Ryan Engel

Founder & Managing Partner Cade Ventures

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 25 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2026
VC🌍 United States20+ investmentsInvested this year
25
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12
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5
Mid stage
2
Late stage
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Portfolio

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Seed Investor
Feb 2026
Building the future of electronic design
Pre-Seed Investor
Nov 2025
Pre-Seed Investor
Oct 2025
Starlife is building humanoid robots to turn physical jobs into remote work. We deploy low-cost humanoids-as-a-service, each piloted in real-time by human operator. Backed by Outlander (first check in Scale AI & Lyft).
Pre-Seed Investor
Aug 2025
Leveraging technology to improve health outcomes
Seed Investor
Jun 2025
Mecka create large scale human data for AI and robotics training
Seed Investor
Apr 2025
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Pre-Seed Investor
Mar 2025
Making the best-in-class concussion care accessible with AI
Seed Investor
Jan 2025
We are on a mission to create the critical wellness products no one else is. Starting with foundational lung health.
Seed Investor
Aug 2024
Were building a more caring computer company that prioritizes well-being over toxic tech. Our goal is to innovate with empathy, creating products that contribute to a healthier digital experience for all.
Seed Investor
May 2024
Akash Systems, Inc. is a venture-backed, late-stage, Bay Area company that makes and sells Diamond Cooled GPU-based servers to AI companies, Cloud Service Providers, and data centers worldwide. The deep tech company pioneered Diamond Cooling® technology wherein the world’s most thermally conductive material, lab-grown diamond, is brought into intimate contact with GPUs – the densest heat source chip in a modern high compute server. The resulting Akash server is one that exhibits more compute in FLOPS (>50%) and FLOPS per Watt (by 2x) than any other server in the market today. Akash’s Diamond Cooled servers also reduce the energy cost of cooling the entire data center since the servers can operate in an ambient temperature of up to 120oF. The company’s lead investors include Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund. Akash Systems recently deployed its Diamond Cooling® technology in space, where many Akash satellite radios are now in operation.
Seed Investor
Jan 2024
One mission — 100 healthy years. 160+ lab tests and advanced MRI & CT scans, with data-driven insights. One membership designed to help you look for early signs of potential health conditions and stay proactive. Start with 100+ lab tests, followed by a 60+ test follow-up after 3–6 months — 5x more than the average physical. Results tracked over time in one secure place. Advanced imaging that looks for early signs across key areas of the body, alongside testing for heart health, hormones, metabolic function, and more. Data-driven insights to help you make sense of your results. Starting at $1/day.
Seed Investor
2021
Avise is modern accounting software that solves for QuickBooks limitations, that accountants love using, and that businesses can scale on (avoiding an ERP implementation). Specifically, Avise is building collaboration, controls, and automation functionality directly into the General Ledger enabling companies to scale up robust close management processes, allowing teams to reinvest time savings into business growth.
Angel Investor
2020
10Beauty, located in Burlington, MA, is building the definitive Intelligent Beauty company, leveraging robotics and automation to reimagine how people can interact with machines on a service level. We are about to close on a $20M Series B round of funding (total funding of $40M), to launch the world’s first full manicure machine next year, having already pre-sold over $13M in annual manicure pod subscriptions to our first launch partners. Our diverse 30-person and growing team is built around individuals with a consistently demonstrated track record of introducing successful new-to-the-world products (75+ new products launched across the team).
early stageManufacturing
Angel Investor
2020
Were Tovala, a food-tech company completely reinventing how people eat & live. Through an innovative combination of hardware, software, and food creation, we give our customers a way to enjoy really good, good-for-you meals without sacrificing time to do the things that matter to them. Weve amassed a loyal, rapidly growing following in just a few years, radically changing the day-to-day lives of people across the country and successfully creating a new model for the food industry. A 2x Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators winner -- at the heart of Tovala is an ever-growing community of passionate, unique, culture-centric teammates from all different backgrounds and industries working together to make the magic happen. Were looking for great people to join our team of hard-working, fun-loving, food-focused folks who bring their full selves to work every day. Our Values: - Put the Team First - Embrace the Obstacles - Connect the Dots - Be Direct - Get S#!t Done (Well) - Champion the Customer
Seed Investor
2019
We provide the most sustainable versions of the products you use daily, sourcing from people and brands committed to making a positive environmental impact. Everything we sell can be reused, refilled, composted, or recycled. To learn more about our principles and see details, check out our website at www.packagefreeshop.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @packagefreeshop
early stageManufacturing
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Experience · 26 entries
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Investments (25)
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2026
Seed Investor
Feb 2026
Building the future of electronic design
2025
Pre-Seed Investor
Nov 2025
Pre-Seed Investor
Oct 2025
Starlife is building humanoid robots to turn physical jobs into remote work. We deploy low-cost humanoids-as-a-service, each piloted in real-time by human operator. Backed by Outlander (first check in Scale AI & Lyft).
Pre-Seed Investor
Aug 2025
Leveraging technology to improve health outcomes
Seed Investor
Jun 2025
Mecka create large scale human data for AI and robotics training
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