# Ryan Pawell

> Ryan Pawell is a seed investor in San Francisco backing Medical and Biopharma. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpawell
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/rpawell
- Website: http://indeelabs.com

Ryan Pawell (Founder, Director & Chief Executive Officer) is a Y Combinator alumni, published author and subject matter expert in the areas of fluid dynamics, advanced manufacturing, and biomicrofluidics. Ryan has been invited to present his work by the Australian National Fabrication Facility, White House Cancer Moonshot Taskforce, Air Force,National Institutes of Health, and National Cancer Institute among others.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Biopharma | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 50% |
| Venture Capital | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Avro | Avro Life Science is developing skin patches for generic drug delivery, focusing on therapeutics for children and the elderly. The core of our technology is a novel biopolymer which is used as a platform for passive transdermal drug delivery of small molecules and drugs. | $2.2M | Seed | Jan 04, 2018 | https://www.avrolifesci.com/ |
| Pioneer Fund | Pioneer Fund is a fund of 420+ Y Combinator alumni, investing in the top Y Combinator startups. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2018 | http://www.pioneerfund.vc |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Embark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/embark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fifty Years](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fifty-years) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Garage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garage-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hedgewood](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hedgewood) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Heuristic Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heuristic-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ramen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ramen-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ryan Pawell invest in?

Ryan Pawell invests primarily in Medical, Biopharma and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ryan Pawell?

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### When did Ryan Pawell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ryan Pawell closed in Jan 2018. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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