Ryan Mapes

Ryan Mapes is a General Partner at Moonfire Ventures based in San Francisco, California, where he focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage investments across the broader technology sector. He previously studied computer science at Stanford University and held operational leadership roles, including serving as Vice President of Operations at an early-stage financial technology company. Mapes has built a portfolio of over 20 companies, frequently collaborating with entities like Initialized Capital and the Y Combinator alumni network, and contributed to a $200 million acquisition exit in 2023. In March 2026, he led a seed funding round for an artificial intelligence infrastructure startup that successfully reached a $50 million post-money valuation. His current investment focus primarily targets early-stage SaaS, artificial intelligence, and developer tools, leveraging his operational background to advise startup founders on go-to-market strategies and enterprise scaling.