Ryan Floyd

Bio

Ryan is a founding member of Storm Ventures. At Storm Ventures, Ryan focuses on enterprise IT, internet and web infrastructure opportunities. He has primarily invested in software as a service (Crowd Factory, Netforensics), mobile (Appcelerator) and cloud/internet related investments (3Crowd, Hubpages, Kidaro/acquired by Microsoft, and Spalshtop). He has also invested in semiconductors/components as well (SandForce and Ignis Optics/acquired by Bookham). Prior to founding Storm Ventures, Ryan directed the business development activities at E-TEK Dynamics where he focused on building strategic OEM and customer relationships, scaling E-TEK’s manufacturing operations as well as directing the equity investing and acquisition activities until E-TEK merged with JDS Uniphase in 2000. Prior to joining E-TEK, Ryan was with Summit Partners, a private equity firm, where he focused primarily on the communications industry, including Summit’s investment in E-TEK Dynamics in July 1997. Ryan received his B.S. and M.S. in Earth Systems from Stanford University.