Ryan Spoon

Bio

Ryan Spoon is a principal in San Francisco at Polaris' Dog Patch Lab. He focuses on investments in internet, technology and digital media. Ryan blogs at www.ryanspoon.com. Prior to joining Polaris, Ryan worked at Widgetbox as Vice President of Marketing & Business Development. Ryan spent 2003-2007 at eBay Inc. As part of the internet marketing team, Ryan focused on user acquisition, search engine optimization and social content properties like eBay MyWorld and Reviews & Guides. Most recently, Ryan launched and managed the Kijiji.com business. In 2000, as a collegiate swimmer for Duke University, Ryan founded beRecruited - a sports recruiting platform for high school athletes and college coaches. beRecruited was acquired by RVS Ventures in 2007 and Ryan currently serves on the board of directors. He also is the founder and president of sfEntrepreneurs - an organization of Bay Area investors and operators - which first launched InGameNow.com. Ryan holds a B.A. from Duke University.