Ryan Freed

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Founder and Investor @ Public Grid
About Ryan Freed

Ryan is an early-stage founder, advisor, mentor, and investor with a deep understanding of the startup ecosystem. Ryan has consistently taken companies from 0-2, positioning them for scale. He has experience across industries; including tech startups, edtech, climate, health & wellness services, indoor farming, and hardware.Ryan has launched over a dozen companies, from cash-flow-driven businesses to VC-backed ventures. His most recent success was the strategic exit of HOM, an international technology and services company focused on wellness and community in real estate. In addition to his personal entrepreneurial achievements, Ryan has advised numerous companies, collectively creating over $1 billion in value, one from close to day 0 to unicorn status, and helping to raise more than $50 million.He specializes in GTM and business development while utilizing his strong generalist skill-sets across hiring, product/tech, operations, culture building and more. He likes to work with founders from an an empathy and compassion approach with the practical demands of running a business. He has a big focus on creating network effects through the startup community he has built over the years

Ryan Freed's Current Company Details
Public Grid

Public Grid

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Ryan Freed Work Experience Details
  • Public Grid
    Investor And Strategic Advisor
    Public Grid Apr 2022 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Making it easy to sign up for renewable energy at no extra cost.-Helped build the founding team-Support founding team in GTM with major landlords, management companies, and resident/move-in apps-Participated in fundraising over $1m for pre-seed round-Work with founding team on product, brand development, and marketing strategy-Provide key connections/introductions to anyone in the company building value-chain
  • Afterlife Ag
    Co-Founder + Advisor (On Paternity Leave)
    Afterlife Ag Jul 2021 - Present
    Brooklyn, Us
    Venture backed climate tech company working to make food waste-less by turning food waste into edible mushrooms.-Fundrais(ing) over $4m+ from top food system, f&b, proptech, and climate VC's-Real estate sourcing and negotiations for a food waste to indoor mushroom farm-Strategic partnerships w/ top NYC commercial landlords to provide food waste processing capacity-Formed founding team and advisory board with continued company strategic development-Perform financial projections, unit economic, and new product/business financial analysis-GTM, marketing, and brand development strategy-Sourcing alternative non-dilutive sources of funding to support our continued growth into new farm locations and supper the market expansion strategy
  • The Founder Guides
    Founder
    The Founder Guides Oct 2020 - Present
    The Founder Guides is comprised of a team of startup specialists who believe in working alongside entrepreneurs in the trenches. We’re the anti-consultants. We thrive on the “0-2” stage and work closely with founders to accelerate their pursuit of product market fit and help deliver the operational excellence to bring their vision to reality while being their guides to living while running their business.-Supported in building out a network of key advisors/mentors for Rocket Club students including the founders of Netflix, Casper, Andrew Yang and other major entrepreneurs of similiar caliber-Supported the GTM motions for an enterprise virtual primary care platform and consulted on strategy to sell into commercial and residential landlords-Opened up a network of major multifamily residential landlords and managers to help a direct to building grocery shopping app launch in 100's of buildings across NYC-Coached founders across various organizations on team building/mgmt, emotional coaching, GTM strategy,product strategy, recruiting and much more
  • Metaprop.Vc
    Re200 Mentor
    Metaprop.Vc Jan 2018 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Mentor to early stage startups in the #1 proptech accelerator within the MetaProp venture fund.
  • Meetelise
    Strategic Advisor
    Meetelise Feb 2017 - Present
    New York, Us
    -Worked with founders to identify product early adopters and successfully introduced and helped them close the sales on several of their current top customers whom are top 10 multifamily owners and managers.-Supported the team in building out a predictable lead generation and sales process and helped them secure an extensive industry list of potential customers.-Advise on their fundraising strategy and introduced them to their lead investor to secure $2.5M in funding from top industry clients and investors.-Consistently brainstorm and problem solve day to day managerial and growth challenges.-Act as a sounding board and advise the founders on how to incorporate wellness techniques into their lifestyle in order to perform optimally as an early stage and high-stress founder.
  • Hom Inc.
    Co-Founder (Acquired By Alfred)
    Hom Inc. Aug 2014 - Jun 2021
    New York, Ny, Us
    Brought HOM to an exit to Hello Alfred where we are growing the experience and brand under the Alfred platform and suite of services contributing to a larger vision.hOM is the leading technology enabled community management platform for office and multifamily landlords bringing fitness classes and social events to properties tenants virtually and physically. HOM is a fundraised company, participated in two of the leading proptech accelerators MetaProp + Moderne, and operates in over 300 properties across 24 markets with the top landlords in the country.As the Chief Revenue Officer I am in charge of sales and business development having helped drive the companies strategy, close top tier clients, funding rounds, and building a top tier company culture over the past 6 years.
  • Radish Health
    Strategic Advisor - Business Development/Sales
    Radish Health Sep 2020 - Feb 2021
    New York, Ny, Us
    Working with founder to refine product-market fit with corporations, municipalities, and helping expand into multifamily, affordable housing, and office properties as an onsite service for residents and tenants.
  • Rocket Club
    Consultant - Building Mentor Network
    Rocket Club Apr 2020 - Sep 2020
    Fully Virtual, Us
    Rocket Club is this amazing company that is turning entrepreneurship into education and is so much fun to be a part of! They are an after school program for kids aged 7-14 to build their very own businesses and learn about entrepreneurship, robotics, engineering, and coding.I am helping build out the Rocket Club mentor network to provide the kids with access to ask direct questions to top tier entrepreneurs. So far they have had Q&A sessions and been mentored by Andrew Yang, Bobbi Brown, Just Blaze (Producer for Artists like Jay-Z), Marc Randolph (Co-Founder of Netflix), Jeff Pulver (Founder of Vonage), Deborah Climie (Exec producer of Kids Baking shows), Nicole Cardoza (Founder of Yoga Foster), Brent Taylor (Founder of Beyond Meat), David Sinclair (leading researcher on Longevity), and many more entrepreneurs, creatives, and professionals of all stages, industries, and skill sets.
  • Pride Builders, Llc
    Project Engineer/Super
    Pride Builders, Llc Nov 2013 - May 2014
    -Joined a construction start-up as one of 6 employees to supervise a $121 million apartment complex.-Diligently managed a construction site as the sole supervisor for over 100 construction workers ensuring timely and accurately completion of the project.-Negotiated contracts to secure supplies and work for bath accessories and security valued at over $150,000.-Identified an opportunity to innovate within the company and took the initiative to project manage the development of an ID Badge system app for construction workers.
  • Picomize.Com
    Co-Founder
    Picomize.Com Sep 2011 - Dec 2012
    -Successfully managed a team of 8 web developers, designers, & interns to build Picomize.com while learning UX skills from a user experience expert.-Attracted large client Davis Elen ad agency to run a stock photo campaign on Picomize.-Successfully marketed Picomize to sign up over 300 photographers to the platform.
  • Uhungry
    Co-Founder
    Uhungry Aug 2010 - Sep 2011
    -Learned the nuances of starting every aspect of a food delivery service from scratch on my college campus.-Composed a business pitch to earn a prestigious spot in a tech accelerator and raise $50,000.-Enhanced negotiation skills by working with suppliers to earn discounts at an average of 15%.-Conducted 100’s of cold calls and walk-ins to establish restaurant partnerships with Qdoba, Raising Canes, Arby’s, Erberts & Gerberts, & other independent establishments.-Tested and marketed Served by designing/building a website, utilizing social networking and more.-Managed and worked with a team of four web developers/web designers and two business partners.

Ryan Freed Skills

Start Ups Entrepreneurship Social Media Management Leadership Business Development Social Media Marketing Social Networking Marketing Strategy Public Speaking Time Management Online Advertising E Commerce Online Marketing Photoshop Networking Retail Seo

Ryan Freed Education Details

  • University Of Minnesota
    University Of Minnesota
    Entrepreneurial Management
  • Wirtschaft Universität
    Wirtschaft Universität
    General

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