# Ryan Rzepecki

> Ryan Rzepecki is a seed investor at Social Bicycles (New York) backing EdTech and E-Learning. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Social Bicycles](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-bicycles)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanrz
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jumpbikes

Ryan Rzepecki is a seed investor at Social Bicycles in New York focused on EdTech and E-Learning. Ryan Rzepecki was the founder and CEO of NYC-based JUMP Bikes (acquired by Uber in 2018), focused on developing innovative solutions for urban transportation. Early in his career, Rzepecki worked as a planner in the bikes division of New York City’s Department of Transportation. During that time, he worked extensively to bring bike facilities tomore New Yorkers. It was this experience that led him to design a high-tech bike share model that he entered in the Copenhagen Design Competition. By 2010, he founded the company under its original name Social Bicycles, and set out to realize his vision of using bicycles as a smarter, cleaner, and more fun mode of urban transportation. His company pioneered "smart bike" technology, allowing bike share to go dockless and become more accessible and convenient for riders.In 2013, Rzepecki was named one of the 100 Coolest People in Tech by Business Insider and one of the Top 100 City Innovators Worldwide by UBM’s Future Cities. He received his master’s degree in urban planning from Hunter College of the City University of New York and his bachelor’s degree in marketing and international business from Pennsylvania State University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.5M–$4.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 2 | 25% |
| E-Learning | 2 | 25% |
| B2C | 1 | 13% |
| Apps | 1 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 63% |
| Angel | 1 | 13% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 63% |
| Turkey | 2 | 25% |
| Finland | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Soar | Soar is a real-time streaming platform for volumetric video |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Praxis | Praxis is a membership-based platform aiming to build an autonomous city. Cities needed to be built around a source of economic opportunity to attract businesses that would create jobs and entice people to relocate. The platform enables people to live healthier, more purposeful lives. Praxis was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in New York. | $4.2M | Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| Subject | Building the Netflix of HS education, where students can earn HS and College credit for engaging with our premium videos. | $1.3M | Angel | May 26, 2021 |  |
| Bümo | Bümo provides child care services that intend to make life easier for busy parents around the world. It offers tips of parenting a child at the time of work, provides licensed professionals such as nutritionists, sleep trainers, psychologists for expert advice at free of cost, and also offers virtual school through an online curriculum which isbacked by over 350 years of educators' experience, enabling parents to work peacefully without worrying about their child.It was founded in 2019 and is based in Pasadena, California. | $3.5M | Seed | May 11, 2021 |  |
| Scotty | Scotty is a logistics firm that provides distribution services. With its technological infrastructure and widespread courier network, scotty provides distribution services to its users. | $2.5M | Convertible Note | May 01, 2021 |  |
| Scotty | Scotty is a logistics company that provides delivery services and package tracking solutions. The company develops a motorcycle-hailing application to provide people with bike transportation and logistics services to save time. It also offers cargo tracking, same-day, next-day, and day-to-day delivery services. | $3.5M | Seed | May 01, 2021 |  |
| Subject | Provider of digital curriculum and learning intelligence solutions for grades 6–12 education. The company develops a technology platform that addresses challenges in learner engagement, equity, and educator workload. Its offerings include cinematic digital curriculum, multilingual AI, and teacher-of-record AI. The platform integrates learningintelligence, which adapts instruction to each learner, identifies challenges early, and provides timely support while delivering educators actionable insights without adding to their workload. | $4M | Seed | Apr 19, 2021 |  |
| Oura | Oura develops a smart ring that collects data on various biometrics to support health and wellness. The device tracks sleep, readiness, and activity levels, which users can monitor through the Oura app. It employs sensors to measure heart rate, sleep cycles, and overall activity. The company operates in the health and wellness industry. | $6M | Series A | Oct 03, 2018 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bedrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bedrock-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [305 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/305-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AngelList Quant Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist-quant-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Animal Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animal-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BCAP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bcap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Social Bicycles

VC Fund · New York, United States

Social Bicycles provides a scalable bikeshare technology.

1 contacts available at Social Bicycles.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ryan Rzepecki | founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-rzepecki |

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## FAQ

### What does Ryan Rzepecki invest in?

Ryan Rzepecki invests primarily in EdTech, E-Learning and B2C startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 8 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 Rzepecki's check size?

Ryan Rzepecki typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$4.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ryan Rzepecki participates in.

### When did Ryan Rzepecki last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ryan Rzepecki closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 8 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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