob Geiman | Entrepreneur In Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-geiman | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [Blue Horizon Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-horizon-corporation) — VC Fund - [CircleUp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circleup-growth-partners) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [LVX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/letsventure) — VC Fund - [ZhenFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhenfund) — VC Fund - [IAN Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indian-angel-network) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund - [DOMO.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/domo-invest) — VC Fund - [Canary](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canary-5) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Food and Beverage Angel Investors in Brazil](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-angel-investors-brazil) - [Organic Food Investors in Brazil](https://shizune.co/investors/organic-food-investors-brazil) - [Health Care Angel Investors in Brazil](https://shizune.co/investors/health-care-angel-investors-brazil) - [Food and Beverage Investors in Brazil](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-investors-brazil) - [Health Care Angel Investors in LATAM](https://shizune.co/investors/health-care-angel-investors-latam) - [Organic Food Investors in LATAM](https://shizune.co/investors/organic-food-investors-latam) ## FAQ ### What does Ryan McDonald invest in? Ryan McDonald invests primarily in Health Care, Pet and Finance startups, most often at Angel and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Ryan McDonald last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Ryan McDonald closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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