He's a rising star in VC. Here's where Iconiq's Ryan Koh says the next great investors will come from.

"Ryan Koh is a principal at Iconiq, where he invests across the firm's growth and venture funds. He's pushed Iconiq to invest earlier in the company lifecycle and landed bets on buzzy startups. His track record landed Koh a spot on Business Insider's 2026 Rising Stars of Venture Capital list."

"Ryan Koh didn't grow up dreaming of becoming a venture capitalist. The job found him instead - at a closing dinner for a company selling to Cisco, when he was still a young investment banker. What struck him was the easy camaraderie between the founders and their venture backers, trading war stories like old friends. "That was the moment I realized, 'Hey, this is a part I want to contribute to,'' Koh said."

"Today, Koh is a principal at Iconiq, investing across the firm's venture and growth funds with a focus on software. He's built a reputation internally as a dealmaker willing to push Iconiq beyond its traditional comfort zone of growth investing, and he now spearheads the firm's early-stage efforts. He's helped land bets on companies like Statsig, which OpenAI acquired for $1.1 billion last year, and TinyFish, a startup building virtual agents for businesses. Along the way, Koh's helped invest more than $800 million in capital."

Ryan Koh is a principal at Iconiq, investing across the firm's venture and growth funds with a focus on software. He pushed Iconiq to participate earlier in company lifecycles and now leads the firm's early-stage efforts. Koh has helped deploy more than $800 million in capital and has placed bets on companies like Statsig and TinyFish. Statsig was acquired by OpenAI for $1.1 billion. Koh entered venture after experiencing founders and investors bonding at a closing dinner when he was an investment banker. He is recognized as a rising star in venture capital.

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