Ryan Chou

Head of Investments at SKY VC

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 12 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2024
VC🌍 United States
12
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6y
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Portfolio

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Nov 2024
Wherobots, the Spatial Intelligence Cloud, enables any data team to innovate with data about the physical world faster, at greater scale, and at lower cost compared to traditional solutions. Built by the creators of Apache Sedona, its a lakehouse engine that unifies spatial and non-spatial data, automates data workflows, and runs AI on planetary scale imagery. Spatial data refers to information about places, objects, or activities. Examples include GPS points and tracks, routes, land, road, parcel, crop, and building data, as well as imagery from drones and satellites. This data is fundamental to various industries including mobility, ag-tech, insurance, energy, telecommunications, retail, and logistics. In one solution, Wherobots handles these diverse spatial data types and formats, with customers seeing production workloads run up to 20x faster and at lower cost than popular lakehouse engines. For more information, visit www.wherobots.com.
Board Observer
Dec 2023
Aether Fuels is a next-generation climate technology company aiming to decarbonize “hard-to-abate” industries including aviation and ocean shipping with breakthrough solutions for producing sustainable fuels that are practical, economical, and scalable. Our innovations span novel process flows, plant configurations, catalysts, and unique equipment that dramatically reduce capex and feedstock costs. Our designs maximize efficiencies and yield to make sustainable fuels truly viable for customers looking to decarbonize. We’re experts in bio-fuels, e-fuels, gasification, syngas production, and liquids synthesis, and proven veterans in developing and operating pilot and commercial-scale energy and fuel production facilities. Our shared obsession is applying out-sized innovation to solve big problems that threaten the planet. Aether was established in 2022 as a spin-out of Xora Innovation, a deep-tech early-stage investment platform of Temasek, and is based in the United States and Singapore. www.aetherfuels.com
Board Observer
Aug 2023
The most popular AI productivity tools. All in one. Radically lower cost. Custom to your business. ROI you can see.
Board Observer
May 2023
Misapplied Sciences is a VC-backed startup bringing an unprecedented innovation to the world. Parallel Reality displays are a new technology where many people, standing shoulder-to-shoulder looking at the same display at the same time, can each see something different, no glasses required. With Parallel Reality displays, public venues such as airports, stadiums, shopping malls, and resorts can be personalized for every individual simultaneously.
Board Observer
Dec 2022
Kresus is where the highest yields meet the highest safety. We are revolutionizing the digital wallet experience by seamlessly providing all onchain yield opportunities within the app in just a few clicks, while ensuring top-notch security with biometric authentication and wallet insurance. The Kresus wallet is designed for managing your crypto assets with ease and confidence, and serves as your hub for exploration. Discover and benefit from a comprehensive overview of yield and DeFi strategies, giving you the most complete picture of onchain opportunities. Our vision is to empower users to confidently navigate the world of Web3, bridging the gap between traditional finance and decentralized opportunities. By providing unmatched security and innovative features, Kresus aims to be the ultimate hub for managing digital assets.
Board Observer
Mar 2022
Electric Power Systems (EPS) is the emerging leader of high-power scalable powertrains that are certifiable for electrified aviation. It develops energy storage systems, DC fast-charging stations, battery management systems for aircraft and electric propulsion products for the Aerospace industry. EPS has numerous battery systems currently powering customer flight demonstrator vehicles (e.g., Boeing, Diamond, Ampaire, MagniX, NASA, Bell, Embraer, Volt Aero, Aura Aero, Supernal, SkyDrive). Advanced features produce safer battery systems resulting in a perfect safety record in the field. Boeing and Safran invested in EPS in 2019 and JetBlue Technology Venture in 2022, to enhance its research and development, energy storage, and electric propulsion capabilities.
Board Observer
Dec 2021
Manage and stop high velocity, complex payment fraud with UrbanFox powerful Generative AI detection tools.
Board Observer
Jun 2021
Transparent is a data intelligence company that builds and maintains data analytics products for companies seeking a better understanding of the short term rental industry.
Board Observer
Apr 2021
Miles is a universal rewards app empowering anyone to earn miles automatically for all forms of travel and commute. You can then redeem your miles from retailers such as Vudu, Walgreens, Silvercar, Ray-Ban, Getaround and many more. Similar to a frequent flyer program, but for all forms of transportation, Miles delivers value for every mile traveled, across every mode of travel, anywhere in the world. Whether by car (as a driver, passenger or rideshare), plane, train, subway, bus, boat, bicycle, or on foot, the Miles app effortlessly awards users’ travel - regardless of where their journey takes them. Miles can be saved or redeemed at any time - with the value increasing every month as more merchants accept them as a form of payment. Download Miles today to start getting rewarded! - https://app.getmiles.com/in Learn more: • Website: www.getmiles.com • Twitter: twitter.com/getmilesapp • Facebook: www.facebook.com/getmilesapp
Board Observer
Feb 2020
Slice is building the future of insurance by providing intelligent and intuitive, on-demand digital insurance products to protect small businesses via Slice’s cloud-based platform. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York City, Slice is backed by leading global insurers and reinsurers, and distributes their on-demand insurance products through the largest distribution platforms. Slice has been consistently recognized as an insurance and technology leader by industry publications, awards, and Tier 1 publications.
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Board Observer
Jan 2020
Volantio is the global leader of Post-Booking Revenue Management solutions for capacity constrained industries. Our AI guided platform drives up to 2% incremental revenue in the post-booking period, transforming customer flexibility into improved profitability and amazing guest experiences. Brands like Disney Theatrical Group, Qantas, Air Canada Aeromexico, and Alaska Airlines trust our solutions to unlock more revenue and reduce costs while delivering exceptional guest experiences, in the post-booking period. We are backed by world-leading strategic investors, including JetBlue Ventures, Alaska Airlines, International Airlines Group (IAG), Amadeus Ventures, and Qantas Ventures. Volantio is the official Post-Booking Revenue Management platform of Amadeus, Navitaire, and PROS.
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2024
Investor
Nov 2024
Wherobots, the Spatial Intelligence Cloud, enables any data team to innovate with data about the physical world faster, at greater scale, and at lower cost compared to traditional solutions. Built by the creators of Apache Sedona, its a lakehouse engine that unifies spatial and non-spatial data, automates data workflows, and runs AI on planetary scale imagery. Spatial data refers to information about places, objects, or activities. Examples include GPS points and tracks, routes, land, road, parcel, crop, and building data, as well as imagery from drones and satellites. This data is fundamental to various industries including mobility, ag-tech, insurance, energy, telecommunications, retail, and logistics. In one solution, Wherobots handles these diverse spatial data types and formats, with customers seeing production workloads run up to 20x faster and at lower cost than popular lakehouse engines. For more information, visit www.wherobots.com.
2023
Board Observer
Dec 2023
Aether Fuels is a next-generation climate technology company aiming to decarbonize “hard-to-abate” industries including aviation and ocean shipping with breakthrough solutions for producing sustainable fuels that are practical, economical, and scalable. Our innovations span novel process flows, plant configurations, catalysts, and unique equipment that dramatically reduce capex and feedstock costs. Our designs maximize efficiencies and yield to make sustainable fuels truly viable for customers looking to decarbonize. We’re experts in bio-fuels, e-fuels, gasification, syngas production, and liquids synthesis, and proven veterans in developing and operating pilot and commercial-scale energy and fuel production facilities. Our shared obsession is applying out-sized innovation to solve big problems that threaten the planet. Aether was established in 2022 as a spin-out of Xora Innovation, a deep-tech early-stage investment platform of Temasek, and is based in the United States and Singapore. www.aetherfuels.com
Board Observer
Aug 2023
The most popular AI productivity tools. All in one. Radically lower cost. Custom to your business. ROI you can see.
Board Observer
May 2023
Misapplied Sciences is a VC-backed startup bringing an unprecedented innovation to the world. Parallel Reality displays are a new technology where many people, standing shoulder-to-shoulder looking at the same display at the same time, can each see something different, no glasses required. With Parallel Reality displays, public venues such as airports, stadiums, shopping malls, and resorts can be personalized for every individual simultaneously.
2022
Board Observer
Dec 2022
Kresus is where the highest yields meet the highest safety. We are revolutionizing the digital wallet experience by seamlessly providing all onchain yield opportunities within the app in just a few clicks, while ensuring top-notch security with biometric authentication and wallet insurance. The Kresus wallet is designed for managing your crypto assets with ease and confidence, and serves as your hub for exploration. Discover and benefit from a comprehensive overview of yield and DeFi strategies, giving you the most complete picture of onchain opportunities. Our vision is to empower users to confidently navigate the world of Web3, bridging the gap between traditional finance and decentralized opportunities. By providing unmatched security and innovative features, Kresus aims to be the ultimate hub for managing digital assets.
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