# Ryan Petersen

> Ryan Petersen is a seed investor at Flexport backing Software and Information Technology. See 68 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Flexport](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flexport)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 68
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 1%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rpetersen
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/typesfast
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ryanrpetersen

Ryan Petersen is a seed investor at Flexport in San Francisco focused on Software and Information Technology. Ryan Petersen is the CEO and Founder of Flexport. Prior to starting Flexport to fix the user experience in global trade, Ryan was co-founder and CEO of ImportGenius.com, a data-as-a-service business for global shipping. He holds a degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Columbia University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$8.5M |
| Series A | $13M–$30M |
| Series B | $25M–$62M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 23 | 34% |
| Information Technology | 13 | 19% |
| FinTech | 9 | 13% |
| SaaS | 8 | 12% |
| Financial Services | 8 | 12% |

111 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 34 | 50% |
| Series A | 16 | 24% |
| Series B | 6 | 9% |
| Angel | 3 | 4% |
| Series C | 3 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 48 | 71% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 4% |
| India | 2 | 3% |
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| Portugal | 2 | 3% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nuvo | Onboard customers through configurable, high-converting branded experiences that accelerate credit approvals, unlock revenue, and reduce fraud.Nuvo replaces manual credit forms with AI-powered application flows, real-time business and principal identity verification, and embedded credit insights—enabling confident decisions that protect and growyour business. Designed for complex trade partnerships, Nuvo is the B2B commerce platform trusted and preferred by 40,000 businesses. | $34M | Series A | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| Little Umbrella | Little Umbrella offers popular game genres with AI and personalized gameplay experiences ideal for all ages. | $2M | Seed | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| Teleport | Teleport is a venture-funded startup that has developed a way to build decentralized marketplaces. Our first product is ridesharing. The system is just as safe and easy to use as Uber & Lyft, but drivers earn more, riders pay less, and early adopters get rewarded. Key to what the company does is a web3 reward system that rewards drivers andriders for inviting others and helping unlock cities (by hitting minimum driver/rider numbers so that everyone has a great experience from day one).Join the movement #teleport me: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/teleport-request-a-ride/id1607881031 | $9M | Seed | Oct 27, 2022 |  |
| TruckSmarter | TruckSmarter offers drivers a free electronic load board that displays loads from hundreds of brokers in a simple mobile interface, allowing drivers to quickly find the best load. TruckSmarter drivers book the vast majority of their loads through the platform, and brokers whose loads are displayed benefit from access to a larger pool of drivers.Access to more and better loads improves its drivers' quality of life by allowing them to manage their travel and maximize the amount they are paid. | $25M | Series B | Sep 14, 2022 |  |
| Elliot | Elliot is the only commerce platform where merchants from all 200+ countries can sell, ship, and get paid out. |  | Angel | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| Better Stack | Better Stack is a cloud-based observability platform that helps developers monitor uptime, logs, and system performance in real time. It combines monitoring, logging, and incident management into a single unified dashboard. The platform is designed to improve reliability and help teams quickly detect and resolve system issues. | $18.6M | Series A | Jul 20, 2022 |  |
| Repool | Making it easy to create and manage hedge funds for talented retail investors and traditional emerging managers alike. | $3.6M | Seed | Jun 29, 2022 |  |
| Cambly | Cambly gives English learners on-demand access to native English speaking tutors over video chat. | $60M |  | Jun 07, 2022 |  |
| Pulley | Pulley is the first dedicated platform for construction permitting. Our purpose-built workflows, localized requirements and embedded expertise help developers, contractors, and architects get permits faster, removing a costly bottleneck to construction. Across dozens of markets, leading builders trust Pulley to permit everything from single-familyhomes to complex commercial projects. | $4.4M | Seed | Jun 02, 2022 |  |
| Pulley | Pulley is the first dedicated platform for construction permitting. Our purpose-built workflows, localized requirements and embedded expertise help developers, contractors, and architects get permits faster, removing a costly bottleneck to construction. Across dozens of markets, leading builders trust Pulley to permit everything from single-familyhomes to complex commercial projects. | $4.4M | Seed | Jun 02, 2022 |  |

10 of 68 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Susa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/susa-ventures) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Initialized Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/initialized-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [K5 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k5-global) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

## About Flexport

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Flexport is a full-service global freight forwarder and logistics platform using modern software to fix the user experience in global trade.The platform arranges goods to be transported and tracks the inventory in real-time in orders carried by ocean, air, and road freight, enabling logistics companies to optimize transportation routes andinventory management. It is a licensed customs brokerage and freight forwarder built around a modern web application. Its freight service includes an online dashboard for businesses to easily understand, purchase, manage, and track the services required for global trade. Its team of logistics experts lets focus on core business by ensuring goods arrive at fulfillment/distribution centers on time and at the lowest cost. Flexport's mission is to fix the user experience in global trade and bring the world free trade through technology.The company was founded in 2013 by Ryan Petersen and is based in San Francisco, California.

5 contacts available at Flexport.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hasam Silva | General Manager of EMEA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hasam-silva |
| Ashianna Esmail | EVP & CLO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashianna-esmail |
| Geoffrey Smalling | VP Of Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geoffrey-smalling |
| Kevin Paige | VP, CISO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-paige-8671 |
| Matt Maloney | Senior Security Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-maloney |

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## FAQ

### What does Ryan Petersen invest in?

Ryan Petersen invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 68 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ryan Petersen's check size?

Ryan Petersen typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$8.5M at Seed, $13M–$30M at Series A and $25M–$62M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ryan Petersen participates in.

### When did Ryan Petersen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ryan Petersen closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 68 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.

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